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High Bridge Trail State Park

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• US County of Prince Edward County in Virginia

• Type: Hike

• Activity Category: On Foot
• On Foot Type: Hike

• Peregrinate

• As Noted In: 1001 Walks You Must Experience Before You Die, B E S Publishing
• As Noted In: Virginia State Park, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
• As Noted In: Wonderful Walks, Hikes and Treks, Phantom

High Bridge Trail is 31 mile (50km) long and generally flat bicycling, hiking and horseback riding trail. Midway along the finely crushed limestone former rail bed is the park's highlight, the 2,400 foot long (730m) High Bridge, originally built to carry Southside Railroad trains 125 feet (38m) over the Appomattox River. High Bridge, a Virginia Historic Landmark and a National Register of Historic Place listing, is the longest recreational bridge in Virginia and one of longest in the United States. - AsNotedIn

There are two parking lots near High Bridge
East of the bridge: 1466 Camp Paradise Road; Rice, Virginia. Use 1681 Aspen Hill Road in Rice to get to the entrance of Camp Paradise Road then travel 1.5 miles to the parking area. High Bridge is .3 miles from the High Bridge Station parking lot.
West of the bridge: River Road, Farmville. Use 555 River Road, Farmville, to get here. High Bridge is nearly a mile from the lot.