| Trail Segment |
Problem |
Status |
| Route 250 at Free Bridge to Holmes Avenue |
Road walk
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Look for short road walk between River Road and Megan Court. Follow the Trail away from the river to River Road and turn right. At Locust Avenue, turn right. At Megan Court turn right. Look for trailhead sign at the end of Megan Court. This section of the trail involves less than .5 miles of road walk. The road walk is blazed except at the intersection of Locust and Megan Court.
From Megan Court to Holmes Avenue, the RWSA sewer interceptor replacement is complete, and we've begun re-establishing the trail. Please watch for trail blazes marking the route.
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| Holmes Avenue to Park Street |
Sewer construction |
Work has begun to re-establish the trail following the sewer project. Please watch for trail blazes marking the route.
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Park Street to the Norfolk -Southern RR underpass
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Culvert beneath the railroad is closed. Crossing over or under the RR tracks is illegal.
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Walk along Melbourne from Park to the start of the paved path at the Parkway. A few hundred feet down the paved path, turn right to rejoin the original trail. This trail will return you to the Parkway. The City of Charlottesville has requested permission from the railroad to create a permanent crossing through the culvert, but no agreement has been reached yet.
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Greenbrier Park from Norfolk-Southern RR to Brandywine Drive
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Stream restoration
Trail CLOSED through Greenbrier Park
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Greenbrier Park and the trail through it are closed for approximately one month while stream restoration is in progress. Please respect all signage while the park is closed.
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Greenbrier/Brandywine Drives to Hydraulic Road
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Stream restoration
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Stream restoration is in progress. The trail is open, but may be closed temporarily while work is in progress.
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Senior Center spur
trail and bridge
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CLOSED |
The spur trail to Greenbrier has been closed by the property owner.
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Stribling Avenue to Sunset Avenue
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New trail segment; river crossing
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Watch for the new trail alignment: Turn right on Stribling Avenue after passing through the bamboo patch below the Forestry Department, then right again immediately after crossing under the railroad bridge. Pass through the field, cross the driveway, and then descend to the rock hop across Moore's Creek. Note: the rock hop can be treacherous in high water. The trail continues along an old farm road, and then turns left along Sunset Avenue Extended before meeting up with the Sunset/Azalea segment at the pedestrian bridge.
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Sunset Avenue to McElroy Drive
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Road walk
Trail closed
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The section is closed to through travel at the request of one of the property owners. Detour up the hill on Sunset, turn right on Brunswick, then down Jefferson Park Circle to McElroy. Turn left on Middleton, cross Old Lynchburg Road, right onto Mobile Lane, and immediately left at trail sign. We are investigating possible reroutings.
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McElroy Drive to
Azalea Park
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Road walk |
From the end of McElroy, go straight on McElroy, right on Middleton, straight across Old Lynchburg. Turn right on Mobile Lane, and then take an immediate left at the trail sign.
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5th Street to Jordan Park
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Sewer construction |
Work is wrapping up on the RWSA sewer interceptor replacement. The trail is passable, but please stay outside the construction zone.
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Quarry Park Bridge
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Bridge closed |
The bridge at Quarry Park is closed for repair or replacement. Use the trailhead off Route 20 to access the RTF Loop.
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Quarry Park to mouth
of Moores Creek
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Sewer construction
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We are still seeking permission to construct a bridge across Moore's Creek. Crossing over the RR trestle is illegal and very dangerous. Crossing the creek can be dangerous, particularly in high water.
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River North Trails
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Meadow Creek to Pen Park Lane
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Sewer construction
Trail closed |
This section is closed for RWSA sewer interceptor replacement. Expected to reopen in 2012. |
| Pen Park Lane to River Run |
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Please respect signage and stay on trails open to the public. |
| River Run and Dunlora |
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Please respect signage and stay on trails open to the public. |
| Belvedere |
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The trail is open.
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