About hiking in Richmond city

Richmond city, Virginia has 38 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 34.1 miles, an average of 0.9 miles each. The longest is Richmond Slave Trail, at 3.5 miles.

What the hiking trails in Richmond city are like

By length, 26 are under a mile and 12 run 1 to 5 miles. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Buttermilk Heights (Abandoned Quarry Loop), at 0.2 miles.

Of the 20 with a difficulty rating, 9 easy, 9 moderate, and 2 hard. Of the 36 with measured elevation, North Bank Trail climbs the most, about 544 ft.

All 38 hiking trails, longest first

Richmond Slave TrailHike3.5 mi Forest HillHikeMTB3.1 mi Ancarrow’s LandingHikeMTB3.0 mi North Bank TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Buttermilk Heights TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Texas Beach TrailHike1.7 mi Powhite Park Loop TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Canal WalkHike1.6 mi Brown WayHike1.3 mi Cannon Creek GreenwayHikeMTB1.3 mi The WetlandsHike1.1 mi James River Branch TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Buttermilk TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Gillie's Creek TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Reedy Creek TrailHike0.8 mi Texas Beach - Western Extension (Seasonal / Wild)Hike0.8 mi Dogwood Dell Hiking TrailHike0.8 mi R.B. Young Riverside TrailHike0.6 mi Pleasant Creek TrailHike0.6 mi Manchester Floodwall WalkHike0.6 mi Eco-Corridor pathwayHikeMTB0.4 mi Buttermilk EastHike0.4 mi North Bank HeightsHikeMTB0.4 mi Chapel Island TrailHike0.4 mi T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial BridgeHike0.3 mi Belle Isle FootbridgeHike0.3 mi Robertson WalkHike0.3 mi Low Water Trail - EastHike0.3 mi Chimborazo ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Forest Hill - Alternate Reedy Creek Crossing DetourHikeMTB0.2 mi Low Water TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Proto PathHike0.2 mi High Water TrailHike0.2 mi Westhampton Green PathwayHike0.2 mi Buttermilk Heights (Abandoned Quarry Loop)HikeMTB0.2 mi Wildflower PathHike0.1 mi Williams Island Portage PathHike0.1 mi Pipeline TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Richmond city trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.