Start Point for Walk: Spotsylvania County Museum, 6159 Plank Rd., Fredericksburg, VA 22407. The walk sign-up/registration is only through the AVA Online Start Box program (OSB). You will need to create an account and register for the walk. There is no physical start-box at this location. AVA/IVV credit is $4.00. Event directions can be downloaded after registering online. For those walkers not familiar with the OSB, here’s a link to walk you through the steps:

Directions: From Route 95, take Exit 130 West. Travel 5 miles. The Visitor Center/Museum will be on the right, just past Chancellor Elementary School (look for the barn). See more information and a location map here: https://my.ava.org/event-view.php?sn=125874

Description of Walk: 5k, 8k, or 10k.

Rating: 2B

Restrooms:  No bathroom at Museum. Closest is at Battlefield Country Store, 6150 Plank Rd, across from Start. Closed Sunday.

Strollers: Hard

Pets: Yes

Wheelchairs: No

There is no shade along the trail. Please carry water.

Walk the First Day of Chancellorsville Battlefield through 215 acres of fields where the battle took place. You will pass 12 historic markers along the trail, as well as several monuments.

Fighting at Chancellorsville opened on the morning of May 1, 1863, along the Orange Turnpike (now Rt. 3) and Orange Plank Road. The 12 historical plaques interspersed along the trail do a great job explaining how the opening stages of the battle unfolded. The 8K and 10K walks travel along sidewalks in a subdivision for a short distance. The small museum houses Spotsylvania County’s history, beginning with early Native Americans and continuing on through the Civil War.