Roanoke River Greenway

Welcome to the Roanoke River Greenway!

The greenway begins in Wasena Park, near the intersection of Winchester Ave SW and 12th St SW.  The Greenway continues for 5.5 flat miles along the Roanoke River through Wasena, Smith and Piedmont Parks before ending at Bennington St SE near the Sewage Treatment Plant.  At mile 1.6, the Greenway becomes a wide sidewalk before passing under the Norfolk and Southern Railway bridge in front of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.  Following the sidewalk, turn left onto Hamilton Terrace, then immediately left onto Piedmont St.  Here you will find the Greenway once again separate from roads or sidewalks.  Some of the pictures show the Greenway during construction in September 2007. 

In the table below, landmarks are pictured with mileage and calories burned by bicycling, walking and running.  The caloric values are based on 118 calories per mile running, 100 calories per mile walking, and 40 calories per mile bicycling.  References for the calories burned for each activity can be found below the table.  Please enjoy the greenway, be safe, and carry out all trash.

Miles

Calories Burned

Landmark

View

 

Running

Walking

Bicycling

 

 

0.0

0

0

0

Wasena Park

0.5

34.5

30

12

Roanoke Valley Skate Park

0.7

80.5

70

28

First Low Water Bridge

0.9

103.5

90

36

Smith Park

1.1

138

120

48

Smith Park Playground

1.3

149.5

130

52

2nd Low Water Bridge

1.5

177

150

60

Carilion Home Care Building

1.6

188.8

160

64

Wiley Drive near Franklin St. Begin sidewalk

1.8

212.4

180

72

Footbridge to old stadium site

2.0

236

200

80

Railroad Crossing - Stay on Sidewalk ahead, be careful at road crossings!

2.1

247.8

210

84

Turn left on Hamilton Terrace, then immediately bear left on Piedmont St (pictured)

2.6

306.8

260

104

Intersection of Riverland Rd and Piedmont St, Walnut St bridge ahead

2.9

342.2

290

116

Intersection with Arbor Rd

3.0

354

300

120

Piedmont Park

3.6

424.8

360

144

Pipes on right of greenway

3.9

460.2

390

156

9th St Bridge

4.1

483.8

410

164

Bike/Hike sign

4.25

501.5

425

170

Garnand Branch Bridge

4.4

519.2

440

176

7-11

4.7

554.6

470

188

Small Store

5.0

590

500

200

Stop-In Food Store

5.35

631.3

535

214

Bennington Rd bridge

5.5

649

550

220

East Entrance to The Roanoke River Greenway

All pictures taken by Mark Dominesey.  Copyright to all pictures and text is retained by the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission and permission is required for duplication.

References:
 (all activities assumed 160lbs running 6 mph, walking 2mph or bicycling 10mph) Inputting data in the various calculators below returns different results, the average amount of calories burned was used and assumed to be standard for ease of use in the tables above.
Calculator to compute calories burned for various activities: http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbchttp://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc
Calculator for Running: http://www.runtheplanet.com/resources/tools/calculators/caloriecounter.asp
Calculator for various activities: http://www.self.com/health/activity/calculators/running
Cleveland Clinic Calculator: http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/interactive/burned.asp