Important Notices
| COVID-19 & the VBWTBefore heading out to visit a site on the Virginia Bird & Wildlife Trail, be sure to check if that site has any COVID-19 policies or closures in place. This information is typically posted on a site's own website. |
Sites On This Loop
- PMR01: Saunders-Monticello Trail
- PMR02: The Rivanna Trail – Quarry Park
- PMR03: Ragged Mountain Natural Area
- PMR04: Ivy Creek Natural Area
- PMR05: Chris Greene Lake
- PMR06: Greenbrier Park and the Meadow Creek Trail
- PMR07: Darden Towe Park
- PMR08: The Rivanna Trail – Riverview Park
- PMR09: Milton Landing
- PMR10: Scheier Natural Area
- PMR11: Fluvanna Ruritan Lake
- PMR12: Fluvanna Heritage Trail – West, Pleasant Grove Park
- PMR13: Fluvanna Heritage Trail – East, Pleasant Grove Park
Description
Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello serves as the perfect entry point for wildlife watching around the forward-thinking community of Charlottesville. Starting at Monticello, it is possible to explore the entire town through forests and along rivers, walking an almost unbroken trail. At the heart of this trail system is the Rivanna Trail, which encircles the city, passing through many of its parks and providing the ideal way to explore the many great areas along the Rivanna River all the way down to the Fluvanna Heritage Trail. As you walk the trails, look for indigo buntings in the overgrown fields and listen for yellow-billed cuckoos in the canopy. Keep your eyes and ears open because you never know when a belted kingfisher is going to go rattling downstream or when a black-throated blue warbler will hop out of the underbrush to chip at you. So, stay alert and enjoy what surprises you may find.
Loop Map
Services
Charlottesville Regional Chamber
434.295.3141
[email protected]
Charlottesville/Albermarle Convention & Visitors Bureau
877.386.1102
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Nelson County Chamber of Commerce
434.263.5971
Nelson County Convention and Visitors Bureau
800.282.8223
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