Chesapeake and Ohio Canal–Lock 20, 3 lakes is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Great Falls, MD. The route passes Lock 20 and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi154 – 177 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.00232, -77.24694
Nearest town Great Falls, MD
Directions
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal–Lock 20, 3 lakes
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 154–176 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.00232, -77.24694
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lock 20.
- 50 ftPass Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 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
52% dirt40% gravel7% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lock Island–Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, 5 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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