Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Lake Quigley & Virginius Island and Hall's Island Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
2 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 49 min
Lake Quigley & Virginius Island and Hall's Island Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Lower Town, WV. The route reaches Lake Quigley. It climbs 304 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Quigley & Virginius Island and Hall's Island Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
2 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 49 min
Elevation 253–506 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: 39.32386, -77.73419
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: NPS Shuttle Bus Station stop 267 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Lake Quigley.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Town Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Virginius Island and Hall's Island Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Lake Quigley, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lower Town Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 300 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 267 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Jefferson Rock–Lake Quigley, 7 sights 12.8 mi · ▲ 2,300 ft
- Lake Quigley–Wortman Pond, 5 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 2,150 ft
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