Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Armory Canal Trail–Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 56 min
Armory Canal Trail–Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Bolivar, WV. It climbs 349 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi279 – 656 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze) 39.32827, -77.75789
Nearest town Bolivar, WV
Directions
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Armory Canal Trail–Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 56 min
Elevation 281–656 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze) · 39.32827, -77.75789
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start on Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze), heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Armory Canal Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze), heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
62% dirt1% gravel37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM
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