Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park - Leesburg (Rating: C)

About this event

You must read the following NVHC Sign-in Sheet Statement/Liability Disclaimer, https://nvhc.com/signin.pdf and then answer the question that you will see when you RSVP with "I accept" to be permitted on the hike.

This is a ~5 mile hike with an elevation gain of 700' on various trails in the Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park https://www.novaparks.com/parks/balls-bluff-battlefield in Leesburg, VA. We will stop half way for a short snack break. We hike at a pace of 2.5 mph while moving.

This is the site of one of the largest Civil War engagements in Loudoun County. Major sites at Ball's Bluff include a cemetery, which is the third smallest national cemetery in the United States. Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park also features an interpretive trail, signage and an amazing view of the bluff itself, overlooking the Potomac River. We will start Edwards Landing Park.

Rating: C

Meet: 9:00am at Edwards Landing Park. GPS coordinates: 39.120075, -77.524277 https://maps.app.goo.gl/JnfJ9EURn4Z9GURC7

Dogs are not permitted on this.

Carpool Fee: N/A

Park Entry Fee: $0.00

Neither the Club nor the hike leaders are responsible for coordinating transportation to/from the trailhead. Hikers are not guaranteed to get a ride to the trailhead from the carpool location. Carpooling is organized by the participants and they participate at their own risk.

From Northern Virginia Hiking Club (NVHC)