Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze) via Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze)
2.3 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze) via Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Bolivar, WV. It climbs 571 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 mi354 – 577 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.33301, -77.76122
Nearest town Bolivar, WV
Directions
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Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze) via Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze)
2.3 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 354–577 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: 39.33301, -77.76122
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze), heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Woodpecker Trail (Red Blaze), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Valley View Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze), heading NE.
- 0.8 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 7:12 PM
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- Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) 2 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) 2.7 mi · ▲ 519 ft
- Night Battle Trail via Potomac Cliff Trail (Blue Blaze) 2.5 mi · ▲ 486 ft
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