Shuttles will be provided for A.T. long-distance hikers/section-hikers during the temporary closure of the Goodloe Byron Memorial Footbridge over the Potomac River. See www.appalachiantrail.org/updates for details.
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Shuttles will be provided for A.T. long-distance hikers/section-hikers during the temporary closure of the Goodloe Byron Memorial Footbridge over the Potomac River. See www.appalachiantrail.org/updates for details.
Hikers might want to know that the shuttle is considered the official route of the Appalachian Trail while the bridge is closed, and no white blazes will be missed.
A bonus; the 1-mile walk along the C&O Canal National Historical Park is really beautiful, and you will heard, and see if you have sharp eyes, bright orange-and-black Baltimore orioles flitting about in the Sycamore trees along the Potomac River. You might also see a Great blue heron, a bald eagle, osprey, or a peregrine falcon.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park just called ATC to notify us that the repairs have been completed and the footbridge has re-opened.