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The Hoover Mountain Bike Complex has over three miles of trails open to hikers and mountain bikers, all rated easy or moderate. These trails explore what was once a mining area used by Hoover Color Corporation and have informational signage about the area's past. You'll see colorful rock walls and mountain vistas. The trails in this park can make for a fun detour and a change of pace if you choose to add them to an adventure along the paved New River Trail.

Fountainhead Regional Park's mountain bike trails offer nearly 15 miles of single-use loops with features like steep climbs, rock gardens, and fast descents. The trail system includes beginner, intermediate, and advanced loops, with the black loop featuring rock step-ups, wooden turns, and jumps. Trails are directional, designed for clockwise travel only, and helmets are required here. The park closes at dark or when the trail is wet. Managed by NVRPA, the park’s trail was developed through partnerships and has earned a reputation as some of the area's most challenging rides.

Spanning 12,000 acres with hardwood and mixed pine forests, a 630-acre reservoir, and 60 miles (ca. 97 km) of trails. It contributes to Roanoke, Virginia's recognition as the Mountain Bike Capital of the East, offering diverse mountain biking, hiking, and equestrian trails.

Lake Accotink is a 55-acre reservoir situated along Accotink Creek. There are a bunch of trails around the lake (some paved and some dirt/gravel), and the Cross Country Trail through Lake Accotink Park is perfect for running.

Witchback, as it's name implies, starts with a grunt of a climb through a couple of nasty switchbacks. Folks ride this both directions, but if you ride it counter-clockwise, you get to finish by riding down the 'spiral'. Witchback is not consistently hard from a technical standpoint, but there are a couple of tough rock gardens and one really tough climb called Heartbreak Hill. Witchback has more sustained climbs and longer descents than other trails at Angler's. There is also plenty of wildlife and beautiful forest scenery along the ride, although once you come out of the back loop, you may get a nice whiff of the nearby water treatment facility as you enter the fun section called Cliffside. Cliffside is a nice flowing benchcut ride along the 'cliff' that has several nice downhills and accompanying climbs. Toward the end, get ready for the 'Spiral' which you'll need to maintain some speed to make it through the high banked ravine ride.

MTB section of the Accotink loop trail, this part has some roots exposed but any MTB bike can handle them, some nature hikers around so mind your speed around turns. Some sections of the trail will let you stop for a quick lake photo.

Get ready to enjoy: rock gardens, descents, long climbs, technical sections, trails and fireroads. All concentrated in an amazing place for MTB.

Col du Shade is the most difficult trail you'll find at Locust Shade Park. The trail has several wooden features that will test your bike handling skills. Watch this video to see what it is like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxgXn8F8iQY