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Harpers Ferry

Shenandoah Pulp Factory Ruins – Shepherdstown loop from Harpers Ferry

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Road cycling routes
United States
West Virginia
Jefferson County
Harpers Ferry

Shenandoah Pulp Factory Ruins – Shepherdstown loop from Harpers Ferry

Moderate

4.7

(4666)

19,976

riders

Shenandoah Pulp Factory Ruins – Shepherdstown loop from Harpers Ferry

02:37

46.8km

570m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 20, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 486 m for 75 m

After 1.41 km for 160 m

After 46.1 km for 304 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

513 m

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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2

1.49 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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25.2 km

Shepherdstown

Highlight • Settlement

Shepherdstown, West Virginia, is the oldest town in the state (founded in 1762) and has a fun, vibrant college-town atmosphere. Located along the Potomac River at mile 72 of the …

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4

32.6 km

Antietam Aqueduct

Highlight • Bridge

The Antietam Aqueduct, located at mile 69.4 of the C&O Canal Towpath, is a three-arch stone aqueduct that once carried the canal over Antietam Creek. Built in 1834, it is …

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5

46.0 km

From here, you can look up at the West Portal of the Harpers Ferry Tunnel. The tunnel is part of the B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing, which is …

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6

46.3 km

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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7

46.5 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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46.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.5 km

14.8 km

1.76 km

1.54 km

1.21 km

Surfaces

28.7 km

15.1 km

1.53 km

736 m

408 m

373 m

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Friday 10 July

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73 %

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