Name: Harpers Ferry Battlefields & Streets (Rating: B)
Start: 2025-11-24T08:15:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-24T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Dulles Town Center Park & Ride Lot

You must read the following NVHC Sign-in Sheet Statement/Liability Disclaimer, [https://nvhc.com/signin.pdf](https://nvhc.com/signin.pdf) and then answer the question that you will see when you RSVP with "I accept" to be permitted on the hike.

This is an 9.5 mile hike with 1000’ elevation gain in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. This is not your usual Harpers Ferry hike, for a good part of the hike we will be on paved roads and streets. We will cover historic battlefields and surrounding streets. We will visit the Murphy Chambers Farm and Bolivar Heights. After that we will take some back roads and walk the streets through town, stopping for lunch in town. From their we first follow the Shenandoah River while back to the parking lot.

We hike at a pace of 2.5-3.0 mph when moving.

Dogs are permitted on this hike in accordance with the NVHC Dog Policy.
[https://tinyurl.com/nvhcdogpolicy](https://tinyurl.com/nvhcdogpolicy)

Leader: Ed Brimberg 703-944-9920 (C)

[Rating: B](https://nvhc.com/hikeinfo/ratings/)

Carpools: Meet at the Dulles Town Center Park and Ride at 8:00am carpools will depart at 8:15am. Suggested carpool fee is $5. The leader will be at the carpool location. GPS Coordinates: 39.034171, -77.430122
[https://goo.gl/maps/b42ximPSAvQ4AtEE7](https://goo.gl/maps/b42ximPSAvQ4AtEE7)

Driving time to trail head from the carpool location: 60 minutes

Meet at 9:15am at the Harpers Ferry Visitor Center Parking Lot hike will start at 9:30am. GPS Coordinates: 39.315678, -77.756485
[https://goo.gl/maps/YUpKxzubYfuHKvdS6](https://goo.gl/maps/YUpKxzubYfuHKvdS6)

Neither the Club nor the hike leaders are responsible for coordinating transportation to/from the trailhead. Hikers are not guaranteed to get a ride to the trailhead from the carpool location. Carpooling is organized by the participants and they participate at their own risk.

Park Entry Fee: $20/car or free with National Park pass.

Alltrails Map for hike: [https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/harpers-ferry-streets-and-battlefields-70d3556?u=i&sh=7cs7ov](https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/harpers-ferry-streets-and-battlefields-70d3556?u=i&sh=7cs7ov)

**You must be experienced in hikes of this distance and elevation gain.**

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