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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Lake Quigley–Butterfly Alley Trail, 4 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,835 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Lake Quigley–Butterfly Alley Trail, 4 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Lower Town, WV. The route reaches Lake Quigley. It climbs 1,835 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 1,155 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32418, -77.73095
Nearest town Lower Town, WV
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Lake Quigley–Butterfly Alley Trail, 4 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,835 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Elevation 255–1,154 ft

Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Trailhead: 39.32418, -77.73095

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Transit-accessible: Harpers Ferry stop 38 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Lower Town Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miPass Lake Quigley.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.3 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  6. 2.7 miTurn left onto Butterfly Alley Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bypass Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Lower Sweet Run Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miReach Lake Quigley, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left onto Bypass Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Butterfly Alley Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  13. 2.7 miSharp left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NE.
  14. 1.3 miTurn right onto Lower Town Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/appalachian-national-scenic-viewpoint-lake-quigley-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

92% dirt6% paved1% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Harpers Ferry stop 38 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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