Conococheague Creek–Potomac River Reservoir, 4 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back near Williamsport, MD. The route passes Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Conococheague Creek and Potomac River Reservoir before reaching Cushwa Basin at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. 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 mi331 – 358 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.61050, -77.83681
Nearest town Williamsport, MD
Directions
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Conococheague Creek–Potomac River Reservoir, 4 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Elevation 331–357 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.61050, -77.83681
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 80°F / low 70° · precip 39% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miPass Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
- 50 ftPass Potomac River Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Cushwa Basin.
- 0.1 miReach Conococheague Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 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
84% dirt4% paved12% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 80°F70°
Precip39%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity75%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Mon
71°58°
44%
Tue
60°53°
86%
Wed
58°52°
65%
Thu
66°50°
36%
Fri
72°44°
Sat
75°46°
More from this trailhead
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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