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template: byway.jade
id: "13753"
name: Washington Heritage Trail
distance: "136"
duration: Eight hours to enjoy the byway
description: "Follow the footsteps of George Washington through West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle and a landscape rich in historic, natural, and scenic resources. Mountains and valleys, rivers and springs, vestiges of bygone industries and five picturesque 18th-century towns highlight a rural retreat combined with rich cultural attractions."
contact: "**Martinsburg-Berkeley Convention & Visitors Bureau**  \r\n 304-264-8801  \r\n 800-4WVAFUN\r\n\r\n**Travel Berkeley Springs**  \r\n 800-447-8797  \r\n\r\n**[Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau](http://www.hello-wv.com/)**  \r\n 304-535-2627  \r\n 866-HELLO-WV (435-5698) \r\n\r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/appa/index.htm"
    name: Appalachian National Scenic Trail
  - url: "http://www.berkeleysprings.com/"
    name: Berkeley Springs
  - url: "http://www.berkeleyspringschamber.com/"
    name: "Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce"
  - url: "http://www.berkeleycounty.org"
    name: Chamber of Commerce of Martinsburg and Berkeley County
  - url: "http://www.shepherdstown.us/"
    name: Corporation of Sheperdstown
  - url: "http://www.jeffersoncountywv.org/"
    name: County Commission of Jefferson County
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/hafe/index.htm"
    name: Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
  - url: "http://www.hello-wv.com/"
    name: Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau
  - url: "http://www.travelwv.com"
    name: "Martinsburg-Berkeley County Visitors Bureau"
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/pohe/"
    name: Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
  - url: "http://www.shepherdstownvisitorscenter.com/"
    name: "The Shepherdstown Visitors Center "
  - url: "http://www.washingtonheritagetrail.org/"
    name: Washington Heritage Trail
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - West Virginia State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - WV
ll: 
  - -78.23612200032989
  - 39.62332200001043
bounds: 
  - - -78.45716099978017
    - 39.257621999755656
  - - -77.7190780004492
    - 39.640590999575124

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Follow the footsteps of George Washington through West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle and a landscape rich in historic, natural, and scenic resources. Mountains and valleys, rivers and springs, vestiges of bygone industries and five picturesque 18th-century towns highlight a rural retreat combined with rich cultural attractions.