High Bridge Trail is 32.2 miles long and ideally suited for hiking, bicycling and horseback riding. Once a rail bed, the trail is wide, level and generally flat. Its finely crushed limestone surface and dimensions make it easy to enjoy.
The park’s centerpiece is the majestic High Bridge, which is more than 2,400 feet long and 125 feet above the Appomattox River. It is the longest recreational bridge in Virginia and among the longest in the United States. High Bridge, a Virginia Historic Landmark, is on the National Register of Historic Places. The trail is a National Recreation Trail recognizing exemplary trails of local and regional significance, connecting people to nature, to each other, and to our shared history and culture. Bring drinking water because none is available on the trail.
High Bridge access
There are two parking lots near High Bridge.
East of the bridge: 1466 Camp Paradise Road; Rice, Virginia (Prince Edward County)
- Use 1681 Aspen Hill Road Rice, Virginia 23966, 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 Camp Paradise parking lot. Trailers are allowed in this lot, and equestrians may access the trail from it.
West of the bridge: River Road, Farmville (Cumberland County)
- Use 555 River Road, Farmville, VA 23901, to get here. High Bridge is nearly a mile from the lot. Trailers are not allowed at this lot.
Trip suggestions
Bikers might prefer parking at the Rice parking lot, which is 3.2 miles from the bridge and 8.2 miles from Farmville. Bikers might also wish to park at the Main Street plaza parking lot in Farmville; the bridge is 4.5 miles from that lot.
For equestrians, the designated horse trailer parking lots are at Camp Paradise Road. (.6 miles from the bridge) and Prospect (14.1 miles from the bridge).
Location
High Bridge Trail traverses Cumberland, Nottoway and Prince Edward Counties and the towns of Burkeville, Farmville, Pamplin City, Prospect and Rice. The address listed above is for mail.
Entrances - Parking availability:
Rice - 642 Rice's Depot Road, 1/4-mile off U.S. 460 at Rice, near trail milepost 3.5E*
Camp Paradise - 1466 Camp Paradise Road, Rice; 3.2 miles off 460/Aspen Hill Road in Rice, near trail milepost 0.5*
River Road - 555 River Road, 3 miles off N. Main Street in Farmville, near trail milepost 1.2W*
Osborne - E. Osborne Road (end of the road), Farmville;1/4-mile off N. Main Street in Farmville, near trail milepost 4.2W
Municipal lots in Farmville where the trail intersects with Main Street near trail milepost 4.7W
Tuggle - 4525 Hardtimes Road, Prospect; off U.S. 460 and near U.S. 15 North, near trail milepost 10.5W*
Prospect - 187 Prospect Road, off U.S. 460 at Prospect, near trail milepost 13W*
Elam - Off U.S. 460 at Sulphur Springs Road near trail milepost 17.9W*
Pamplin – Off U.S. 460 on 1779 Pamplin Road*
* Pay lots. You may use cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express at self-pay lots.
Restroom Facilities:
Piney Grove – Vault Toilet – Mile Marker 6.5 E – Located .9 miles west from Moran Road.
Rice – Vault Toilet – Mile Marker 3.5 E – Located on the east side of the parking lot.
Camp Paradise – Vault Toilet and Flush Toilets – near Mile Marker .5 E – Located at the Camp Paradise parking lot.
River Road – Vault Toilet – Mile Marker 1.0 W – Located down the path, behind the electric substation.
Main Street, Downtown Farmville – Flush Toilets (owned and maintained by the Town of Farmville) – Located on the High Bridge Plaza.
Tuggle – Vault Toilet – Mile Marker 10.5 W – Located just east of the Tuggle parking lot.
Prospect – Vault Toilet –Mile Marker 14.0 W – Located on the east side of the Prospect parking lot.
Heights School – Vault Toilet – Mile Marker 20.5 W
Pamplin – Portajohn – Mile Marker 21.9 W – Located at the parking lot at 1779 Pamplin Road.
Directions From Camp Parsons: 41 min (28.9 miles)
- Camp Parsons - 214 Wood Haven Trail, Cumberland, VA 23040
- Head north on Wood Haven Trail - 1.1 mi
- Continue on VA-45 S to Green Bay - 29 min (22.5 mi)
- Take Indian Spg Rd to Twin Lks Rd - 9 min (5.3 mi)
Website: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/high-bridge-trail
Phone: 434-315-0457 Address: 6888 Green Bay Rd., Green Bay, VA 23942
Hours: Dawn to Dusk
