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Black Bear Trail Bridge 2
4.1 ★★★★☆ 9 Google reviews · Running trail in Chesapeake, Virginia · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Black Bear Trail Bridge 2 yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Black Bear Trail Bridge 2
Access to the Black Bear trail and Wood Duck loop. Trail comes out at bridge 1. Parking is the wide spot in road just north of bridge.
Neat trail, but come prepared for ticks, mosquitoes, and blood flies. You are in a swamp after all!
*** Go to Portsmouth Ditch Trail Head on Google Maps!!! Follow brown Wildlife Refuge signs. Trails and parking are down the gravel road.
Plan your run at Black Bear Trail Bridge 2
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
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