PHOTOS: Hanover cuts ribbon on first regional segment of Fall Line Trail

Sep 24, 2025 - 22:25

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PHOTOS: Hanover cuts ribbon on first regional segment of Fall Line Trail

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Hanover County celebrated the completion of the first regional section of the Fall Line Trail on Wednesday.

The afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 24, county and state leaders joined a crowd of locals in officially cutting the ribbon on Hanover's 4.8-mile-long stretch of the Fall Line Trail.

The Fall Line Trail, once completed, will span 43 miles from Ashland to Petersburg, connecting seven localities across the Richmond region. Locally-based nonprofit Sports Backers dreamt up the idea in 2019, hoping to promote active living and make recreation more accessible.

"Projects like the Fall Line demonstrate what can be accomplished when localities and partners work side by side,” said Hanover county administrator John A. Budesky on Wednesday. “This new section creates fresh opportunities for exercise, recreation and connection that Hanover residents can enjoy right away."

Sept. 24 ribbon-cutting ceremony for Hanover County's section of the Fall Line Trail. (Photos: Hanover County Government)

This new section in Hanover connects the Ashland Trolley Line Trail to Woodman Road in Henrico County. It's the first regional segment of the Fall Line Trail to be finished.

“The Fall Line is more than a trail," said Sports Backers executive director Will Dixon. "It is a new corridor of community connections that expands opportunities for active living and highlights the natural beauty of Central Virginia."

The Fall Line Trail will eventually connect to both the Virginia Capital Trail and the Appomattox River Trail. All parts of Fall Line are on track to be finished by 2030.