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Rockbridge County

Otter Lake Dam Waterfall – View Rice Mountain loop from Glasgow

Road cycling routes

Rockbridge County

Otter Lake Dam Waterfall – View Rice Mountain loop from Glasgow

Hard

2.9

(11)

60

riders

Otter Lake Dam Waterfall – View Rice Mountain loop from Glasgow

04:02

75.1km

1,100m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.0 km for 133 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

12.6 km

Bedford Municipal Lake

Lake

2

19.0 km

Otter Lake Dam Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Otter Creek is known for its multitude of beaver dams and beaver activity, but no dam in the area is as impactful as the man-made Otter Lake Dam. The dam …

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3

19.2 km

View of Otter Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

You get a great view of Otter Lake without ever having to leave the parkway from here. You'll bike beside Otter Creek and Otter Creek Trail for a few miles …

Tip by

4

34.4 km

View Rice Mountain

Highlight • Viewpoint

This overlook at Milepost 53.6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway offers a great view of Rice Mountain and some of the valley floor below. This is a pretty spacious pull-off …

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5

44.3 km

Indian Gap Rocks Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

The Indian Gap Rocks Trail is a short loop trail right off of the Blue Ridge Parkway just past the Buena Vista Valley overlook. This .3-mile trail takes you through …

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B

75.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.6 km

27.2 km

4.62 km

367 m

201 m

135 m

Surfaces

57.7 km

16.4 km

630 m

487 m

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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