MOUNT JACKSON — Trey and Brice Nelson saw an opportunity to serve their community by opening a bike shop offering expert service and top-quality gear.

They had heard about plans to create the Shenandoah Rail Trail, a 49-mile recreational trail using a dormant rail line that would run through Shenandoah County.

“The first time we heard about the potential of the Rail Trail back in 2019 or so, we thought that this would be the perfect spot for a bike shop,” said Trey Nelson, co-owner of Valley Trail Bike & Run, located at 5421 Main St., Suite 300 in Mount Jackson.

Trey Nelson said the cousins already had their eye on opening the shop in the Main Street building owned by their grandparents, but they weren’t in any position to make it happen.

"Time passes, years went by,” Trey Nelson said.

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