Potomac Heritage NST Northern Neck Heritage Trail ......electricity), a modern bath house, a guest...
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301 Nomin i R i v e r Y e o c o m ic o R i v e r Gre a W i c o m i c o R i v e r C o r r o t o m a n R i v e r R A P P A H A N N O C K R I V E R P O T O M A C R I V E R RICHMOND CO. WESTM O R ELA N D C O . LA N C A S T E R C O . LAN C A STER C O . R I C H M O N D C O . N O R T H U M B E R L A N D O . N O R T H U M B E R L A N D C O . R I C H MO O. WESTMORELAND CO. KING GEORGE CO. N O R T HU M B E R L A N D C O WEST M O R E L A ND C O . MARYLAND VIRGINIA VIRGINIA MARYLAND VIRGINIA M ARYLAND M A R Y L A N D C H A R L E S C O . VIR G IN IA 0 0 Northern Neck Heritage Trail Bicycling Route Network Connecting People and Places Places of Interest Reedville-Colonial Beach Route The Northern Neck Heritage Trail Bicycling Dahlgren Reedville and Reedville Fishermen’s Museum Walk this Heritage Route network is a segment of the Potomac Heri- fsherman’s village and admire the stately sea captains’ Barnesfeld Museum Park tage National Scenic Trail, a developing network homes. Learn about the Chesapeake Bay “deadrise” fsh- 301 ing boats and sail on an historic skipjack. Enjoy the muse- of trails between the broad, gently fowing Po- um galleries. www.rfmuseum.org Caledon Owens tomac River as it empties into the Chesapeake State Park DAHLGREN Vir-Mar Beach A small sandy beach on the Potomac of- Bay and the Allegheny Highlands in western 218 fering strolling, relaxing, and birding opportunities. On Pennsylvania. The “braided” Trail network ofers clear days, the Smith Island Lighthouse can be seen, as Loop Tours Belle Isle State Park Located on the Rappahannock River, the park includes hiking trails, campsites (with water and electricity), a modern bath house, a guest house for over- night rental, a camp store, and kayak, canoe, bicycle and motor boat rentals. www.virginiastateparks.gov Menokin (c. 1769) Home of Francis Lightfoot Lee, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Visitors center de- picting architectural conservation, hiking trails on a 325 acre wildlife refuge. www.menokin.org opportunities for hiking, bicycling, paddling, well as the shores of Maryland. www.dgif.virginia.gov/ Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library Named in vbwt/siteasp?trail=1&loop=CNN&site=CNN10 horseback riding and cross-country skiing. Other Oak Crest honor of Lancaster native and mother of George Wash- Winery 206 301 segments of the network include the Mount Ver- Rice’s Hotel / Hughlett’s Tavern Restored 18th century ington, the museum features local history exhibits in the tavern shows how people lived and traveled in the 18th old jail, clerks offce, Lancaster House, and an extensive non Trail and various Potomac Heritage Trail and 19th century. Now operated as a store and restau- genealogy research collection. www.mbwm.org King 205 routes in Northern Virginia; the Chesapeake and George COLONIAL rant. www.rhhtfoundation.org Christ Church (1735) The best preserved and least al- Edgehill BEACH Ohio Canal Towpath; a bicycling route in South- Stratford Hall (1738) Birthplace of Robert E. Lee and tered of Virginia’s Colonial parish churches, the church is ern Maryland; and the Great Allegheny Passage. home to two Lee signers of the Declaration of Indepen- interpreted along with the life of the builder, Robert 630 James Monroe dence. Visit the Great House, the Mill, and the rare Mio- “King” Carter. www.christchurch1735.org Birthplace cene cliffs formation, the last found in only three other Morattico Waterfront Museum Housed in the Morattico places in the world. www.stratfordhall.org 205 General Store building (1901), this