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John Brown's Fort – View of the Shenandoah River loop from Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

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John Brown's Fort – View of the Shenandoah River loop from Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

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John Brown's Fort – View of the Shenandoah River loop from Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

02:01

17.6km

280m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 16, 2026

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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.21 km

Woodpecker Woods Wildlife Santuary

Nature Reserve

3.83 km

Philip Frankel & Co. (NPS Lower Town Information Center)

Highlight • Historical Site

This historic building is now used by the National Park Service for their operations. You can find visitor information here, though the building is not always staffed. The official visitor …

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3.91 km

John Brown's Fort

Highlight • Historical Site

Originally constructed as a fire engine garage and guard house, John Brown's Fort is the building abolitionist John Brown and his followers occupied during their raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859.

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4.03 km

Goodloe E. Byron Memorial Pedestrian Walkway (Winchester and Potomac Railroad Bridge)

Highlight • Bridge

This railroad bridge that spans over the Potomac River in Harpers Ferry is quite the spectacle.

A walk across the bridge grants you quick access between the C&O Canal Trail and Harpers Ferry town.

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4.65 km

Virginius Island Mill Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The location of a formerly four-story building originally built in 1848 as a cotton mill. During the Civil War, it was used as a hospital by the Union Army. Post-war, …

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5.22 km

Shenandoah Pulp Factory Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Aspects of an historic pulp mill, instrumental in the manufacture of paper, are still visible here. The mill was water-powered, and evidence of these channels remains.

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9.24 km

View of the Shenandoah River

Highlight • Viewpoint

A vantage point from which to look down on the Shenandoah River.

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9.70 km

Confederate artillery at the farm during the Civil War contributed significantly to the surrender of Union forces during the Battle of Harpers Ferry. Cannons here today illustrate the strategic position.

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17.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.48 km

4.62 km

2.25 km

2.14 km

2.05 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.41 km

4.47 km

3.06 km

2.33 km

1.73 km

572 m

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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John Brown's Fort – View of the Shenandoah River loop from Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Philip Frankel & Co. (NPS Lower Town Information Center)

John Brown's Fort

Goodloe E. Byron Memorial Pedestrian Walkway (Winchester and Potomac Railroad Bridge)

Virginius Island Mill Ruins

Shenandoah Pulp Factory Ruins

View of the Shenandoah River

Confederate artillery

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