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With more than eighty-four square miles
of scenic, flat back roads and over 200 miles of shoreline,
Mathews County is noted for its bicycling, kayaking, bird
watching, fishing and sailing.
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The Mathews
Maritime Heritage Trail is a partnership project
initiated in January 2009 to preserve the valued
coastal landscape, and tell the colorful history
of Mathews County’s nautical heritage. Phase I
of the project will focus on water routes, and
will follow the 90 mile Blueways Water Trail, a
component of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways
Network. Later phases will include bicycle
routes and scenic drives to allow local citizens
and tourists a chance to explore and learn about
the county’s natural and cultural assets |
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 Make the most of this paddlers paradise
with a Mathews  Blueways
Guide detailing 90 miles of water trails. Five
self-guided day-trip and extended-stay paddling
adventures await kayakers and canoeists of all
experience levels. Purchase full color trail guides from
the Mathews County Visitor & Information Center. Use
your own craft or rent from a local outfitter,
Mobjack Kayaking. 
Cycling
enthusiasts enjoy the scenic, flat back roads, natural beauty
and small town charm of Mathews County. A
Bicycle Routes Guide
is available from the Mathews County Visitor & Information
Center offering trails ranging from 5.5 miles to
 13 miles,
covering the entire county.
Mathews County's
eighty-four square miles of natural habitat
on the Atlantic Flyway is a birders paradise. Part of the new
Virginia Birding &
Nature Trails coastal loop system, Mathews has a network
of ten designated trails spanning the county and waterways.
Located on the southern
Chesapeake,
Mathews
is ideally situated for Charter Fishing on the Bay or planning ocean excursions.
With the help of local Marinas,
sailors and boaters could spend weeks
exploring the wealth of creeks and rivers that surround Mathews
County.
And Williams
Wharf Landing, an historic steamboat wharf currently under
renovation to create a public facility for  self-propelled
watercraft and maritime history, is home
to the international
champion Mathews High School Crew Team.
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