Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Civil War to Civil Rights Viewpoint & Lower Town Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Civil War to Civil Rights Viewpoint & Lower Town Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Harpers Ferry, WV. The route reaches Civil War to Civil Rights Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 259 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
Getting there
Directions
Civil War to Civil Rights Viewpoint & Lower Town Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 275–509 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: River Access Trail · 39.32169, -77.74283
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 83°F / low 69° · precip 40% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on River Access Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Town Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Civil War to Civil Rights Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Civil War to Civil Rights Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Trail to Murphy-Chambers Farm, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Lower Town Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto River Access Trail, heading E.
- 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
Weather
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
- Appalachian Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,289 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
Get outside more
A wild hike near Harpers Ferry, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia