River Walk Trail — Attraction in Danville

Well-maintained and paved trail that's around 10 miles long. Mostly flat, but at each end there's an optional 100 ft hill to climb - on the east-side just past Anglers Park and on the west-side climbing into Ballou Park. Good navigation signs and maps, so it's hard to get lost.

For some odd reason (property-rights issue, I'm guessing), near the west end there's a short, narrow dirt portion that goes behind one industrial lot. Just west of that section, take a right on Commerce St, then quick left on Trade St to re-join the trail in a few blocks (otherwise, the main trail appears to dead-end a few blocks west of Commerce St).

Along the way, there are lots of great views of the Dan River, two dams, parks, Ghost Tree Island, former textile mills and tobacco warehouses. If you start south of the river in the downtown warehouse district, you can cross the river to the north side on an old train bridge. Then, after your ride/walk you can catch a meal or drink at one of several downtown...

Paved paths for bikers, hikers, and horses. When my wife and I went it was muddy. The Dan river must over flow quite often. The path was paved, but covered with mud in many places. It goes along the river, passes The Danville Braves baseball stadium, the Veterans Memorial and goes under a highway. The concrete bridge had been washed away. We had to turn around. It is in a urban slightly run down area of...

Poorly maintained trail system, although they've got the right idea. Mountain bike trail system is nice to have in a City park, but trails do nothing but double back on themselves. They really jammed some mileage into a tiny space. Tires and trash in all of the...