If you want to live near the Fall Line Trail today, look first at the north end. The paved stretch from Ashland into northern Henrico County is open, and a short piece in Lakeside is open, but most of the planned route through the City of Richmond and Chesterfield County is still in design, under construction or unfunded.
The trail is planned to run about 43 miles through seven localities between Ashland and Petersburg, with completion targeted for 2030, according to a September 2025 Henrico County news release.
Built versus planned, by locality
Figures are from the page in the source column, as read on November 5, 2026.
| Locality | What the source says | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover and northern Henrico | 4.8-mile section from Ashland to Woodman Road, opened September 24, 2025 | Open | Henrico County news release, September 2025 |
| Henrico | 7.5 miles in 8 sections from Bryan Park Avenue to the Chickahominy River; Section 1 (Park Street) and Section 8 (Chickahominy River crossing) complete | Partly open; Sections 2 to 7 listed for completion in 2027 and 2028 | Henrico County Fall Line Trail project page |
| City of Richmond | 13-mile portion starting in Bryan Park | No construction status published on the city page | City of Richmond Fall Line Trail page |
| Chesterfield | About 500 feet built on Route 1; a 1-mile segment expected to finish in November 2026; 9.4-mile southern section scheduled to finish in October 2028 | Mostly under construction or planned | Chesterfield County news, July 9, 2026 |
For the Henrico detail section by section, see our earlier post on the Fall Line Trail in Henrico and its timeline.
How this list is ordered
We follow the trail north to south, the same direction the localities describe it, from the Ashland end to the Petersburg end. Two places on the route, Ashland and Chester, do not have their own Mission Realty community page, so we point you to the nearest ones that do.
Ashland end: the first open regional piece
Ashland is in Hanover County. The September 2025 Henrico release says the 4.8-mile section runs from Ashland’s existing trail south through Hanover and across the Chickahominy River into Henrico. Ashland has no community page of ours yet, so start with our Hanover page and the Glen Allen page just across the river.
Glen Allen: the open end in Henrico, with the next link still to build
The Henrico County project page lists Section 8, the Chickahominy River crossing from Woodman Road Extended to Cedar Lane in Hanover, as complete. Section 7, Longdale, runs from Parham Road to Woodman Road Extended. The page lists its construction as anticipated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026, with completion anticipated in 2028.
Lakeside: one finished section and four more on the schedule
Lakeside has the most Henrico trail planned. The county page says Section 1, Park Street, from Bryan Park Avenue to Spring Park, is complete. The release says that piece is 1,400 feet and opened in July 2024. Sections 2 through 4, the Lakeside Community Trail from Spring Park to Hilliard Road, list construction as anticipated to begin in the third quarter of 2026 and completion anticipated in 2027. Section 5 runs along Brook and Hilliard Road, and Section 6, Villa Park, runs from Lakeside Avenue to Parham Road, both with completion anticipated in 2027. On November 5, 2026, the page still showed those start dates and did not say whether work had begun.
North Side and Bryan Park: where the city portion begins
The City of Richmond Fall Line Trail page says the city’s 13-mile portion starts in Bryan Park from the Henrico connection, with a planned trailhead. It does not publish a construction schedule. That puts the trail’s city end on our North Side page.
A regional summary from PlanRVA, the regional planning commission, updated May 22, 2024, listed the Bryan Park piece as in design and the Hermitage Road and Brook Road pieces south of it as planning only, with no funding at that time.
Jackson Ward: a planned downtown link, not yet funded
The PlanRVA summary shows the Brook Road piece running from Brookland Parkway to Jackson Ward. It was listed as planning only, with no funding, in May 2024.
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Manchester: the river crossing and Commerce Road
South of downtown, the 2024 PlanRVA summary shows the trail crossing the James River on the Manchester Bridge, then following Commerce Road. It listed the bridge piece and Commerce Road Phase 1, from McDonough Street to Decatur Street, as funded in the state’s six-year program, with Phase 2 from Decatur Street to Bellemeade Road still short of full funding. That route runs through and near Manchester.
Manchester already has the James River and the riverside trails close by. Our roundup of neighborhoods near the Virginia Capital Trail covers the other big regional trail, which the Henrico release says the Fall Line is meant to link to.
Chesterfield on Route 1: the first feet are built
The Chesterfield County Fall Line Trail page says the county’s alignment is more than 17 miles, from the Richmond line on Route 1 to the Appomattox River. A July 9, 2026 county news story says the first section, about 500 feet on Route 1 between Dwight Avenue and Gettings Lane, is on the ground, and a 1-mile segment farther north was expected to be finished in November 2026. It also says the 4.2-mile central section, from Galena Avenue to Chester Linear Park, is mostly unfunded. Our Chesterfield page covers this part of the county.
Chester: an existing park path and a southern section starting now
Chester does not have its own Mission Realty page, so use our Chesterfield County hub with the nearby Chesterfield and Ettrick pages. The county page lists Chester Linear Park as an existing part of the trail. The July 2026 news story says the 9.4-mile southern section, from Route 10 in Chester to Patton Park in Petersburg, was set to break ground this fall and finish in October 2028.
Ettrick: near the southern section and the university
The Chesterfield page says the route passes the Virginia State University campus, which is in Ettrick. Ettrick also sits on the Appomattox River, where the trail is planned to link with the Appomattox River Trail, per the Henrico release.
How to judge trail access for a specific home
Before you count the trail as a feature, check three things: the distance from the address to the nearest built section, whether the route between them has sidewalks or crossings, and whether the nearest section is open, under construction or only planned. If you like trails in general, our guide to neighborhoods with walking trails inside the community covers paths that are already built.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I ride the Fall Line Trail from Ashland to downtown Richmond today?
Not on a continuous trail. Based on the Henrico, Richmond and Chesterfield pages we checked on November 5, 2026, the open regional piece runs from Ashland to Woodman Road in Henrico, with a separate short section on Park Street in Lakeside.
Who builds each part of the trail?
Each locality builds its own share. Henrico’s Department of Public Works runs the Henrico sections, the City of Richmond runs the city portion, Chesterfield runs most of its Route 1 and central pieces, and VDOT is handling the southern section from Chester to Petersburg, according to the county news story.
Will the trail raise home values near it?
We do not have a dataset that measures that for this trail, so we will not guess. Trail access is one factor among many. Compare recent sales near and away from a built section with your agent before you pay extra for it.
Does construction affect homes next to the route?
It can mean temporary detours and work crews. If a home sits next to a section listed for construction, ask the county project contact what work is planned near that address and when.
Where do I check for schedule changes?
Use each locality’s page: Henrico’s Fall Line Trail project page, the City of Richmond’s Fall Line Trail page and Chesterfield’s Fall Line Trail page. Schedules on these pages change, so look again before you write an offer.
Does the trail connect to the Virginia Capital Trail?
That is the plan. The September 2025 Henrico release says the Fall Line is meant to link to the Virginia Capital Trail and the Appomattox River Trail. The downtown pieces that would make that link were still in planning on the May 2024 regional summary.
