This reclaimed rail trail/tunnel was opened last year to great fanfare. Built in the 1850s, it served the Virginia Central Railroad for many years before a larger tunnel was built. It is a really neat hike because most of it is in the tunnel, which is like being in a cave with cool blasted rock all around (and in some sections old brickwork). Plus, it was a good 4.5 mile workout, which we needed before coming home to pizza and strawberry pie:
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| The East entrance is all blasted stone |
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| The light at the end of the tunnel. Literally. It was pitch dark, but you could see the opposite end. |
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| There were little waterfalls scattered through the tunnel |
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| As you approach the west end, it turns to brick |
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| The end of the tunnel. It seems so bright! |
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| From the West end, the tunnel has a much more finished look |
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| We were determined to make it to the West entrance (mostly for the bathrooms), but the extra .75 miles did not add much to the hike |
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