Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) is a 3-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Bolivar, WV. It climbs 460 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi358 – 630 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze) 39.32794, -77.75140
Nearest town Bolivar, WV
Directions
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Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze)
3 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 357–629 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze) · 39.32794, -77.75140
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start on Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze), heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Night Battle Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Bolivar Heights Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Night Battle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze), heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM
More from Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze) Trailhead
- Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) 3.7 mi · ▲ 633 ft
- Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) 2.8 mi · ▲ 460 ft
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