local museum focuses Westmoreland State Park Located on the Potomac, the on the cultural history of a working watermen’s village. George Washington Birthplace park includes hiking trails, a variety of campsites (some www.morattico.org 3 National Monument with water and electricity), fully equipped cabins, water Steamboat Era Museum Learn about the romantic and craft rentals and, seasonally, a pool, gift shop and snack exciting era of steamboats and how they impacted life on bar. www.virginiastateparks.gov 3 204 the Chesapeake Bay and the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers, which served as primary transportation routes. George Washington Birthplace National Monument A Voorhees Ingleside Vineyards Westmoreland Stratford Nature site managed by the National Park Service, the complex www.steamboatmuseum.org State Park Hall Preserve includes a visitors center with a flm, a memorial house, a 609 Currioman 214 2 638 622 Landing Cole’s kitchen house, a farm with a colonial herb and fower Point Planning Your Visit 1 642 garden, and hiking trails. www.nps.gov/gewa This overview map shows a through-route and associated 622 3 James Monroe Birthplace Markers identify the birth- loops within four counties on the Northern Neck of Vir- 625 place of James Monroe, 5th President of the United States. There is also a small museum with Monroe arti- ginia, a network intended to function as a portal to the Leedstown communities, history, culture, geology and ecology of the facts. www.monroefoundation.org Chandlers Millpond MONTROSS Public Fishing Lake 202 region. The list under “More Information” provides addi- 749 Sandy . C ND C Colonial Beach Historic town on the Potomac River. tional information to plan your journey. Widest point of the Potomac River – 7 miles wide. Seasons to Visit The weather is “bicycle friendly” from www.colonialbeachva.net 606 3 638 The Hague Winery 740 600 April to November, although the temperate climate al- Point 604 lows bicycling all year long. Spring and fall are ideal. An 4 occasional summer day can be hot and muggy, but cool- 612 3 ing breezes off the rivers mitigate the heat and humidity. General's Ridge RAPPAHANNOCK 607 Vineyard RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE 3 Type of Bicycle All of the routes are on paved surfaces. Either a road bike or hybrid would be appropriate. Give your bike a check-up and make sure it is in good working order. Traffc Most of the routes are on lightly traveled second- Primary Road Kinsale 614 REFUGE 690 203 Acorn Secondary Road- Paved 640 Belle Mount 600 Vineyards Vault Field Vineyard Menokin 203 Secondary Road- Unpaved Lewisetta 636 621 Gardys Millpond ary roads that criss-cross the Northern Neck. Some short Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Route Public Fishing sections of the routes are on Route 3 and Route 360 –– Naylor’s Beach WARSAW Lake very busy highways. Use caution when traveling on these Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Route (planned) 634 360 Coan Wharf portions. Landing Terrain The terrain is fat to gently rolling. Short hills are encountered when biking frst down and then up occa- Local Loops (and Spurs) 360 RAPPAHANNOCK 629 360 Haynesville RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL 629 sional stream valleys. Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail (accessible by permit) WILDLIFE 3 600 REFUGE 634 5 Vir-Mar Beach 643 Camping There are a dozen campgrounds, including two Heathsville 637 North 644 state parks, scattered throughout the four counties. You Rice’s Hotel/ 360 604 are never more than 20 miles from a campsite. Lodging A variety of options include bed & breakfasts, 601 Hughlett’s 604 Tavern Northern Neck 644 Farm Museum 6 604 Farnham 360 646 Sunnybank Smith four-star inns, hotels and marinas. You are never more 604 Ferry 4 Kilometers Point Bush Mill Stream Burgess than 20 miles from overnight accommodations. (free) Boat launch Ferry Food service State Natural 4 Miles 802 Area Preserve 200 646 360 For More Information 644 1 Leedstown loop 600 201 642 t 2 Stratford Hall/Currioman Landing loop Northern Neck Tourism Commission, 804-333-1919, 3 Reedville 602 Athena 610 Vineyards www.northernneck.org Fishermen’s 3 Montross/ Naylors Beach/ Warsaw Loop Reedville and Winery Museum 201 Virginia Tourism Corporation, www.virginia.org 600 4 Kinsale/ Sandy Point loop 354 Chilton Woods 615 Wicomico Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Tidal State Forest Church Potomac River Water Trail Map Set, state parks & preserves 5 Heathsville Loop 617 800-933-PARK (cabin and campground reservations) www.dcr.virginia.gov 201 679 Jacey Winery 6 Reedville/ Vir-Mar Beach/ Smith’s Point Loop Morattico Waterfront 622 Museum Morattico Dameron Marsh State 683 600 7 Lancaster/ Morattico/ Belle Isle State Park Loop 8 Kilmarnock/ Irvington/ White Stone/ Windmill Point Loop Hickory Hollow Belle Isle State Natural Lively State Park Area Preserve 7 Northern Neck RiverRide, (last Saturday in September) 200 Natural Area Preserve www.riverride.org Lancaster BikeWalk Virginia, www.bikewalkvirginia.org Mary Ball Washington 605 Northern Neck Planning District Commission, www.nnpdc.org Mileage for the Northern Neck Heritage Trail Through Route Museum 3 669 Good Luck 354 Hughlett Point Virginia Department of Transportation Cellars 604 Natural Area www.virginiadot.org/programs/bk-default.asp The route depicted on this map uses public roadways. All bicyclists should wear a helmet; follow all laws and regulations; and use caution, especially on roadways without bicycle lanes. Food and water are available in the towns along the route. This map also shows a few locations where there were convenience stores as of 2013. Mollusk 607 Preserve Adventure Cycling Association, Tidewater Potomac Heritage Bicy- KILMARNOCK 669 cling Route, a loop connecting Smith Point, VA.; Washington, D.C.; Merry Point 608 Ferry and Point Lookout State Park, MD (free) 649 http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/index.cfm National Park Service, George Washington Birthplace National Historic Northwest Southeast Southeast Northwest 3 Christ Monument, 804-224-1732, www.nps.gov/gewa 0.0 Colonial Beach 0.0 Reedville 200 Church 222 Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, www.nps.gov/pohe 8.0 James Monroe Birthplace 4.9 Smith Point 17.2 George Washington Birthplace National Monument 8.5 Sunnybank Ferry 28.1 Westmoreland State Park 10.3 Vir-Mar Beach Dog and Oyster CHESAPEAKE Steamboat 647 Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail VIneyard Era Museum www.nps.gov/cajo IRVINGTON B AY 30.0 Stratford Hall 23.6 Heathsville 642 35.0 Montross 53.1 Montross 3 WHITE 8 64.5 Heathsville 58.1 Stratford Hall STONE 695 77.8 Vir-Mar Beach 60.0 Westmoreland State Park Windmill Point 79.6 Sunnybank Ferry 70.9 George Washington Birthplace National Monument Published by Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Offce, National Park 83.2 Smith Point 80.1 James Monroe Birthplace Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, with assistance from BikeWalk Vir- ginia, Inc.; the Northern Neck Tourism Commission; and local volunteers and 88.1 Reedville 88.1 Colonial Beach agency staff. The content of this document should not be interpreted as rep- resenting the opinions or policies of the U.S. Government. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the APRIL 2013 U.S. Government.
