Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Split Rock–Potomac Water Gap, 3 saddles
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,387 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Split Rock–Potomac Water Gap, 3 saddles is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Harpers Ferry, WV. The route passes Split Rock before reaching Potomac Water Gap at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 1,387 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Split Rock–Potomac Water Gap, 3 saddles
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,387 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 261–1,063 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: River Access Trail · 39.32169, -77.74283
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on River Access Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Town Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Loudoun Heights Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miPass Potomac Water Gap.
- 150 ftReach Split Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Lower Town Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto River Access Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from River Access Trail Trailhead
- Lake Quigley & Lower Town Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 267 ft
- Lake Quigley–Gordon Pond, 4 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,705 ft
- Appalachian Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft
- Civil War to Civil Rights Viewpoint & Lower Town Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 669 ft
- Appalachian National Scenic Viewpoint–Lake Quigley, 3 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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