Editing Lynchburg, Virginia (section)

== Sports and recreation ==
[[File:Lynchburg City Stadium - Calvin Falwell Field.jpg|thumb|right|Lynchburg City Stadium – Calvin Falwell Field [[Lynchburg Hillcats]]]]
[[File:Hollins Mill Waterfall - Blackwater Creek Greenway.jpg|thumb|right|Hollins Mill Waterfall on the Blackwater Creek Greenway, James River Heritage Trail]]
Lynchburg is home to sporting events and organizations including:
* Blackwater Rugby Club: a local Men's Division III rugby club, part of the Capitol Rugby Union of [[USA Rugby]].
* 7 Hills [[Hash House Harriers]]: The local chapter of an international group of non-competitive running, social and drinking clubs.
* Hiking areas include the [[Appalachian Trail]], [[Peaks of Otter]], Apple Orchard Falls Trail, Blackwater Creek Natural Area, Liberty Mountain Trail System, Crabtree Falls, Holliday Lake, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Holliday Lake, and Otter Creek Trail.
* [[Liberty Flames]]: An NCAA Division I department of athletics competing in 20 sports. They are a member of [[Conference USA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.liberty.edu/flames/|title=Liberty Flames Homepage|website=[[Liberty University]]|access-date=May 14, 2023}}</ref>
* [[University of Lynchburg]]: The Hornets are an NCAA Division III school competing in 13 sports, as a member of the [[Old Dominion Athletic Conference]] (ODAC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lynchburgsports.com/landing/index|title=Lynchburg Athletics website|website=Lynchburgsports.com|access-date=May 14, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Lynchburg Hillcats]]: A Class Single-A professional baseball team in the [[Carolina League]]. They are affiliated with the [[Cleveland Guardians]] of the [[American League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/lynchburg|title=The Official website of the Lynchburg Hillcats|website=[[Minor League Baseball]]|access-date=May 14, 2023}}</ref>
* Liberty Mountain SnowFlex Centre: A synthetic ski slope featuring [[Snowflex]], located near [[Liberty University]]. It includes beginner, intermediate and advanced slopes for year-round [[skiing]], [[snowboarding]], and [[Inner Tubing|inner-tubing]]. It is the first of its kind in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liberty.edu/news/2008/12/05/construction-on-snowflex-year-round-ski-slope-continues/ |title=Construction on Snowflex year-round ski slope continues |date=December 5, 2008 |publisher=Liberty University |access-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saminfo.com/news/sam-headline-news/6704-5230-51-falwell-s-liberty-university-to-install-dry-ski-slopes |title=FALWELL'S LIBERTY UNIVERSITY TO INSTALL DRY SKI SLOPES |publisher=Ski Area Management |access-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref>