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Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Virginia · NC

114K

Acres

24

Trails

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The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1974 to help protect and preserve a portion of the Great Dismal Swamp, a marshy region on the Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina in the United States. It is located in parts of the independent cities of Chesapeake and Suffolk in Virginia, and the counties of Camden, Gates, and Pasquotank in North Carolina.

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Trails

All trails in Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Bull Boulevard Ditch

Bull Boulevard Ditch

Corapeake23.9 mi2,497 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyOut & Back
Corapeake Road

Corapeake Road

South Mills17.6 mi1,877 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ExpertOut & Back
Cypress Marsh Boardwalk Trail

Cypress Marsh Boardwalk Trail

Suffolk0.2 mi39 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyPoint to Point
Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Suffolk6.6 mi
TrailPoint to Point
Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Chesapeake6.2 mi
TrailPoint to Point
Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Suffolk0.9 mi
TrailPoint to Point
Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Suffolk4.5 mi
TrailPoint to Point
Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Suffolk5.2 mi
TrailPoint to Point
Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Suffolk3.3 mi
TrailPoint to Point
Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Suffolk1.4 mi
TrailPoint to Point
Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Chesapeake2.9 mi
TrailPoint to Point
Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Dismal Swamp Nwr Trails

Suffolk0.1 mi
TrailLoop

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