Originally Posted by DomaneS5

yes... finely packed gravel and dirt. I've seen road bikes with slick tires on New River... but I would recommend either a gravel bike or hard tail mountain bike.

Originally Posted by Kapusta

Yes, Gravel. It is very nice.

I like the scenery of the VA Creeper Trail and New River Trail just as much, but they are very different types of scenery, IMO. New River Trail is much more wide open.

I think the most beautiful rail-to-trail I've been on is the Pine Creek Rail Trail in PA. It is 65 miles. Follows a large creek most of the way. There is a great place to stay in Cedar Run about half way along the route (Cedar Run Inn). Utterly charming and cheap.