Cumberland Marsh Natural Area Preserve is one of those very rare places where the American beech trees haven’t been scarred by a love-stricken vandal’s pocket knife. Holt’s Creek is a broad hidden waterway inside of the marsh that flows into a thoroughfare that creates a wetland island in the Pamunkey River. Once in the woods from the trail, hikers are treated to a series of small, non-tidal streams. Eventually, the trail comes to a striking view of Holt’s from a high bluff. In the late fall and winter, one can even catch a slight glimpse of the greater river that combines with the Mattaponi to form the York. There are no steep ravines to navigate; the terrain is flat. But, the distance from even secondary road traffic makes Cumberland Marsh an excellent hike.
I have to confess, there was one ulterior motive for hiking Cumberland. Rick’s Country Cafe has a…
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