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2,552 ft
Distance
109 ft
Climb
-110 ft
Descent
00:02:46
Avg time
0 ft
Altitude change
293 ft
Altitude min
345 ft
Altitude max
315 ft
Altitude start
314 ft
Altitude end
-0.013%
Grade
-29.711%
Grade max
26.37%
Grade min
1,170 ft
Distance climb
1,220 ft
Distance down
162 ft
Distance flat
00:02:46
Avg time
Gateway 1 Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Adaptive Bike
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Riding AreaPocahontas State Park
Chesterfield, Virginia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in E-Biking
- 100 in Adaptive Biking
- 55 in Gravel Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
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DirectionOne DirectionPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingEasy
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SeasonAll Season
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Family FriendlyYes
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailLog Ride, Skinny
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Land Owner
This is one of two novice level trails in the Swift Creek Trail System. This trail has an extremely firm clay surface, wide trail bed and lots of undulating and bermed surfaces designed to encourage beginners to begin mountain biking. It is also tremendous fun to rip around with some fun skinnies, rollers and rock gardens. This trail is wide enough for mountain hand cycles and would be rideable by families with small children. The trail is directional, counter clockwise.This trail was designed to be part of the first phase of trails in the Swift Creek area. This trail is a handcycle trail and part of 7 miles of handcycle trail.
Access Info
Enter the trail from the Loop Forest Trail parking lot (annual pass required) by following Loop Forest Trail to the trailhead on your left. Or riders can access the trail from the Boat Ramp on Swift Creek Lake by crossing the bridge and bearing right up the Forest Exploration Trail until you reach the Loop Forest Trail - follow Loop Forest Trail to the Trailhead on your right (roughly a mile) - This approach is more hilly and may not be suitable for very small children.
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Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 9 rides
- 13 miles average
6 Months
- 201 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
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- 2,097 rides
- Last: Nov 2, 2026
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Directions to gateway-1 trailhead
(37.398560, -77.556594)
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Sep 27, 2019 , Chesterfield
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Jul 6, 2018 , Chesterfield
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