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The Tobacco Heritage Trail (THT) follows an old Norfolk & Southern right of way in Southside Virginia. We walked about a mile up and back on the part near the CP tree farm in Brodnax. Besides the location in tobacco country, I didn’t see much sign of tobacco heritage, but it was a great trail.
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You can see from the pictures that the trail is well designed with some good infrastructure. The surface is perfect for running. I think that next time I go down I will try it out.
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When complete, the THT will include 174 miles of trail in five Southside counties. The East Coast Greenway will use 55 miles of the trail, stretching from Lawrenceville to Clarksville.