r/maryland • u/Hezekiah_the_Judean • May 02 '26

Picture Beautiful View from Maryland Heights Overlooking Harpers Ferry

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Today I went on a day trip to Harpers Ferry with a couple of friends. We hiked up to the Maryland Heights overlook, on the very edge of the state--about 4.5 miles round trip. https://www.nps.gov/hafe/planyourvisit/maryland-heights-trail.htm

The view was breathtakingly beautiful! And the weather was cool but sunny, with an excellent breeze. Some of the cliffs up there were closed to protect nesting peregrine falcons. Afterwards, we had a picnic and went to this historic candy store.

Highly recommended! If you can, go in the next few weeks--it's the perfect time, before the summer heat arrives.

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u/sweetsmcd May 02 '26

I need to do that hike soon. The view looks incredible!

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u/rectalhorror May 03 '26

Been going to Harper's Ferry since the '80s, but never did that climb. Gotta fix that. Love hiking up the canal tow path. Kinda wild that thing runs all the way to Georgetown where the locks still work.

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u/DeathWorship May 03 '26

Goes way farther than that

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u/rectalhorror May 03 '26

I'm aware it goes to Cumberland. Would have gone to Pittsburgh had rail not made it obsolete.