Trip Facts Parking: Parking lot at the trailhead - Look for the Civil War Trails sign for the turn-off from Verdon Rd. Drive to the end of the road Parking Availability - 30 or so slots. Fee: None Hours: Sunrise to Sunset Verizon Cell Coverage: 2 bars Month Recorded: June This trail traverses the site of a Civil War battle that occurred in 1864. Along the way, you will find a number of markers that provide details regarding the battle and the earthworks that remain. These markers are shown as waypoints on the track. In addition, we will point out a few natural features of the park as you go along. Although the main focus of the park is on explaining what happened during the battle, the peace and solitude of the quiet woods will also be enjoyable, since you may very well have the park trails to yourself. There are two trails in the park - the Gray and the Blue trails. This trip primarily follows the Blue trail. Even though the Blue trail is a spur off of the Gray trail, we will skip large portions of the Gray trail. The start of the Blue trail is marked with a waypoint on this track. Go here to see a trail map for both trails (DATA RATES APPLY): http://www.hanovercounty.gov/RP/North_Anna_Battlefield_Park_Trail_Map_and_Guide.pdf This hike is rated moderate due to a few steep portions along the track, even though they are fairly short in length. Along the way, you will encounter several different types of habitat and the chance to see a variety of plants and birds. WEB LINKS - INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED and DATA RATES APPLY Press Highlighted Link - If link not active in your app, copy link to Web browser ************************************** This hike is described in the 60 Hikes book - here is an Amazon link (DATA RATES APPLY): http://www.amazon.com/Hikes-Within-Miles-Williamsburg-Fredericksburg/dp/089732708X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428101620&sr=8-1&keywords=60+hikes+richmond Here is the Web Site for the Battlefield Park (DATA RATES APPLY): http://www.hanovercounty.gov/Parks-and-Rec/North-Anna-Battlefield-Park/

Hiking/Backpacking

If you bring your fishing pole, you will be able to fish in the North Anna River at several points along the trail. You can read up on this battle and the related campaign at this site:http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/north-anna.html

Richmond, hiking, history, Civil War, battle,fishing,Hanover

Doswell, Virginia, United States

time : Jun 10, 2016 10:32 AM

duration : 3h 28m 44s

distance : 3.9 mi

total_ascent : 469 ft

highest_point : 194 ft

avg_speed : 1.1 mi/h

user_id : Riverinemn

user_firstname : Riverine

user_lastname : MasterNaturalists

Trip Facts Parking: Parking lot at the trailhead - Look for the Civil War Trails sign for the turn-off from Verdon Rd. Drive to the end of the road Parking Availability - 30 or so slots. Fee: None Hours: Sunrise to Sunset Verizon Cell Coverage: 2 bars Month Recorded: June This trail traverses the site of a Civil War battle that occurred in 1864. Along the way, you will find a number of markers that provide details regarding the battle and the earthworks that remain. These markers are shown as waypoints on the track. In addition, we will point out a few natural features of the park as you go along. Although the main focus of the park is on explaining what happened during the battle, the peace and solitude of the quiet woods will also be enjoyable, since you may very well have the park trails to yourself. There are two trails in the park - the Gray and the Blue trails. This trip primarily follows the Blue trail. Even though the Blue trail is a spur off of the Gray trail, we will skip large portions of the Gray trail. The start of the Blue trail is marked with a waypoint on this track. Go here to see a trail map for both trails (DATA RATES APPLY): http://www.hanovercounty.gov/RP/North_Anna_Battlefield_Park_Trail_Map_and_Guide.pdf This hike is rated moderate due to a few steep portions along the track, even though they are fairly short in length. Along the way, you will encounter several different types of habitat and the chance to see a variety of plants and birds. WEB LINKS - INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED and DATA RATES APPLY Press Highlighted Link - If link not active in your app, copy link to Web browser ************************************** This hike is described in the 60 Hikes book - here is an Amazon link (DATA RATES APPLY): http://www.amazon.com/Hikes-Within-Miles-Williamsburg-Fredericksburg/dp/089732708X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428101620&sr=8-1&keywords=60+hikes+richmond Here is the Web Site for the Battlefield Park (DATA RATES APPLY): http://www.hanovercounty.gov/Parks-and-Rec/North-Anna-Battlefield-Park/