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    Elizabeth River Trail

    4.5 (8 reviews)
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    Sam A.

    Really cool urban walking/biking trail. I've walked to end to end, as well as small segments from time to time. It's about 12 miles long, and has quite a bit of variation. It starts on the riverfront near Harbor Park, stays along the river up to Nauticus, then forks. You take it through Ghent, or the Fort Norfolk area (I recommend option 2), then re-converges in Chelsea. It then winds through grassy areas and neighborhoods before coming out at Hampton Blvd to guide you through ODU via Powatan. It then goes through Larchmont, and into the North Shore area, past the Hermitage before ending near Terminal Blvd on Hampton. It is a cool walk. Being new, the signage is not the greatest. I've found it toughest to follow past Nauticus, on the divergence, and then again at ODU. I'm sure this will improve over time. There are some really cool natural sights as well as cool restaurants and breweries along the way. This is one of Norfolk's hidden gems!

    Tyler M.

    This trail stretches along the Elizabeth River with great views of the river and surrounding area along the way. I love to walk my dogs on this trail. There's plenty of runners, bicyclists, and fellow dog walkers on this trail every day. There's even people that use this trail to walk to work. The trail has a few separate mini-trails along the way. There's many places you can walk a different route than the trail and hop back on a few blocks down. The trail has a lot of variety, and that's why I like it. My favorite place to take this trail is to the Chelsea area in Norfolk. My wife and I will often walk the trail and end up at The Bakehouse at Chelsea (pizza) or Smartmouth Brewery for a few drinks! Mornings, right around 12pm, and 4-5pm on weekdays can be pretty hectic around the Chelsea area on the trail since the shipyard workers get out and take the trail back to their cars. Those are the only times I'd avoid the trail if you care about it being slightly crowded. Other than that it's a great walk!

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    7 years ago

    This was a beautiful trail to hike with my two dogs. It was peaceful and the perfect way to spend a day away from the city life!

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    East Coast Bicycles

    4.1(36 reviews)
    2.4 km
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    I recently needed to get a new bicycle and had been looking to take a test drive on an Electra. I…read moresaw East Coast was an Electra dealer and decided to stop in on a whim, no intention of buying a bike, to do some in-person research. The staff was super friendly, asked what I was looking for in a ride and actually steered me toward a Trek. I test drove the bike I came to try then the Trek and was really impressed with the Trek's ride. And, speaking of test drives, they have a test track (just around the block) that does a good job of giving you a good test drive--it had a little slope to experience gearshifts, potholes to test the suspension, and was scenic to boot. I liked the Trek's ride so much so, that I paid for that model and the necessary extra equipment (kick stand, back bike rack for panniers) right on the spot. They even installed the kickstand and the rack for me while I went home to get my bike rack and my wife who also tried and purchased a Trek for herself. And, while I paid more than the bicycle I'd originally come to try out, I am sublimely happy with my choice. I've ridden four out of seven days this last week and am loving this new cycle. That kind of service adds a value I can't even begin to put a price tag on. In short, they're not at all pushy, they listened to what I wanted to do with the bike (exercise, cycle to the grocery store) fitted my bike to me perfectly, and their service team was incredible. Love this shop!

    I went to this shop with a cheap hardtail mountain bike for a tune up, not a smart ass line of…read moreinsults from an overweight middle aged prick. I knew what kind of bike it was. I knew the deal, I bought it basically to destroy and have fun doing it. These guys were so rude and insulting I don't even want to go back for the bike. They had a terrible selection of bike and zero parts and with the attitudes of the staff it's amazing they're open. If I could give negative stars I would. If this guy had spoken that way to a younger me it wouldn't have ended with a bad review. Go to the ReCycle Factory down Colley by ODU, they're actually friendly non-judgmental And they have an actual selection of bikes and hardware.

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    Trek Bicycle Virginia Beach

    4.7(25 reviews)
    24.4 km

    Every single employee in this shop goes above and beyond being helpful and informative. We came to…read morethis shop after being snubbed by the C word shop years ago and have never looked back. We love the fact that we can bring our son's bike back in for an up-grade/ trade-in, as well as my husband's, and they are more than willing to assist. I am "gearing -up" to bring my Specialized oldie-but-goodie in for a complete make-over, because I just can't part with the old gal. Every positive visit to Trek has been learning about inventory and exploring bikes and merchandise at our leisure with no sales pressure, whereas the "neighboring store," told my four year old to "get off of that bike," and those jerks lost 3 sales unbeknownst to them. Customer service is key. Trek bikes is the best in Virginia Beach, as well as any shop we have visited in any state we have traveled. We are life TREKKIES! Thank you so much!

    Walked in to to trek ready to buy looked at bikes and then stood in line for about 15 minutes…read more There was a salesperson helping another couple and a young man at the register. No other customers were in the store at no point did either acknowledge our existence let alone say " we'll be with you". I went up to cashier and said "we want to buy a bike can you help us" he says no but he could talk about the bikes. The salesperson heard us but said nothing to us. We walked put went across the street to Contes bike shop and bought a bike. Basic customer service. Acknowledge people. We're are a middle age couple with a teen. You missed out

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    Spoke & Art Provisions

    4.8(46 reviews)
    63.7 km

    This was once more the exact things I love. I was traveling 13 hours away from my home town and…read morefound this place. I found it because as I searched on my phone this was the closest place to where I was working at that day. I pulled in the parking lot and felt like this would be fine but likely just mediocre since it's an old building. Yet what did actually take place is that the second I walked out of my vehicle I could already feel the vibe here. It was instantly calm and relaxing here. I was not sure what to order but my favorite thing that does happen is when I ask the servers at a restaurant what would be best to order especially when I haven't been to a certain place yet. I got great easy recommendations and grabbed those. The food was simply good and the whole feel in here was very nice to come to. I did have to tell my server that it was not good nor was she good either. So I took a quick video of it. https://youtube.com/shorts/cTRzPYCfloA?is=B9OPBoDb9rHKhaX9

    First time here and enjoyed a cold brew coffee! I got it with caramel but there are multiple…read moreflavors of syrup and even sugar free options! The barista was kind enough to add whipped cream to mine. The place has seating inside but lots more outside, as well as a stage area and even a mulch area for people to bring chairs if you wanted! Would go back to try more drinks and even some of the food!

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    4.3(32 reviews)
    0.3 km

    I came here after going to a sports card show in Norfolk. It wasn't a planned visit but I was just…read morelooking for something interesting to look at since I had a lot of free time and the weather was nice on Saturday. I thought it would be a lot larger but the spot is quite small but it is very nice to walk around. There are also lots of nice areas adjacent to the garden and terrace as well. I parked in front of the garden went around it and then found the USS Wisconsin and the Naval museum just past the garden. I went around and finished checking out the other side of the garden after. The parking was free for 2 hrs in front of the garden and it seemed like parking in general was plentiful and open this weekend. It looked like college dormitories around the garden and some other residential areas around the middle of downtown Norfolk. There were many nice plants in the garden, the terrace was nice but not open as far as I could tell, and the koi pond was nice if someone would clean out the pond scum from the fish pond. There were small bridges over the water and multiple water fountains in the koi pond. There were a few benches to sit on if you wanted to just relax or meditate in the garden. Overall, it was a nice garden but it is not something to go downtown to see, but it is a nice additional thing to see if you are going to the USS Wisconsin and the Naval museum or if you staying in downtown area. Lots of people were exercising (walking and jogging) so it is a nice scene to pass by if you are doing that.

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