Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Jefferson Rock & Lake Quigley via Lower Town Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 55 min
Jefferson Rock & Lake Quigley via Lower Town Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Lower Town, WV. The route passes Lake Quigley before reaching Jefferson Rock at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 304 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jefferson Rock & Lake Quigley via Lower Town Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 55 min
Elevation 255–472 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: 39.32418, -77.73095
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Harpers Ferry stop 38 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Lower Town Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Lake Quigley.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Jefferson Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Town Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Harpers Ferry stop 38 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Appalachian National Scenic Viewpoint via Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Lake Quigley–Butterfly Alley Trail, 4 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,835 ft
- Lake Quigley & Virginius Island and Hall's Island Trail via Lower Town Trail 1.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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