60 Hikes Within 60 Miles Richmond ― Including Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, and Charlottesville

It’s Time to Take a Hike in Richmond, Virginia!

The best way to experience Richmond is by hiking it! Get outdoors with authors Phillip Riggan and Nathan Lott, with the new full-color edition of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Richmond. A perfect blend of popular trails and hidden gems, the selected trails transport you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings that renew your spirit and recharge your body. You’ll learn about the area and experience nature through 60 of the River City’s best hikes!

Each hike description features key at-a-glance information on distance, difficulty, scenery, traffic, hiking time, and more, so you can quickly and easily learn about each trail. Detailed directions, GPS-based trail maps, and elevation profiles help to ensure that you know where you are and where you’re going. Tips on nearby activities further enhance your enjoyment of every outing. Whether you’re a local looking for new places to explore or a visitor to the area, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Richmond provides plenty of options for a couple hours or a full day of adventure, all within about an hour from Richmond and the surrounding communities.

Phil Riggin has lived in Richmond, Virginia, since 1988, and his love for the James River and Richmond’s outdoor adventures are the biggest reasons why he has never wanted to leave. In the past seven years, Phil has dedicated more and more of his free time to volunteering and helping to develop and protect the great recreational amenities and natural beauty of the James River Park. Phil is a positive person, a team player, and sports have always been part of his life. He is a father, husband, cyclist, paddler, hiker, photographer, writer, soccer player, gardener, environmentalist, and someone who cares greatly about where he lives. Phil is a “take the stairs” kind of guy and finds ways to combine fitness with tasks—like biking to work, job assignments, volunteer duties, stores, etc. He is teaching his kids to do the same thing. Phil is a “buy local” kind of guy and supports any businesses that are friendly to cycling, walking, the outdoors, and that help make Richmond a better place to live.

The child of an Air Force officer, Nathan Lott has lived and traveled widely in the United States, Europe, and the Near East. He credits his parents with fostering the appreciation of history, culture, and the natural world that serves him well as a writer. Turning his native curiosity to stories Virginia proved a rewarding task. In particular, the experience reinvigorated his environmentalism, and Nathan now works as executive director of the not-for-profit Virginia Conservation Network. Nathan holds a journalism degree from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, but maintains that the most valuable thing he did in college was meet his wife, Elizabeth, a minister. It was her seminary education that brought the couple to Richmond, where they reside with their young son and daughter.