Hiking Trails

Hiking Trail Map

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If you are a nature enthusiast and/or you enjoy hiking then you are in luck! Appomattox Court House National Historical Park offers 10 hiking trails ranging from .9 mile to 4.8 miles. Find history, nature and exercise on the park trails. The trails encompass areas where both the Federal and Confederate armies stood when the fighting at the Battle of Appomattox Court House. See the Sweeney Prizery, the oldest building on park grounds, a half mile from Lee's Headquarters and the Charles Sweeney cabin where you can learn about the origin of the five string banjo and the local, musical Sweeney family.

These trails are also a great place to reflect upon the beautiful scenery and nature that the park has to offer. Several species of trees and plants line the trails. There are various types of amphibians, reptiles, birds and even mammals to observe.

New trails opened in April 2025!

Coleman House Trail
Take a hike to the epicenter of the Appomattox Court House battlefield. Included are a stop at the location where Federal cavalry made a stand to block the escape route of the Army of Northern Virginia, and the advance of the Western Brigade. Other stops include the Coleman House site where civilian Hannah Reynolds, an enslaved woman, received her mortal wound and the 11th Maine Infantry was decimated by artillery fire. This wooded 1.25-mile round trip out and back trail hike begins and ends along Gordon Drive. Parking is available along Gordon Drive and the Confederate Cemetery parking lot.

United States Colored Troops Approach Trail
On April 9, 1865, 5,000 United States Colored Troops were part of the United States forces that slammed the door on the Army of Northern of Virginia’s escape route. Trace their journey on this open-field 1.5-mile round trip trail on uneven grassy paths. The trail begins and ends at the Grant's Headquarters Parking Area.

 

Description of the hiking trails at Appomattox Court House NHP

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