Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Bolivar, WV. It climbs 519 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi354 – 617 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.33301, -77.76122
Nearest town Bolivar, WV
Directions
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Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze)
2.7 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 354–617 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 ftBear right onto Night Battle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 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
95% dirt5% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) 2 mi · ▲ 348 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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