"A far harder hike than the reports calling it "moderate" on other sites led me to believe. The final half of it was some of the hardest hiking I have ever done. Temperature started at 72 F. The lower sections are a bit buggy; I recommend insect repellent. There are three basic sections to the trail: the initial part (fairly easy, though with a lot of tree roots; shady); the part that runs alongside the powerline (pretty easy as well; much more exposed to sun; there is an osprey nest on top of one of the power poles and I saw an osprey in flight near it), and the third part, which was brutally steep and difficult. It had many scrambles, very slippery rocks in spite of it being a sunny warm day (I fell multiple times on them and one sliced up my arm pretty thoroughly) . I got lost twice on the way down as well. There are some very pretty views at some points of the trail, but the summit's views are limited by trees. I thought I had reached the summit when I got to a high place marked by a large cairn of a human figure, but figured out that was not the top; the top is another five minutes or so along (moderate difficulty) and is marked with a huge pile of stones. It took me longer tha..." — Badgerinmaine • May 29, 2018

"Hiked Chickahominy not really knowing what to expect as we are fairly new to the area. It was fantastic!! Wish we had of checked it out months ago. Our dog was a huge fan as well. Love the technical rocky terrain near the top, although it can be a little icy this time of year. " — martinamartin • Jan 31, 2017