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Rappahannock Heritage Trail & Canal Path

Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

Rappahannock Heritage Trail & Canal Path

Length4.2 mi
Elev. Gain118.1 ft
Est. Steps9500

River

City walk

Bathroom

Created by Terri 🌼
Introduction
Rappahannock Heritage Trail & Canal Path is a 4.2 mile (9,500-step) route located near Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 118.1 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
The Heritage Trail & Canal Path is a paved 3.2 mile loop. The Embrey Dam trail offshoot @ Friends of the Rappahannock is gravel, then dirt, and can be an out & back as far as you want to take it to add more steps.

Carl's Ice Cream

Food
Carl's Ice Cream (also known as "Carl's Frozen Custard" or, most often, simply "Carl's") is a curbside ice cream stand located at 2200 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Since 2005, the stand, with its Art Moderne architectural facade, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

James Monroe High School (Virginia)

School
James Monroe High School is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is a four-year public high school in the Fredericksburg City Schools system. The school is named after James Monroe. The current school building opened to students in September 2006. James Monroe High School is part of the VHSL AA Battlefield District.

Mary Washington Hospital

Hospital
Mary Washington Hospital is a 451-bed, full-service hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is one of seven level II trauma centers in Virginia and was ranked 6th best in the state by U.S. News and World Report.

Fall Hill

Place
Fall Hill is a plantation located near the falls on the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Though the Thornton family has lived at Fall Hill since the early 18th century, the present house was built in 1790 for Francis Thornton V (1760–1836). The land on which Fall Hill is located is part of an 8,000 acres (3,200 ha) land patent obtained by Francis Thornton I (1657–1727) around 1720.

Conway House (Falmouth, Virginia)

Place
Conway House, also known as the Moncure Daniel Conway House, is a historic home located at Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia. It was the home of author, clergyman, and abolitionist Moncure D. Conway (1832-1907) and used as a Union hospital during the American Civil War.The home was built in 1807, and is a large two-story, five bay, "L"-shaped Federal style brick dwelling.

Elmhurst (Fredericksburg, Virginia)

Place
Elmhurst is a historic home located at Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was built in 1871, and is a two-story, three-bay, double-pile, "L"-plan, brick dwelling in the Italianate style. It is topped by a hipped roof over a low-pitched, pyramidal and shed roof with a large belvedere and eaves supported by large, elaborate brackets.

Old Mill Acess to Heritage Trail

Tourist Attraction

Gayle's Pond

Water

Rappahannock River

Water

Old Cossey holding pond

Water
Route Details

Length

4.2 mi

Elev. Gain

118.1 ft

Est. Steps

9500
Created by
Terri 🌼
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