Harpers Ferry: Loudoun Heights via the AT
Hop a train for a weekend on Blue Ridge trails near the headquarters of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
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Mapped by Jeff Chow
Trail Facts
- Distance: 5.0
Waypoints
LHT001
Location: 39.3245506286621, -77.731330871582
From Harpers Ferry Amtrak station, walk SE on Potomac St. In 300 yds., R onto Shenandoah St. to connect with AT
LHT002
Location: 39.3229293823242, -77.7303695678711
Turn R @ 4-way onto High St., then quick L up steep stone steps. Head W; brown AT posts mark route through Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
LHT003
Location: 39.3229217529297, -77.7334671020508
Pass Jefferson Rock on L (massive, tilted shale slab perched on smaller slab); green hills roll down to the confluence of Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers; continue W
LHT004
Location: 39.3229293823242, -77.7403335571289
Turn R @ 3-way; follow blue blazes .2 mi.
LHT005
Location: 39.3255500793457, -77.7406463623047
ATC visitor center. Browse AT book collection and thumb through old photos of AT hikers. Retrace steps to WPT 4; turn R
LHT006
Location: 39.3218193054199, -77.7444686889648
Turn L @ T onto US 340; cross Shenandoah St., then Shenandoah River on bridge
LHT007
Location: 39.319149017334, -77.7407989501953
Cross to R side of highway, then climb stairs that lead up cliff and AT tread
LHT008
Location: 39.3148803710938, -77.7406311035156
Walk across Chestnut Hill Rd. and head SW
LHT009
Location: 39.3135986328125, -77.7375030517578
Bear R (S) @ Y with orange-blazed trail; continue ascent of Blue Ridge
LHT010
Location: 39.3107490539551, -77.7369766235352
Turn R @ T with Loudoun Heights Trail; head SW along ridge crest (also the WV?VA state line)
LHT011
Location: 39.3047294616699, -77.7406768798828
Ridgeline views into Harpers Ferry and lush river valley; retrace steps
