National Battlefield Park · Virginia

Trails in Richmond National Battlefield Park

11 named trails · 9 miles. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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11 trails, A to Z.

Beaver Dam Creek Trail

0.1 mi one way · 88 ft–91 ft

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Chickahominy Bluff Overlook Trail

173 ft–176 ft

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Cold Harbor Extended Loop Trail

1.5 mi one way · about 60 ft of climbing · 134 ft–183 ft

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Cold Harbor Main Trail

0.9 mi loop · about 50 ft of climbing · 145 ft–180 ft

Visitor centers

Along the way Cold Harbor Visitor Center

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Cold Harbor Western Loop Trail

0.8 mi loop · about 80 ft of climbing · 122 ft–163 ft

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Fort Brady Trail

0.2 mi one way · 83 ft–87 ft

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Fort Darling Trail

0.6 mi one way · about 10 ft of climbing · 30 ft of descent · 67 ft–91 ft

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Fort Harrison Trail

0.5 mi one way · about 20 ft of climbing · 128 ft–142 ft

Visitor centers

Along the way Fort Harrison - Log Cabin Visitor Center

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Gaines' Mill Trail

1.0 mi one way · about 60 ft of climbing · 100 ft of descent · 100 ft–153 ft

History

Along the way Watt House

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Malvern Hill - Carter's Farm Trail

1.5 mi one way · about 100 ft of climbing · 83 ft–136 ft

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Malvern Hill Trail

1.8 mi one way · about 40 ft of climbing · 70 ft of descent · 84 ft–128 ft

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

9 more mapped segments without a name are on the map, not in the list.

About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-14 and simplified for the map. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do", unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.