New River Trail State Park
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New River Trail State Park is a state park located in southern Virginia, United States. It parallels 39 miles (63 km) of the New River along an old railroad right-of-way, and is a designated National Recreation Trail.
The trail itself is a rail trail that was created out of 57 miles (92 km) of abandoned railroad formerly owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway. Norfolk Southern donated the land to the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1986 for purposes of creating a state park. Volunteers began making improvements and the park made its grand opening in May 1987 with 4 miles (6.4 km) of trail open for use. Since then, 57 miles (92 km) have been made open for public recreational use.
The trail passes through Grayson, Carroll, Wythe, and Pulaski Counties, linking the towns of Pulaski and Galax with a side spur of the trail also linking to Fries.
The majority of the park was developed for civilian use from 1988 until March 2011 by the late park manager Mark Hufeisen.
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- Virginia state parks
- Rail trails in Virginia
- Parks in Grayson County, Virginia
- Parks in Carroll County, Virginia
- Parks in Wythe County, Virginia
- Parks in Pulaski County, Virginia
- National Recreation Trails of the United States
- Virginia protected area stubs
- Southwest Virginia geography stubs
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