Night Battle Trail & Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Engle, WV. It climbs 291 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi367 – 630 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32932, -77.77292
Nearest town Engle, WV
Directions
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Night Battle Trail & Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze)
2.8 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 366–630 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: 39.32932, -77.77292
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Night Battle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Night Battle Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Bolivar Heights Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Night Battle Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% dirt25% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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