Washington Heritage Trail
Places to Visit

  • Paw Paw Tunnel (MD)

    The Paw Paw tunnel is a 3,118 foot tunnel through Sorrel Ridge.

    Location on Byway: Located in Maryland just outside of Paw Paw.

  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (WV)

    The Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 2,174-mile footpath along the ridgecrests and across the major valleys of the Appalachian Mountains from Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in northern Georgia.

    Location on Byway: The Trail meets the Byway at Harper's Ferry.

  • Beall Air (WV)

    Beall Air is one of seven homes in the Eastern Panhandle associated with the Washington family.

    Location on Byway: The house is located just off of the Trail on CR 24.

  • Belle Boyd House (WV)

    The Belle Boyd House was built by Ben Boyd, father of the notorious Civil War spy, Isabella (Belle) Boyd, in 1853.

    Location on Byway: Located at 126 East Race Street in Martinsburg.

  • Berkeley Springs State Park (WV)

    Maintained as a village green since the time of George Washington, these springs are now a state park.

    Location on Byway: Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

  • Berkeley Springs (Town of Bath) (WV)

    The Town of Bath was established in 1776 but had been a favorite of Native Americans and colonialists well before then.

    Location on Byway: Located on WV 9 and US 522

  • B&O Roundhouse & Station Complex (WV)

    This historic railroad station is great place to find info on the byway. Control of the rails was a strategic issue during the Civil War. Much of the roundhouse was destroyed by Stonewall Jackson and his troops.

    Location on Byway: Located in Martinsburg at the intersection of East Martin Street and Roundhouse Drive.

  • Cacapon River (WV)

    The Cacapon River, a designated West Virginia Wild and Scenic River, winds through the western end of Morgan County.

    Directions: Located along WV route 9.

  • Cacapon River Views (WV)

    The geological forces that shaped Cacapon Mountain are readily apparent in the rock outcrops that lie along the east side of SR 9.

    Location on Byway: The river can be viewed qhile driving SR 9.

  • Cacapon State Park (WV)

    The Cacapon Mountains run north-south through Morgan County, and 6,000 acres of Cacapon Mountain itself are publically owned as Cacapon State Park.

    Location on Byway: Located along U.S. 522.