Manassas National Battlefield Park · Virginia

Brawner Farm Loop Trail

1.5 mi of trail, end to end · Brawner Farm Loop Trail: 1.6 mi round trip in the Service's write-up · about 100 ft of climbing · 256 ft–327 ft · asphalt, native surface · trail class Developed · hiking

310 ft 310 ft · 1.3 mi high 327 ft

Brawner Farm Loop Trail 1.6 mi round trip · the Park Service's write-up

45-75 Minutes · dogs allowed · season Brawner Farm Interpretive Center is open seasonally. Park grounds are open year-round.

Start Brawner Farm Parking Lot (Tour Stop #1)

Brawner Far
Brawner Farm looking south towards the Warrenton Turnpike (Rt.29) Photo: NPS

Distance: 1.6 mile roundtrip hike

Difficulty: Easy

Hiking Time: 1 hour 1. Park at the Brawner Farm parking lot off Pageland Lane. Follow the paved parth town to the Brawner Farmhouse.

2. Continue east along the Union line of battle. A short spur trail takes you toward Battery Heights, a Union artillery position during the fighting at Brawner Farm.

3. Trail loops back along the Confederate line of battle. Begin at the Brawner Farm parking lot off Pageland Lane (Tour Stop #1). This trail sweeps across historic farmland and the scene of some of the deadliest fighting during the opening day of the Battle of Second Manassas. Follow the paved path down to the Brawner Farm Interpretive Center (open March-November), and continue east along the Union battle line. A short side trail leads up to Battery Heights, where Capt. Joseph B. Campbell unlimbered the cannon of 4th U.S. Artillery, Battery B. The trail loops back via the Confederate position, walking the battle line once occupied by the Stonewall Brigade. Trailside historical markers and interpretive signs describe the combat actions that occurred.

Accessibility This trail does not meet ADA accessibility guidelines.

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About this trail's facts

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 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, 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.