Important Notices
COVID-19 & the VBWTBefore heading out to visit a site on the Virginia Bird & Wildlife Trail, be sure to check if that site has any COVID-19 policies or closures in place. This information is typically posted on a site's own website. |
Sites On This Loop
- CMA01: The Nature Conservancy’s Vandell Preserve at Cumberland Marsh
- CMA02: Glenns Campus, Rappahannock Community College
- CMA03: Dragon’s Lair 1
- CMA04: Waterfence Landing
- CMA05: Melrose Landing
- CMA06: King and Queen Fish Cultural Station
- CMA07: Walkerton Landing
- CMA08: Zoar State Forest
- CMA09: Dabney’s Mill Landing, King William County
Description
The Mattaponi Loop offers a transition from the upland woods and river rapids of the Richmond Loop to the marsh locations of Mathews and Gloucester. Pine-oak forest communities dominate this rural area and are interspersed with farmland and freshwater tidal rivers. The loop features stops along the mighty rivers that divide Virginia’s western shore. A variety of wildlife can readily be seen along these waterways, including a myriad of waterfowl, nesting ospreys, and majestic bald eagles. The loop route guides visitors to pristine bald cypress-dominated bottomland forests where interesting reptiles, amphibians, and songbirds reside. The loop continues through the deciduous upland forest typical of the Middle Peninsula interior.
Loop Map
![VBWT Loop: CMA](http://dgifwebtest.gooutdoorsvirginia.com/wp-content/uploads/cma.gif)
Services
Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce
804.693.2425
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New Kent Chamber of Commerce
804.932.9614
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River Country Tourism Council
804.843.4499
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Tappahannock-Essex Chamber of Commerce
804.443.5241
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West Point/Tri-Rivers Chamber of Commerce
804.843.4620
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