BRUSH MOUNTAIN PARK

The Brush Mountain Park Project protects 847 acres of forestland including land transferred to the National Forest.

The Park itself is 634 acres with almost 16 miles of multi-use trails. The park will have a total of 20 miles of trails when completed, with 4 new trails in the works.

Trail construction on Properties 2 and 3 are ongoing, so please stay on open trails only and follow any signage.

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PARK PROPERTY MAPS

McDonald Hollow
3706 Meadowbrook Rd

The first of three properties that make up Brush Mountain Park is 190 acres with 6 miles of multi-use trails.

The parking area for the trails is located at the intersection of Glade Rd. and Meadowbrook Drive in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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Stonecutters Hollow
3220 Meadowbrook Rd

This trail system connects to the Town of Blacksburg’s Gateway Trail. The property currently has almost 6 miles of trails and is 239 acres. An additional trail is planned.

There is currently no parking at the trailhead. Parking is available at Heritage Park with access via the new Meadowbrook Greenway.

Note: Wavelength and Yard Sale are single direction (downhill) trails that do not allow horses.

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Millstone Ridge
Address TBD

This property currently has 3.8 miles of trails and is 205 acres. 3 more trails are planned.

At this time, there is no parking area for the property. Parking is along Forest Service Rd 188-2, Pandapas Pond, and Heritage Park lots. From those locations you can ride, walk, or run to the trails.

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PARK History

In 2018, the New River Land Trust received a $1.2 million grant award from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation’s Forest CORE Fund. The grant allowed us to purchase the first two properties totaling 552 acres. The Land Trust transferred 141 acres from Property 1 to the Forest Service to add to the National Forest.

In 2021, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation awarded a $210,000 grant to the Town of Blacksburg that helped NRLT purchase and protect a third property of 205 acres. 72 additional acres were transferred to the Forest Service.

In 2023, the Land Trust purchased a 20-acre property to be added to Property 2 (now Stonecutter’s Hollow) with help from community donations.

McDonald Hollow and Stonecutter’s Hollow have been transferred to the The Town of Blacksburg with conservation easements in place. The Town will provide the long-term stewardship in the form of viewshed protection, preservation of ecological diversity, and recreational opportunities.

The trails were built by contractor Eastern Trail Co. and Poverty Creek Trails Coalition volunteers.