Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Civil War Rail Trail near Brunswick, MD. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 266 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31129, -77.62749
Nearest town Brunswick, MD
Directions
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 229–265 ft
Out & Back · Civil War Rail Trail
Trailhead: 39.31129, -77.62749
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Brunswick stop 88 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading W.
- 3.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 88 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Weverton Cliffs via Appalachian National Scenic Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 707 ft
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