Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) & Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze)
2.9 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) & Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze) is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Bolivar, WV. It climbs 519 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi358 – 630 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze) 39.32875, -77.74775
Nearest town Bolivar, WV
Directions
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Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) & Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze)
2.9 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 357–630 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze) · 39.32875, -77.74775
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start on Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze), heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze), heading S.
- 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 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM
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