Trip Facts Parking Location: Just off Route 33 near its intersection with Interstate 64 Parking Availability : 25 or so slots Fee: None Hours: Sunrise to Sunset Verizon INTERNET Coverage: 4 bars Month Recorded: April Chesapeake Forest Products Company opened this trail property in 1973 to help develop a public appreciation for the natural environment. The trails were opened to mountain bikes in 2007 to make this facility a multi-use trail for bikers, walkers, and joggers. The New Kent Parks and Recreation organization now manages the site and has added a small playground for young children, a picnic shelter and restroom, and a nature trail with signboards. This hike takes you through a little slice of heaven in Central Virginia. The preserve has an amazing collection of flora and fauna. If you come during spring, you will be treated to an especially rich display of wildflowers and ferns, while also enjoying the sight and sounds of warblers and other birds on their spring migration journey. The hike also takes you past the former site of a church from the 1700's, and the grave sites of two notables from the same time period. The trail system can be confusing, since there are many interconnecting paths. At various points, however, you will come upon trail map signs and have the opportunity to pick up a paper trail map. Pay close attention to the track shown for this hike and the directions offered in this trip. You can also shorten the hike if you want by using the connecting paths. 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: http://www.amazon.com/Hikes-Within-Miles-Williamsburg-Fredericksburg/dp/089732708X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428101620&sr=8-1&keywords=60HikesRichmond To learn more about this site, click the link below: http://www.richmondoutside.com/2013/07/wahrani-a-feast-for-nature-lovers/

Hiking/Backpacking

After a rain, parts of the trail can be muddy - wear your boots. Look for the nature trail signs.

Richmond, New Kent, hiking, nature

Virginia, United States

time : Apr 5, 2017 10:40 AM

duration : 3h 50m 21s

distance : 4.1 mi

total_ascent : 423 ft

highest_point : 148 ft

avg_speed : 1.1 mi/h

user_id : Riverinemn

user_firstname : Riverine

user_lastname : MasterNaturalists

Trip Facts Parking Location: Just off Route 33 near its intersection with Interstate 64 Parking Availability : 25 or so slots Fee: None Hours: Sunrise to Sunset Verizon INTERNET Coverage: 4 bars Month Recorded: April Chesapeake Forest Products Company opened this trail property in 1973 to help develop a public appreciation for the natural environment. The trails were opened to mountain bikes in 2007 to make this facility a multi-use trail for bikers, walkers, and joggers. The New Kent Parks and Recreation organization now manages the site and has added a small playground for young children, a picnic shelter and restroom, and a nature trail with signboards. This hike takes you through a little slice of heaven in Central Virginia. The preserve has an amazing collection of flora and fauna. If you come during spring, you will be treated to an especially rich display of wildflowers and ferns, while also enjoying the sight and sounds of warblers and other birds on their spring migration journey. The hike also takes you past the former site of a church from the 1700's, and the grave sites of two notables from the same time period. The trail system can be confusing, since there are many interconnecting paths. At various points, however, you will come upon trail map signs and have the opportunity to pick up a paper trail map. Pay close attention to the track shown for this hike and the directions offered in this trip. You can also shorten the hike if you want by using the connecting paths. 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: http://www.amazon.com/Hikes-Within-Miles-Williamsburg-Fredericksburg/dp/089732708X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428101620&sr=8-1&keywords=60HikesRichmond To learn more about this site, click the link below: http://www.richmondoutside.com/2013/07/wahrani-a-feast-for-nature-lovers/