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Virginia Capital Trail, part 2: around Richmond

I explored more of the Virginia Capital Trail. Five stars!

IMG_1069First, the Virginia Capital Trail is a fabulous trail. I wish other areas would take a look and see how they can copy it.

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Virginia Capital Trail, part 1, or the back half of “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too”

I explored part of the Virginia Capital Trail.

IMG_1056I gave up trying to talk myself into driving in one day to Wilmington for the start of the East Coast Greenway’s annual weeklong ride, deciding to break it up with a stop in Richmond.

The appeal: the Virginia Capital Trail, 50 miles of off-road trail from Richmond (the state capital) to Jamestown, the first settlement. It was finished a few years ago and is a spur route of the East Coast Greenway.

I had time for an afternoon ride and debated where to start: Richmond or somewhere mid-trail? I only knew of Charles City, so that’s where I went. Turns out I was 20 miles from Jamestown … that would be 40 miles round trip. Could I do it?

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