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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Lake Quigley & Lower Town Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 267 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Lake Quigley & Lower Town Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Harpers Ferry, WV. The route reaches Lake Quigley. It climbs 267 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 509 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32218, -77.74079
Nearest town Harpers Ferry, WV
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Lake Quigley & Lower Town Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 267 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 273–509 ft

Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Trailhead: 39.32218, -77.74079

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: NPS Shuttle Bus Station stop 730 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Quigley.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Town Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Civil War to Civil Rights Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach Lake Quigley, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftBear left onto Lower Town Trail, heading E.
  13. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 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/camp-hill-lake-quigley-out-back-3-summits-5-km

Trail surface

51% dirt40% gravel7% paved1% rock1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NPS Shuttle Bus Station stop 730 m from the trailhead

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