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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Overlook Cliff Trail (Red Blaze)

2 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 49 min

Overlook Cliff Trail (Red Blaze) is a 2-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Sandy Hook, MD. It climbs 311 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 971 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.33444, -77.71230
Nearest town Sandy Hook, MD
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Overlook Cliff Trail (Red Blaze)

2 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 49 min

Elevation 668–971 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 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 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/overlook-cliff-trail-red-blaze-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM

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