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Ryan Drummond from Philadelphia, PA on 1/16/2016 5:59:21 PM:
Have read that a project has been funded to build a bike access ramp from towpath into Harpers Ferry...having a hard time finding status for this online..anyone know the latest on this ? Planning my 2016 ride, and would be great if the ramp was available this year !
thanks in advance,
Ryan

 
John W. from Pittsburgh, PA on 1/17/2016 2:37:32 PM:
I can't find any follow up to this Sept. 2014 article stating what you mentioned. I have to say, this will be a very welcome addition for cyclists. I recall the first time I got to Harpers Ferry, pretty sapped from a long day on the trail, trying to figure out how I'm going to haul my bike and all of the filled gear bags up the spiral stairs. Ended up taking the bags off the bike, hauling them up to the top, then coming back down to retrieve the bike. :-)

http://wvpress.org/news/alternative-bike-route-harpers-ferry-works/