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Northern Neck Heritage Trail Bicycling Route Network
Connecting People and Places Places of Interest Reedville-Colonial Beach RouteThe Northern Neck Heritage Trail Bicycling Dahlgren Reedville and Reedville Fishermenrsquos Museum Walk this
Heritage Route network is a segment of the Potomac Heri- fshermanrsquos village and admire the stately sea captainsrsquo Barnesfeld Museum Park tage National Scenic Trail a developing network homes Learn about the Chesapeake Bay ldquodeadriserdquo fsh-
301 ing boats and sail on an historic skipjack Enjoy the muse-of trails between the broad gently fowing Po- um galleries wwwrfmuseumorg Caledon Owens tomac River as it empties into the Chesapeake
State Park DAHLGREN Vir-Mar Beach A small sandy beach on the Potomac of-Bay and the Allegheny Highlands in western 218 fering strolling relaxing and birding opportunities On
Pennsylvania The ldquobraidedrdquo Trail network ofers clear days the Smith Island Lighthouse can be seen as
Loop Tours Belle Isle State Park Located on the Rappahannock River the park includes hiking trails campsites (with water and electricity) a modern bath house a guest house for over-night rental a camp store and kayak canoe bicycle and motor boat rentals wwwvirginiastateparksgov
Menokin (c 1769) Home of Francis Lightfoot Lee signer of the Declaration of Independence Visitors center de-picting architectural conservation hiking trails on a 325 acre wildlife refuge wwwmenokinorg
opportunities for hiking bicycling paddling well as the shores of Maryland wwwdgifvirginiagov Mary Ball Washington Museum amp Library Named invbwtsiteasptrail=1amploop=CNNampsite=CNN10horseback riding and cross-country skiing Other Oak Crest honor of Lancaster native and mother of George Wash-Winery206 301
segments of the network include the Mount Ver- Ricersquos Hotel Hughlettrsquos Tavern Restored 18th century ington the museum features local history exhibits in the tavern shows how people lived and traveled in the 18th old jail clerks offce Lancaster House and an extensive non Trail and various Potomac Heritage Trail and 19th century Now operated as a store and restau- genealogy research collection wwwmbwmorg King
205 routes in Northern Virginia the Chesapeake and George COLONIAL rant wwwrhhtfoundationorg Christ Church (1735) The best preserved and least al-Edgehill BEACH Ohio Canal Towpath a bicycling route in South-
Stratford Hall (1738) Birthplace of Robert E Lee and tered of Virginiarsquos Colonial parish churches the church is ern Maryland and the Great Allegheny Passage home to two Lee signers of the Declaration of Indepen- interpreted along with the life of the builder Robert 630 James Monroe dence Visit the Great House the Mill and the rare Mio- ldquoKingrdquo Carter wwwchristchurch1735org Birthplace cene cliffs formation the last found in only three other
Morattico Waterfront Museum Housed in the Moratticoplaces in the world wwwstratfordhallorg 205 General Store building (1901) this local museum focuses
Westmoreland State Park Located on the Potomac the on the cultural history of a working watermenrsquos village George Washington Birthplace park includes hiking trails a variety of campsites (some wwwmoratticoorg 3 National Monument with water and electricity) fully equipped cabins water
Steamboat Era Museum Learn about the romantic andcraft rentals and seasonally a pool gift shop and snack exciting era of steamboats and how they impacted life onbar wwwvirginiastateparksgov 3 204 the Chesapeake Bay and the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers which served as primary transportation routesGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument AVoorhees Ingleside
Vineyards Westmoreland Stratford Nature site managed by the National Park Service the complex wwwsteamboatmuseumorg State Park Hall Preserve includes a visitors center with a flm a memorial house a609 Currioman
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States There is also a small museum with Monroe arti- ginia a network intended to function as a portal to theLeedstown communities history culture geology and ecology of the facts wwwmonroefoundationorg Chandlers Millpond MONTROSS
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April to November although the temperate climate al-Point604 lows bicycling all year long Spring and fall are ideal An
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Vineyard RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE 3 Type of Bicycle All of the routes are on paved surfaces
