Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Jefferson Rock & Lake Quigley via Lower Town Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Jefferson Rock & Lake Quigley via Lower Town Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Bolivar, WV. The route passes Lake Quigley and Lake Quigley before reaching Jefferson Rock at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 479 ft, with sections as steep as 21% 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
3.1 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 273–497 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: 39.31515, -77.75774
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: NPS Shuttle Bus Station stop 151 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lower Town Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miPass Lake Quigley.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Quigley.
- 400 ftBear 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 right onto Lower Town Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 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: NPS Shuttle Bus Station stop 151 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Appalachian Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,500 ft
- Gordon Pond–Wortman Pond, 5 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 2,220 ft
- Appalachian National Scenic Viewpoint–Lake Quigley, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 206 ft
- Butterfly Alley Trail & Lower Sweet Run Trail via Appalachian Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 1,991 ft
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 880 ft
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