Armory Canal Trail & Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Bolivar, WV. It climbs 472 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi279 – 630 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bakerton Road 39.33475, -77.75750
Nearest town Bolivar, WV
Directions
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Armory Canal Trail & Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze)
3.6 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 281–629 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: Bakerton Road · 39.33475, -77.75750
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bakerton Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Armory Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Night Battle Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Bolivar Heights Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftReach Armory Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Night Battle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Armory Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 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
75% dirt1% gravel24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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