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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Maryland Heights–Stone Fort, 3 summits

4.3 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Maryland Heights–Stone Fort, 3 summits is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Sandy Hook, MD. The route passes Maryland Heights before reaching Stone Fort at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 786 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 1,453 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.33444, -77.71230
Nearest town Sandy Hook, MD
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Maryland Heights–Stone Fort, 3 summits

4.3 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 668–1,454 ft

Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Trailhead: 39.33444, -77.71230

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Overlook Cliff Trail (Red Blaze), heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Stone Fort Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miPass Stone Fort.
  5. 50 ftReach Maryland Heights, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left onto Overlook Cliff Trail (Red Blaze), heading SE.
  7. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/maryland-heights-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM

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