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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Civil War Rail Trail near Brunswick, MD. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 266 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail 39.31154, -77.63089
Nearest town Brunswick, MD

Directions

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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 233–265 ft

Out & Back · Civil War Rail Trail

Trailhead: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail · 39.31154, -77.63089

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: Brunswick stop 306 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading W.
  2. 3 miTurn right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading E.
  7. 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% dirt2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Brunswick stop 306 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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