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Swift Creek Lake Bridge – Beaver Lake spillway loop from Faculty Parking Lot

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
United States
Virginia
Chesterfield County

Swift Creek Lake Bridge – Beaver Lake spillway loop from Faculty Parking Lot

Moderate

4.8

(1775)

7,755

riders

Swift Creek Lake Bridge – Beaver Lake spillway loop from Faculty Parking Lot

02:36

32.0km

250m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.2 km for 141 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

9.22 km

Brick ruins

Highlight • Monument

The remains of a brick structure are near the trail. Most of the building has collapsed, but some portions retain their shape.

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2

11.7 km

Pocahontas State Park

Highlight • Forest

Pocahontas State Park is a great green space close to Richmond. The park is a popular spot for biking, hiking and swimming. There are picnic areas and restrooms in the park.

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3

20.3 km

Swift Creek Lake Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

A bridge crosses the 156-acre reservoir that retains Swift Creek and provides paddling and fishing opportunities as well as pleasant scenery for hiking and habitat for herons, kingfishers, ospreys, eagles, turtles, and many other species.

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4

22.6 km

Beaver Lake spillway

Highlight • Monument

The trail passes below the place where Beaver Lake is dammed.

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B

32.0 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

10.1 km

7.36 km

2.54 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.1 km

8.79 km

4.60 km

1.44 km

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Monday 18 May

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