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Pocahontas Mountain Biking Trails

Pocahontas State Park's mountain biking singletrack trails are maintained by volunteers and supported by funds raised through our wood-splitting program and other fundraising activities.  Every year, our volunteers spend many hours maintaining the trails during trail-work days.  You can help by volunteering your time, donating money to the Friends of Pocahontas' Trail Fund and by staying off the trails during wet conditions (please let the trails rest for 24 hours for each inch of rain received in a single day). 

Learn Trail Building

Trails are not natural features - they're designed, built and maintained by skilled volunteers and trail staff.  You can learn how to build great sustainable trails by volunteering for our trail work days and signing up for trail classes when offered.   Please check our Meetup page for current volunteer opportunities! 

Important Safety Tips

The best things about Pocahontas Trails is the outdoors experience they offer.  To enjoy these trails safely, always let someone know when you'll be riding, only ride trails within your ability level, wear a good fitting helmet and carry a snack, plenty of water, and a cell phone.  And also important, always practice good trail etiquette by following the "Rules of the Trail".

The IMBA Ride Center

In 2015, Pocahontas State Park trails and James River Park System trails were  designated as an IMBA Bronze level ride center, which we call the Richmond Regional Ride Center.  

Find out how you can support the the RRRC.

The Morgan Trail System

Old-school rooty and twisty singletrack!  These trails are the original and officially sanctioned singletrack trails in Pocahontas finished in 1998, lovingly known by many locals as the Green, Blue, and Red trails.  Ranging from beginner/intermediate level to "expert" these trails feature natural hand-built singletrack, log-overs, natural rock features and multiple creek crossings.  The trailhead can be accessed off Crosstic FT.

Another option, Fireroad trails

We love our singletrack trails but there's far more to ride here than just the 23 or so miles in those systems.  Pocahontas has more than 50 additional miles of fire roads and doubletrack, mixed use trails.  With so much variety, you can ride all day, all weekend or even all week.  The best places to ride are the long loop trails on the north and south sides of the park.  

In recent years, the popularity of the Monster Cross race series has drawn more riders to the south side.  This is great but it does add the possibility of riders encountering equestrians because most of the horse trails are on the south side of the park (south of beach).  Horses are often afraid of bicycles and, if spooked, can hurt themselves, their riders or cyclists.  Wherever riders encounter horses, we ask that they:
  1. Stop and announce yourself by saying "hello" to the horse's rider.
  2. Pass the horse only after the rider has acknowledged your intentions.
  3. Never pass a horse from behind without following steps 1 and 2.

The Lakeview Trails

Down-country/backcountry singletrack.  Lakeview 1, 2, 3 is a stacked loop system which features flowy hand-built intermediate rated contour singletrack.  Each loop contains short interconnecting segments of more difficult trail sections to challenge riders with rock and natural technical features.  Lakeview trails are slightly more remote and give great views of Swift Creek Lake.  The trail head for Lakeview begins off the multiuse Powhatan FT.  ​

Swift Creek Trail System 

"Flow town".  The Swift Creek trail system is the newest trail system at Pocahontas and contains multiple flow-style and progressive trails.  Trails range from beginner level to expert and several also accommodate aMTB riders.  The Gateway trails are perfect entry level trails for beginners and young riders and are easily accessible from the newly expanded Loop Forest parking lot off Courthouse Road.    The trail "Hub" is located off Courthouse Rd, Loop FT.
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  • Current Info
    • PSP WeatherUnderground
    • Events in Virginia State Parks
    • Poca Go! race
    • Pocahontas Premiers
    • 2022 VSP Adventure Series
    • Hike with Your Hound
  • About Us
    • About the Friends.....
    • News Releases
    • Officers
    • Meetings
    • Donate / Support
    • Charitable Status
  • Our Park
    • Location
    • Park History
    • Mountain Bike Trail Info >
      • Trail Safety
      • Night Mountain Biking
      • Trail Maps
    • CCC Cabin Preservation >
      • CCC Cabin Work Week >
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2021
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2020
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2019
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2018 >
          • Cabin Work Week 2018 Volunteers
      • CCC Cabin Work Week Preparation Project
      • CCC Group Cabin Stabliization Financial Contributors >
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2018 Preservation Virginia Pitch Winner
        • Lowe's 100 Hometowns Award
      • CCC Cabin Blueprints
    • The Native Plant Garden
    • Pocahontas Park Web Site
  • Volunteering
    • Log Volunteer Hours
    • Volunteer Information
    • Volunteer Benefits
    • Current Board Opportunities
    • Meet-Up Events
  • Contact Us
  • Partners
    • Virginia Master Naturalists
    • DCR
    • IMBA
    • Paralyzed Veterans of America
    • RVA MORE
    • Virginia State Parks
    • VA Association for Parks
  • Follow Us
    • FoPSP Facebook
    • FoPSP Twitter
    • FoPSP Instagram
    • FoPSP Meetup
    • Trail Boss Twitter