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USGS Trail and Beach Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Virginia

USGS Trail and Beach Trail

Fredericksburg, Virginia

4.8 mi

Distance

653 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 42m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for USGS Trail and Beach Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

Part of the Fredericksburg Quarry Trail System / Rappahannock River Heritage Trail (City of Fredericksburg, VA); maintained by the Fredericksburg Trails Alliance. No swimming/fishing in the quarry.

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Elevation Profile

Min:21 ft
Max:67 ft
Gain:199 ft
Loss:199 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 21 ft and 67 ft across 4.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.21 ft36 ft52 ft67 ft0.0 mi1.2 mi2.4 mi3.6 mi4.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi64 ft
High point0.1 mi67 ft
End4.8 mi64 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Fredericksburg, VA · in or next to town
County:
Fredericksburg city, VA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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