Visitor Center Trail

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

easy

Length: 1.54 mi

Est. time: 36m

Gain: 243 ft

Loss: 20 ft

Max elev: 494 ft

Point-to-pointTrail class 4Gravelhike

Elevation profile

+243 ft gain · −20 ft loss — an estimate from a DEM.

Trailhead & logistics

Trailhead parking (Place)

Harpers Ferry NHP Visitor Center (VisitorCenter)

Connect the dots

Learn:

Incident at Harpers Ferry: Slavery and John Brown The Battle of Harpers Ferry 1862: Joining Up!The Battle of Harpers Ferry 1862: Joining Up!

Journeys:

Stephen D. Ramseur Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Lawrence O'Brian Branch Richard Heron Anderson Edmund Ruffin Henry Wise

Plan smart, verify on site

Length, elevation, and difficulty are estimates derived from open data (NPS Public Trails GIS, high confidence) — not a safety guarantee. Conditions change; check current closures, weather, and water, and carry the essentials. Always defer to NPS.gov and park rangers.

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