Bike Ride - Virginia Capital Trail - 23 Miles + Stop At Upper Shirley Vineyards

Lets get in a bike ride on the Capital Trail. This is a beautiful, meandering paved bike path that is layed out between Richmond and Williamsburg, VA. The entire trail is 52-Miles in length. For this out-and-back bicycle ride, we’ll depart from Four Mile Creek Trailhead and take the Capital Trail about 10 miles to Shirley Plantation Road and then Upper Shirley Vineyards on the banks of the James River. Upon arrival, we may have wine and snacks and/or lunch. And for those of you who want to you can walk around the grounds and explore this beautiful winery location. We will then bike the 11.5 mile return to Four Mile Creek Trailhead for a total ride of 23 miles. Are you game? Then join us for this fun and casual bicycling excursion.

For your information, here are a few helpful and informative weblinks:

Four Mile Creek Trailhead: https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B026'07.8%22N+77%C2%B019'46.9%22W/@37.4354992,-77.331891,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d37.435495!4d-77.329697

Upper Shirley Vineyards: http://www.uppershirley.com/

For general information about the Capital Trail, you can reference this website: https://www.virginiacapitaltrail.org/

What To Bring:

>in order to participate, you must bring/provide your own bike
>bike helmet
>a small backpack to transport snacks, sunscreen, and any other essential items you would like to have with you for the bike ride
>funds to pay for any personal food and/or drinks you want to acquire

Driving Distance From Charlottesville:

anticipate a 1.5-hour drive from Charlottesville to the Four Mile Creek Trailhead

Carpool Fee:

if you ride with someone else, please pay your driver at least $5.00 as a carpool fee

Other Footnote:

If you elect to be a driver and are open to having others ride with you, please indicate in the "Comment Section" how many bikes and passengers you are able to transport.

This should be a really fun and active way to spend an early Fall season day. Hope you are able to participate.