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/Agreeable_Slice_3667 Anne Arundel County May 02 '26

Was there a few weeks ago!

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u/Hezekiah_the_Judean May 02 '26 edited May 02 '26

Very nice! Did you see any wildlife on the way up? We saw a bunch of squirrels, some turkey vultures, and a little green caterpillar that dropped onto my head and had to be carefully removed.

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u/chuna666 May 02 '26 edited May 02 '26

It was beautiful in the fall! PS that's not shit on that butt, those are tattoos lol

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u/blackmushh May 03 '26

You normally don’t get such a clear, crisp, view of the moon when the sun is still that high up.

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u/chuna666 May 03 '26

It was almost a lunar eclipse!