Weverton Cliffs via Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in South Mountain State Park near Water Acres, MD. The route reaches Weverton Cliffs at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 705 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 856 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail 39.36393, -77.74035
Nearest town Water Acres, MD
Directions
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Weverton Cliffs via Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 238–857 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain State Park
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.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Weverton Cliffs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 6.6 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
56% dirt43% gravel1% 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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