National Park Service · VA
Manassas National Battlefield Park
On July 21, 1861, two armies clashed for the first time on the fields overlooking Bull Run. Heavy fighting swept away any notion of a quick war. In August 1862, Union and Confederate armies converged for a second time on the plains of Manassas. The Confederates won a solid victory bringing them to the height of their power.
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Brawner Farm Loop Trail
Loop circling Brawner Farm, where the Second Battle of Manassas opened on Aug 28, 1862. Passes the restored farmhouse interpretive center overlooking the fields of the Gibbon-Jackson clash.
Henry Hill Loop Trail
Popular loop from the Henry Hill Visitor Center across the open fields where Thomas J. Jackson earned the name 'Stonewall' during First Manassas. Passes cannons, monuments and the reconstructed Henry House.
Deep Cut Loop Trail
Loop to the Deep Cut of the Unfinished Railroad, where Confederates repelled massed Union assaults on Aug 30, 1862. Passes wayside exhibits, an artillery display and the 1865 Second Manassas Monument.
Stone Bridge Loop Trail
Loop along Bull Run to the historic Stone Bridge, an escape route for retreating Union troops in both battles. Follows the creek through woods; laid out as a counterclockwise cell-phone audio tour.
Second Manassas Trail
Self-guided loop of the August 1862 Second Battle of Manassas, passing the Unfinished Railroad Deep Cut, Brawner Farm and Groveton Confederate Cemetery. Longer, mostly level route through fields and woods.
First Manassas Trail
Self-guided loop of the July 1861 First Battle of Manassas, the war's first major clash, tracing the fighting from the Stone Bridge feint to Matthews Hill and Henry Hill. Mostly flat with numerous wayside exhibits.
About this park
Agency
National Park Service.
Official site
Coordinates
38.8171, -77.5353
Trails covered
6 curated routes at this park.