BRCWRT Walking Tour

Wolf Run Shoals

Marching Orders

Saturday March 21, 2026
(Rain Date: April 4th)


DATE: Sat., March 21, 2026

SCOPE OF TOUR: This tour spans from the Revolutionary War through the end of the Civil War in Fairfax County. Walk the road that enabled transport of GW’s supplies to Yorktown and see several Union earthworks/encampments when this area was the default Mason-Dixon line early in the Civil War. Learn about the Union AOP’s right wing onerous march through here to the Battle of Gettysburg and its connection with JEB Stuart’s controversial ride to Gettysburg. Finally, learn about a war-ending event by Mosby’s Rangers that occurred here.

Tour Attendance Limitation: 25 attendees

ASSEMBLY LOCATION/TIME: 9:00 AM (terminus of Wolf Run Shoals Road) [VA Rte. 610] = approx. 5 ½ miles south of Fairfax Station, Virginia

Closest address: 8517 Wolf Run Shoals Road, Clifton, VA 20124

GPS coordinates: 38.7279650, -77.3582106

  • From: Rte. 123 – Ox Road: From SECOND traffic light south of Rte. 123 intersection with Fairfax Parkway, turn right onto Chapel Road. Turn left within ¼ mile onto Wolf Run Shoals Road and follow it until it intersects with Henderson Road (you will cross Clifton Road partway there). Bear right onto Henderson Rd. and within ½ mile, turn left onto Wolf Run Shoals Road. Follow it to dead end.

  • From Clifton Area: Drive east on Clifton Road until it intersects with Wolf Run Shoals Road. Turn right and follow it until it intersects Henderson Road. Bear right onto Henderson Road and within ½ mile, turn left onto Wolf Run Shoals Road. Follow it to dead end.

  • From Prince William County: Take either Yates Ford Road across the Occoquan to Henderson Road to Wolf Run Shoals Road to dead end or Route 123 north across the Occoquan to Henderson Road (Fairfax County) to Wolf Run Shoals Road to dead end.

START TIME/TOUR DURATION: 9:15 AM / 2 ½ hrs.

PARKING: Park at the terminus of Wolf Run Shoals Rd. If the limited parking spaces are taken, make a U-Turn and park on the righthand side of the road.

EXERTION: Given the terrain and path (periodically “off road”) this tour will traverse, it is not advisable for anyone with special mobility needs. Please wear appropriate hiking attire, a bottle of water and a walking-stick.

REST ROOMS: No rest rooms (plenty of trees) on the tour route. Recommend use of facilities before arrival for the tour.

LUNCH: 12-Noonish (“Los Toltecos” [Mexican] @ Fairfax STN) - Individual tabs

  • 5614 Ox Rd., Fairfax Station, VA (703 425-8844)

INCLEMENT WEATHER: Should the weather deteriorate, a weather cancellation notice will be sent out on the morning of the tour via email. Rain date will be Sat., April 4.

TOUR GUIDE: James Lewis Cell: (703) 593-2956