My Meetup group (Virginia Backpacking) went to the Harpers Ferry area for an overnight trip. There were 17 of us ranging in age from 9 years old to the late 60's. We started at Gathland State Park and went south about 4 miles to the Garvey AT shelter the first day. This shelter is a two story set up with plenty of tent and hammock sites around it. Water is from a spring .4 miles down from the shelter. It involved a 45 minute round trip to get water so a large container was a good thing to have in the pack.
I've attached the trip video that I produce for these outings below. What was heartening was discovering that there were 8 hammocks among the group. Several years ago I was the only hanger. It's nice to see the growth of interest in hammocks. Pics below show a family hang and my set up.
Family
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My set up
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Trip video
https://youtu.be/QdJvWOMw7GI
The second day hike lead to Weverton Cliffs overlooking the Potomac River. These would be a great destination for a hang or day trip. You'll see pictures of the overlook in the video. The last 3 miles of the hike was along the C&O canal which parallels the Potomac. The crossing near Harpers Ferry used the railroad bridge and was welcome. We got into town about 15 minutes before a large thunderstorm arrived. See picture below looking west as the storm approached. I'm glad we were in town.
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Harpers Ferry is largely under Federal Govt control and it is well organized. Most of us made a note that we want to return to the area to explore Harpers Ferry more thoroughly and to take advantage of the Potomac River floats offered.
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