Potomac River Reservoir & Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Potomac River Reservoir & Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Scrabble, WV. The route reaches Potomac River Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 338 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail 39.49989, -77.84410
Nearest town Scrabble, WV

Directions

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Potomac River Reservoir & Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 320–338 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail · 39.49989, -77.84410

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Potomac River Reservoir.
  3. 1 miReach Potomac River Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 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

98% gravel2% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead