Name: Twin Forts Trail
Rating: 3.0

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Features Birding · Fall Colors · Wildlife

Family Friendly Nice short and relatively flat loop with Civil War History.

Climbing in on on Civil War earthworks is prohibitted.

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A loop trail that can be reached at the Campground Connection Trail, Long Meadow Trail or White Oak Trail. It circles many Civil War earthworks and during my 1st trip through there I encountered 5 cotton tail deer.

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Land Manager: City of Newport News, VA - Parks

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Donovan Fitzgerald

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3.0 from 1 vote

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in Newport News Park

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in Newport News Park

#951

in Virginia

#34,198

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Mind the signs. Civil War Earthworks from the Peninsular Campaign.

Dec 8, 2016 near Yorktown, VA

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Twin Forts Trail

“A loop trail that takes you through Civil War earthworks and nature. ”

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113' 35 m

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Dogs Leashed

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Family Friendly Nice short and relatively flat loop with Civil War History.

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#34,198

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