Manassas National Battlefield Park · Virginia

Chinn Ridge Trail

0.7 mi of trail, end to end · about 70 ft of climbing · 207 ft–280 ft · native surface · trail class Developed · hiking

207 ft 280 ft · 0.6 mi high 280 ft

Chinn Ridge Trail the Park Service's write-up

45-70 Minutes · dogs allowed

Start Chinn Ridge Parking Lot, Stop #10

Artillery on Chinn Ridge
Union Artillery on Chinn Ridge. Parking lot is visible in background, the paved trail is at right Photo: NPS

Distance: 1 mile hike (.5 miles out and .5 miles back)

Difficulty: Easy

Hiking Time: 1 hour 1. Trail begins at the Chinn Ridge Parking Lot.

2. Follow paved path and markers that tell the story of the heaviest sustained fightingat Second Manassas.

3. At the end of the paved trail, a marker describes the fighting on Chinn Ridge during First Manassas. At this point, return along the paved path back to the parking lot. The trail begins at the Chinn Ridge parking lot (Tour Stop #10). The paved path, which is wheelchair accessible, traverses an area that witnessed heavy fighting on August 30, 1862. Interpretive signs tell the story of Union troops who made a desperate stand on Chinn Ridge and blunted the Confederate counterattack. Near the conclusion of the trail, visitors will pass a monument dedicated to Col. Fletcher Webster of the 12th Massachusetts, killed in action on Chinn Ridge. He was the son of noted orator Daniel Webster. The paved trail concludes at an interpretive marker discussing the combat on Chinn Ridge during the Battle of First Manassas (July 21, 1861). Visitors then return to the parking lot via the same path.

Accessibility Wheelchair Accessible

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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.