LOCATION: Mariners’ Museum (Visitors’ Desk), 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA,
DISTANCE: There is an 11 kilometer (6.8 mile) trail and a 5 kilometer trail.
START AND FINISH TIMES: Daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas, 10 am - 5 pm.
FEES: The "A" award plus credit is $7.00. The credit only fee is $3.00. "B" awards from 2002, 2003 and 2004 are available for $4.00. There is no fee just to walk the trail but you must carry a start card. There is no preregistration. Since the start location cannot collect fees for us, a stamped, self-addressed envelope is provided for you to mail the white copy of the start card and your fee to the Peninsula Pathfinders of Virginia. PLEASE PAY BY CHECK.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES: Inquire at the Visitors’ Desk for the Peninsula Pathfinders start box. Complete the paperwork for the event by following the instructions in the box. Remember that the start point is a business. Please be patient while they wait on their customers.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Trail rating 1+. The trail is on the grounds of the Mariners Museum (one of the finest maritime history museums in the world) and includes the Noland Trail. The trail is primarily through the woods around Lake Maury. It is not suitable for strollers and handicapped.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Ron Berard at (757) 890-9220, email:walkingtheusa@cox.net.
DIRECTIONS:See detailed directions and maps below.
MARINERS’ MUSEUM-Newport News:From I-64 take Exit 258A, J. Clyde Morris Blvd, US Route 17 South. Drive about 2.5 miles to the end of J. Clyde Morris Blvd to Warwick Blvd (multi-lane highway). Continue straight across Warwick Blvd to Avenue of the Arts. Go 0.1 mile and turn left at a blue Mariners' Museum sign. Continue straight to enter the Mariners’ Museum grounds. Park in the parking lot near the museum.