Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Civil War Rail Trail near Water Acres, MD. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 299 ft13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail 39.36393, -77.74035
Nearest town Water Acres, MD
Directions
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail
13.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 33 min
Elevation 238–297 ft
Out & Back · Civil War Rail Trail
Trailhead: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail · 39.36393, -77.74035
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading S.
- 6.8 miTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading W.
- 6.7 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
51% gravel48% dirt1% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Weverton Cliffs via Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 705 ft
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