BRUSH MOUNTAIN PARK
The Brush Mountain Park project in Blacksburg has protected 850 acres of forest and will provide a future total of 20 miles of multi-use trails. Over 13 miles of trails have already been built.
Trail building is ongoing on Stonecutter’s Hollow and Property 3 - please stay on trails and follow signage.
McDonald Hollow Trail System
3706 Meadowbrook Rd
OPEN
The first of three trail systems that make up Brush Mountain Park. Six miles of multi-use trails.
The parking area for the trails is located at the intersection of Glade Rd. and Meadowbrook Drive in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Stonecutters Hollow Trail System
3220 Meadowbrook Rd
5 Trails Open
Five trails are now open. The trails connect with the Town of Blacksburg’s Gateway Trail. Please stay on the trails as the rest of the property is not open for public access and trail construction is ongoing.
There is currently no parking at the trail. Parking is available at McDonald Hollow or Heritage Park with access via Meadownbrook Rd., Gateway Trail, or Horse Nettle Trail.
Note: Wavelength is a single direction (downhill) flow trail with expert dirt and rock features.
Property 3
Address TBD
3 Trails Open
Property 3 is 205 acres, with a current total of 2.65 miles of trails.
Three trails, Running Cedar, Chasers and Grinder, are now open to the public. Grinder is .6 mile and similar to the switchback section of Chasers but with flat turns, small berms and climbing turns rather than full berms.
At this time, there is no parking area for the property. Parking is along Forest Service Rd 188-2, Pandapas Pond, and Heritage Park lots. From those locations you can ride, walk, or run to the trails.
History
In 2018, the New River Land Trust received a $1.2 million grant award from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation’s Forest CORE Fund. The grant allowed us to purchase the first two properties totaling 552 acres.
In 2021, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation awarded a $210,000 grant to the Town of Blacksburg that helped NRLT purchase and protect a third property of 205 acres of biodiverse forest habitat.
In 2023, the Land Trust purchased a 20-acre property to be added to Property 2 (now Stone-cutter’s Hollow) with help from community donations.
The Town of Blacksburg will provide the long-term stewardship in the form of viewshed protection, preservation of ecological diversity, and recreational opportunities.
The trails were built by contractor Eastern Trail Co. and Poverty Creek Trails Coalition volunteers.
Our partners
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This project has been made possible thanks to the contribution of numerous individuals and local corporate sponsors
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