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Three Notched Trail Shared-Use Path Preferred Alignment
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The proposed Three Notched Trail will be an approximately 24-mile "shared-use path" connecting Charlottesville, Ivy, Crozet, Greenwood, Afton, and the Blue Ridge Tunnel area. A shared-use path is a wide path for walking, bicycling, jogging, and rolling that is separated from vehicle traffic. It will generally follow existing transportation corridors and will likely be paved or constructed with a compacted gravel surface approximately 10 feet wide.
The Three Notched Trail has been envisioned for decades and has appeared in local and regional plans as a potential transportation and recreation corridor. In 2021, Albemarle County received a federal grant to prepare a master plan and identify a preferred route. Since planning began in 2025, the County has gathered thousands of comments from residents, property owners, and community stakeholders through meetings and surveys.
Please note that this project is in the corridor planning stage only. Albemarle County is not currently requesting property commitments from landowners at this time. The full 24-mile trail would not be designed or built as a single project. Instead, shorter segments would likely be advanced to design and construction over time as funding becomes available. As a result, the exact trail location may not be determined for several years.
The proposed Three Notched Trail will be an approximately 24-mile "shared-use path" connecting Charlottesville, Ivy, Crozet, Greenwood, Afton, and the Blue Ridge Tunnel area. A shared-use path is a wide path for walking, bicycling, jogging, and rolling that is separated from vehicle traffic. It will generally follow existing transportation corridors and will likely be paved or constructed with a compacted gravel surface approximately 10 feet wide.
The Three Notched Trail has been envisioned for decades and has appeared in local and regional plans as a potential transportation and recreation corridor. In 2021, Albemarle County received a federal grant to prepare a master plan and identify a preferred route. Since planning began in 2025, the County has gathered thousands of comments from residents, property owners, and community stakeholders through meetings and surveys.
Please note that this project is in the corridor planning stage only. Albemarle County is not currently requesting property commitments from landowners at this time. The full 24-mile trail would not be designed or built as a single project. Instead, shorter segments would likely be advanced to design and construction over time as funding becomes available. As a result, the exact trail location may not be determined for several years.
