Lake Quigley–Gordon Pond, 4 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Harpers Ferry, WV. The route passes Lake Quigley before reaching Gordon Pond at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,705 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 1,155 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32218, -77.74079
Nearest town Harpers Ferry, WV
Directions
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Lake Quigley–Gordon Pond, 4 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,705 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 261–1,154 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Quigley.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Town Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Butterfly Alley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wood Thrush Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Legacy Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Gordon Pond.
- 250 ftReach Lake Quigley, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Wood Thrush Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Butterfly Alley Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Lower Town Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
95% dirt5% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NPS Shuttle Bus Station stop 730 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Quigley & Lower Town Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 267 ft
- Appalachian Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft
- Civil War to Civil Rights Viewpoint & Lower Town Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 259 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
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