Either a road bike or hybrid would be appropriate Give your bike a check-up and make sure it is in good working order
Traffc Most of the routes are on lightly traveled second-
Primary Road Kinsale 614
REFUGE 690 203AcornSecondary Road- Paved 640 Belle Mount 600
Vineyards Vault Field Vineyard
Menokin 203Secondary Road- Unpaved Lewisetta636
621 Gardys Millpond ary roads that criss-cross the Northern Neck Some shortPotomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Route Public Fishing sections of the routes are on Route 3 and Route 360 ndashndashNaylorrsquos
Beach WARSAW Lake very busy highways Use caution when traveling on these
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Route (planned) 634 360 Coan Wharf portionsLanding
Terrain The terrain is fat to gently rolling Short hills are encountered when biking frst down and then up occa-
Local Loops (and Spurs) 360RAPPAHANNOCK 629360 HaynesvilleRIVER VALLEY NATIONAL 629
sional stream valleysDahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail (accessible by permit) WILDLIFE 3 600 REFUGE 634
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200 646 360 For More Information 6441 Leedstown loop 600 201 642
t2 Stratford HallCurrioman Landing loop Northern Neck Tourism Commission 804-333-1919 3 Reedville602 Athena
610 Vineyards wwwnorthernneckorg Fishermenrsquos 3 Montross Naylors Beach Warsaw Loop Reedville
and Winery Museum201 Virginia Tourism Corporation wwwvirginiaorg 600
4 Kinsale Sandy Point loop 354 Chilton Woods 615 Wicomico Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Tidal State Forest Church
Potomac River Water Trail Map Set state parks amp preserves 5 Heathsville Loop 617 800-933-PARK (cabin and campground reservations)
wwwdcrvirginiagov 201 679 Jacey Winery6 Reedville Vir-Mar Beach Smithrsquos Point Loop Morattico Waterfront 622
Museum Morattico Dameron Marsh State 683 6007 Lancaster Morattico Belle Isle State Park Loop
8 Kilmarnock Irvington White Stone Windmill Point Loop
Hickory HollowBelle Isle State NaturalLivelyState Park Area Preserve 7
Northern Neck RiverRide (last Saturday in September) 200 Natural Area Preserve wwwriverrideorg
Lancaster BikeWalk Virginia wwwbikewalkvirginiaorg Mary Ball Washington 605 Northern Neck Planning District Commission wwwnnpdcorg
Mileage for the Northern Neck Heritage Trail Through Route Museum 3 669Good Luck 354 Hughlett Point Virginia Department of Transportation Cellars604
Natural Area wwwvirginiadotorgprogramsbk-defaultasp The route depicted on this map uses public roadways All bicyclists should wear a helmet follow all laws and regulations and use caution especially on roadways without bicycle lanes Food and water are available in the towns along the route This map also shows a few locations where there were convenience stores as of 2013
Mollusk 607 Preserve Adventure Cycling Association Tidewater Potomac Heritage Bicy-KILMARNOCK 669 cling Route a loop connecting Smith Point VA Washington DC Merry Point 608
Ferry and Point Lookout State Park MD (free) 649 httpwwwadventurecyclingorgroutesindexcfm
National Park Service George Washington Birthplace National HistoricNorthwest Southeast Southeast Northwest 3 Christ Monument 804-224-1732 wwwnpsgovgewa
00 Colonial Beach 00 Reedville 200Church 222 Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail wwwnpsgovpohe 80 James Monroe Birthplace 49 Smith Point
172 George Washington Birthplace National Monument 85 Sunnybank Ferry 281 Westmoreland State Park 103 Vir-Mar Beach
Dog and Oyster C H E S A P E A K ESteamboat 647 Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail VIneyard Era Museum
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300 Stratford Hall 236 Heathsville 642
350 Montross 531 Montross 3 WHITE 8645 Heathsville 581 Stratford Hall STONE 695
778 Vir-Mar Beach 600 Westmoreland State Park Windmill Point796 Sunnybank Ferry 709 George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Published by Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Offce National Park 832 Smith Point 801 James Monroe Birthplace Service US Department of the Interior with assistance from BikeWalk Vir-
ginia Inc the Northern Neck Tourism Commission and local volunteers and 881 Reedville 881 Colonial Beach agency staff The content of this document should not be interpreted as rep-resenting the opinions or policies of the US Government Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the
APRIL 2013 US Government
