Virginia Beach / Williamsburg routes

crazyyella - 2009-06-29 2:21 PM If you start at Jamestown (they have a big parking lot)...and ride the Capital Trail to the river, it is like 7 miles each way.  Aside from 3 or 4 streets that cross it, you can ride worry free of cars.  However, you do need to be careful at those few intersections, a buddy of mine got hit last week because there is a huge bush at one of those intersections and neither the car or cyclist could see one another.  Rider and bike were fine except for a flat tube.  That would be the easiest ride by directions.  Obviously you'd need to do the round trip twice to get the mileage you are looking for. 

To add 5 miles, on the way back, turn into Governor's Land at Two Rivers.  It is a public access to very upscale private housing and a ritzy country club.  If you go in the subdivision, pass the guard shack and hang a right, use that road all the way to the golf course, and come back.  That is just about 5 miles.  Wide roads and only 35mph for cars so no worries.  Gorgeous views.

Both rides almost pancake flat.  There is only one hill coming back up from the golf course.  Everything else between the two rides is flat, not even rollers. 

GaryGnu - 2009-07-14 9:35 AM I rode the Virginia Beach and Williamsburg routes last week and was very pleased. The Fat Frogs route in Virginia Beach is awesome. I wish I had a route that flat at home. Almost no traffic. I was going along well, really nice pace, until I had to turn around and then bam, the wind was in my face the whole way back.

In the Williamsburg area, I rode the the Jamestown to Chickohominy River route, with the added detour into Governor's Land. Nice mostly flat route on a wide bike path.

Thanks!