Bike the Virginia Capitol Trail in James City County
Bring your bike to Williamsburg and bike along the new trail! In the long run, this trail will connect Virginia's three capital cities of Jamestown (1607), Williamsburg (1699), and Richmond (1784) for the entire 50-some mile distance. For now, however, the best part of the trail is up and running between Jamestown and Chickahominy Riverfront Park. It's about 7 miles or 15 round trip. Leave your car at Jamestown Settlement and you'll wind through the land that is the oldest farm (still operating!) in the United States, Mainland Farm. The asphalt path beside the roads takes you through Greensprings Park where you might want to stop and walk around the nature trail and read the informative signs. Next, you head toward Route 5 where the path parallels the highway the rest of the way to Chickahominy Riverfront Park. Once there you can fish or kayak.
If you are camping, you might want to start from the Park end since there is a campsite there. While enjoying the beautiful James City County park you can ride your bike over to Jamestown Settlement to see the replica fort and three ships. From there, you can ride your bike along the Colonial Parkway (with cars --- no separate trail) from Jamestown to Williamsburg to Yorktown.
