Lock Island–Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, 5 lakes is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Potomac Hunt Acres, MD. The route passes Lock Island, Lock 21: Swains Lock and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal before reaching Lock 20 at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi154 – 174 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.03152, -77.24345
Nearest town Potomac Hunt Acres, MD
Directions
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Lock Island–Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, 5 lakes
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 154–175 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.03152, -77.24345
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 Island.
- 50 ftPass Lock 21: Swains Lock.
- 50 ftPass Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right onto Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lock 20.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Lock Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
57% gravel43% dirt
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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