Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (U.S. National Park Service)

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Experience the Corridor of Commerce First Imagined by George Washington

The Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail is a network of locally-managed trails between the mouth of the Potomac River and the Allegheny Highlands. Through five geographic regions, the varied Trail segments are a means to explore the origins and continuing evolution of the Nation. As of mid-2009, 830 miles of existing and planned trails have been recognized as segments of the Trail.

A Hiker's Guide to the Potomac Heritage Trail

Click here to access the first edition, completed in early 2006, of an on-line guide to hiking trails and routes on existing and potential segments of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail network. This useful and informative guide is also available as an attractive book, available from the Allegheny Trail Alliance, the publisher, and from Eastern National, the Trail cooperating association, which also sells other books, maps and guides to the Trail network.

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Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Office
Post Office Box B
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

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Phone

General Information
(304) 535-4014

Climate

The Trail corridor has a temperate climate typical of the Mid-Atlantic United States with four distinct seasons. Summer tends to be hot and humid, spring and fall are mild, and winter can be cold with freezing temperatures and, on occasion, significant snowstorms. Precipitation can occur in all seasons.