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Pump House Park – Belle Island loop from Virginia Commonwealth University

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Pump House Park – Belle Island loop from Virginia Commonwealth University

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Pump House Park – Belle Island loop from Virginia Commonwealth University

02:39

35.5km

300m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.77 km for 52 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.66 km

Pump House Park

Highlight • Monument

Pump House Park was built at the end of the 19th century to serve the Richmond city waterworks.

The impressive Victorian gothic style building will be converted into a visitor's centre or James River museum in the future.

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9.87 km

Viewpoint

10.6 km

Dry Bed of the Kanawha Canal

Lake

11.2 km

LOVE Sign on Brown's Island

Highlight • Monument

Located close to the heart of downtown, this park offers stunning views of the James River and Haxall Canal. Throughout the park, you'll find several statues, including the Emancipation and Freedom Monument.

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11.3 km

T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The Tyler Potterfield Bridge is built on the remains of an old hydroelectric dam. It's named for a former city planner and is open to pedestrians and cyclists and is wheelchair accessible.

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12.8 km

Belle Island

Highlight • Lake

Belle Island is a great place for a ride. The small island is on the James River and has an easy to ride bike path that goes around the perimeter of the island.

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13.4 km

Flooded Quarry Pond

Highlight • Lake

An old, flooded quarry that has a boardwalk around the perimeter.

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14.7 km

Pedestrian bridge

Highlight • Bridge

A spiral staircase leads to a pedestrian walkway that crosses the railroad tracks. The bridge connects the Buttermilk Trail to the High Water, Low Water, and JRPS Maintenance Trails.

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14.9 km

JRPS Maintenance Access Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

JRPS Maintenance Access Trail is a flat, crushed gravel road. It is connected to the Reedy Creek trail and the Buttermilk Trail. It is not a very challenging path as …

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22.6 km

Pony Pasture Park - Wetland Park

Forest

35.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.95 km

9.80 km

7.91 km

4.72 km

1.66 km

1.14 km

369 m

Surfaces

13.3 km

13.0 km

8.52 km

585 m

103 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (70 m)

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Friday 28 August

30°C

21°C

64 %

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Pump House Park – Belle Island loop from Virginia Commonwealth University

Pump House Park

LOVE Sign on Brown's Island

T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge

Belle Island

Flooded Quarry Pond

Pedestrian bridge

JRPS Maintenance Access Trail

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