Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Maryland Heights Overlook & Overlook Cliff Trail (Red Blaze)
2.4 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Maryland Heights Overlook & Overlook Cliff Trail (Red Blaze) is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Sandy Hook, MD. The route reaches Maryland Heights Overlook at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 613 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Maryland Heights Overlook & Overlook Cliff Trail (Red Blaze)
2.4 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 587–938 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: 39.33444, -77.71230
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Overlook Cliff Trail (Red Blaze), heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Maryland Heights Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miArrive 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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More from this trailhead
- Overlook Cliff Trail (Red Blaze) 2 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Overlook Cliff Trail (Green Blaze) 3.9 mi · ▲ 979 ft
- Maryland Heights–Stone Fort, 3 summits 4.3 mi · ▲ 786 ft
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