Henrico completes first section of Fall Line Trail

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The first section of the Fall Line Trail to be completed in Henrico County became official on Tuesday.

According to Henrico County officials, the ribbon was cut on Tuesday for the 1,400-foot-long Spring Park section of the Fall Line Trail. This is the first section of the 43-mile trail to be completed in Henrico County.

Acting as a trailhead, the Spring Park section will connect pedestrians from Henrico County to Richmond’s Joseph Bryan Park . This fall, construction will begin on amenities including public restrooms and new headquarters.

This new section will feature a pedestrian hybrid beacon, referred to as a HAWK beacon, allowing trail users to stop traffic along Lakeside Avenue and safely cross the trail.

The next phase of the project, which includes connecting the Spring Park section to Dumbarton Road and then Lakeside, is scheduled to begin by the end of the year. The entire Henrico portion of the trail will stretch from Joseph Bryan Park to the Chickahominy River.

The Fall Line Trail will connect seven localities from Ashland to Petersburg once it’s completed.

For more information on Henrico’s scheduled sections of the trail, visit the Henrico County website.

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