AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Four Locks, MD. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 420 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.61563, -77.94752
Nearest town Four Locks, MD
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 359–419 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.61563, -77.94752

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.1 miReach Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chesapeake-and-ohio-canal-trail-out-back-7-km-181f

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Four Locks, Maryland