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Outdoors and Sports Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail

Founders Park lays adjacent to the Potomac River. Photo Cameron Davidson
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    Smith Point
    Reedville, VA 22539
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    804-333-1919 (Northern Neck Tourism)
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    Reedville
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    Northumberland
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Hike, bike, ride and paddle the Potomac Heritage network of trails.
Linking the Potomac and upper Ohio river basins, the Potomac Heritage Trail network follows the paths explored by George Washington. You can follow the same routes today—on foot, bicycle, horse and by boat—exploring contrasting landscapes between the Chesapeake Bay and the Allegheny Highlands.

As of December 2015, approximately 862 miles of existing and planned trails are recognized as segments of the Trail network (i.e., 736 existing, 126 planned). The Trail corridor spans two major watersheds and portions of five physiographic provinces between two points at the mouth of the Potomac River -- Point Lookout State Park in southern Maryland and Smith Point on the Northern Neck of Virginia -- and the northeastern terminus of the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail in western Pennsylvania.

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Chesapeake Bay

Last Updated: 11/05/2019

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    Gables Bed & Breakfast Inn, The
    859 Main Street
    Reedville, VA 22539
    0.23 MI
  • Reedville Fishermen's Museum
    Reedville Fishermen's Museum
    504 Main Street
    Reedville, VA 22539
    0.24 MI
  • Chitterchats
    Chitterchats
    846 Main St.
    Reedville, VA 22539
    0.29 MI
  • Tangier Island Cruise
    Tangier Island Cruise
    468 Buzzard Point Road
    Reedville, VA 22539
    0.59 MI
  • Buzzard Point Marina
    Buzzard Point Marina
    468 Buzzard Point Road
    Reedville, VA 22539
    0.59 MI

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