Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Appalachian Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Appalachian Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Harpers Ferry, WV. It climbs 1,289 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 1,155 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River Access Trail 39.32169, -77.74283
Nearest town Harpers Ferry, WV
Directions
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Appalachian Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 261–1,154 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: River Access Trail · 39.32169, -77.74283
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on River Access Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Town Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Lower Town Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto River Access Trail, heading NW.
- 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 surface
94% dirt6% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from River Access Trail Trailhead
- Lake Quigley & Lower Town Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 267 ft
- Lake Quigley–Gordon Pond, 4 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,705 ft
- Civil War to Civil Rights Viewpoint & Lower Town Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Split Rock–Potomac Water Gap, 3 saddles 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,387 ft
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 669 ft
- Appalachian National Scenic Viewpoint–Lake Quigley, 3 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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