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Stone Fort Trail (blue blaze)

On Maryland Heights

Trail3.7 km · 2.3 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Loudoun Heights Trail 1.5 mi · 2.4 kmExplore Maryland Heights →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 11–27 °C (52–81 °F)

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  2. F6°-3°71
  3. M11°0°89
  4. A17°5°91
  5. M22°11°107
  6. J27°16°94
  7. J29°18°101
  8. A28°18°91
  9. S24°14°93
  10. O18°8°83
  11. N12°3°85
  12. D6°-2°78

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
3.7 km · 2.3 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain
Maryland Heights (mountain, 436 m; GeoNames)
Nearest town
3.8 km NE of Bolivar (Jefferson County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Maryland
Continent
North America
Route centre
39.3420, -77.7161
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Loudoun Heights Trail

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Hamilton Street Trail

1.6 mi · 2.5 km · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Virginius Island Trail

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Visitor Center Trail

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Boliver Heights Lower Loop

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Murphy-Chambers Farm Trail

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

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