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Bright Hope Trail and Otter Lick Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop

Bright Hope Trail and Otter Lick Loop

Chesterfield County, Virginia

6.7 mi

Distance

561 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Bright Hope Trail and Otter Lick Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:63 ft
Max:96 ft
Gain:171 ft
Loss:171 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 63 ft and 96 ft across 6.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.63 ft74 ft85 ft96 ft0.0 mi1.7 mi3.4 mi5.1 mi6.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi88 ft
High point1.0 mi96 ft
End6.8 mi88 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Brandermill, VA · about 5 mi away
County:
Chesterfield County, VA
Jurisdiction:
Pocahontas State Park · Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:(804) 796-4255
  • Address:10301 State Park Rd., Chesterfield, VA 23832 · VA
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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