Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) is a 2-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Bolivar, WV. It climbs 348 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi354 – 630 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.33301, -77.76122
Nearest town Bolivar, WV
Directions
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Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze)
2 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 50 min
Elevation 354–629 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: 39.33301, -77.76122
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Night Battle Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bolivar Heights Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Night Battle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM
More from this trailhead
- Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) 2.7 mi · ▲ 519 ft
- Night Battle Trail via Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) 2.5 mi · ▲ 486 ft
- Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze) via Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) 2.3 mi · ▲ 571 ft
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