Bald Cypress Trail
First Landing SP, Virginia Beach
On February 27, Kim and I hiked the Bald Cypress Trail in First Landing State Park in Virginia Breach with her niece Journey. This was a fun little hike through the Bald Cypress swamps with a short detour out to see one of the inland waterways (Long Creek). It was a beautiful day and it was great to spend time with Journey before her championship meet.
Walk-Specific Map
Hint: Change map layer to “Imagery” using the object in the upper-right corner of the map below.
Elevation Profile
Images
VAVBCHBC1: Bald Cypress swamp
VAVBCHBC1: K&J Carving
VAVBCHBC2: Bald Cypress swamp
VAVBCHBC3: Typical scenery Winter 2025
VAVBCHBC4: Kim and Journey on trail
VAVBCHBC4: Boat on Long Creek
VAVBCHBC5: Bald Cypress swamp
VAVBCHBC5: Kim and Journey
GPX Download
A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.
Summary Information
| NUM | trackID | Primary | Description | Distance | CumDist | DeltaElev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAVBCHBC1 | Bald Cypress Trail | Visitor Center to Spur trail to pond | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1 |
| 2 | VAVBCHBC2 | Bald Cypress Trail spur | Bald Cypress Tr to pond overlook | 0.02 | 0.97 | -4 |
| 3 | VAVBCHBC2 | Bald Cypress Trail spur | pond overlook to Bald Cypress Tr | 0.02 | 0.99 | 4 |
| 4 | VAVBCHBC3 | Bald Cypress Trail | Spur trail to pond to Fox Run Tr | 0.38 | 1.38 | 8 |
| 5 | VAVBCHBC4 | Fox RunTrail | Bald Cypress Tr to Long Creek overlook | 0.36 | 1.74 | -24 |
| 6 | VAVBCHBC4 | Fox RunTrail | Long Creek overlook to Bald Cypress Tr | 0.36 | 2.11 | 24 |
| 7 | VAVBCHBC5 | Bald Cypress Trail | Fox Run Tr to Visitor Center | 0.35 | 2.45 | -3 |