➡️This great information guide is about biking on the C&O Canal Towpath from Washington DC to Maryland. Here is the best information on things to do and see and valuable tips for traveling by biking hiking or backpacking on the C&O Canal towpath from Washington DC to Cumberland, Maryland. This video shows you the trail's surfaces, where to camp, where to eat, and where to sleep along the entire trail from mile marker 0-184. We tell you what kind of bike should you bring on the C&O trail. Where the bike shops are located? How do you forage plants, where do you see wildlife, where do you park, and how do you get there by plane? What historical ruins, amazing sites, and natural wonders you should not miss. Also, what to bring when you go through the famous Paw Paw Tunnel. We show you the dos and don'ts on the C&O Canal, so you can have the best time on this amazing trail. One of the most visited National Parks in the United States. #MyCanalStory
**UPDATE: The Park Service has stopped treating the well water at the hiker-biker campsites with iodine, so it is NON-POTABLE.
✳️Places to Eat near the C&O Trail
0.1 Washington Harbour cafes along the waterfront.
3.1 Fletcher's Cove
8.4 Cabin John Shopping Center
14.3 Great Falls Snack Bar
35.7 White's Ferry Grill-Pickle Sandwich
42.1 Dickerson Market
48.2 One-Stop Deli and Grocery
48.2 Aroma House
48.2 Roadhouse Jerk
55.0 Beans in the Belfry-Brunswick, Potomac Street Grill, King's Pizza, Smoketown Brewing Station
60.7 Harpers Ferry Dining-many restaurant options
72.8 Shepherdstown Dining-many dining options
76.8 Battleview Market
84.2 Downsville General Store
99.4 Tony's New York Pizza
99.4 Desert Rose Cafe, Third Base Tavern
124.1 Park-N-Dine Restaurant
124.4 Triangle Tavern, C&O Bicycle-Full Service Bike Shop
Weaver's Restaurant, Buddy Lou's
140.8 Bill's Place
156.2 Paw Paw, WV General Store
166.7 The School House Kitchen
184.5 Cumberland, MD-restaurants nearby
✳️Private Campsites nearby
11.5 Marsden Tract Campground
16.6 Swain's Lock 21Five Campsites
26.0 Horsepen Branch
30.5 Chisel Branch
34.5 Turtle Run
38.2 Marble Quarry
42.4 Indian Flats
47.6 Calico Rocks
50.3 Bald Eagle Island
54.0 Brunswick Family Campground
62.9 Huckleberry Hill Hiker/Biker campsite.
69.8 Antietam Creek Recreation
75.3 Killiansburg Cave Hiker/Biker campsite.
79.9 Horseshoe Bend Hiker/Biker campsite.
82.5 Big Woods Hiker/Biker campsite.
90.9 Opequon Junction Hiker/Biker campsite.
95.2 Cumberland Valley Hiker/Biker campsite.
99.4 Jellystone Park
99.4 Hagerstown KOA
101.2 Jordan Junction Hiker/Biker campsite.
109.6 North Mountain Hiker/Biker campsite. 0
110.0 McCoys Ferry Recreation Area
112.1 Fort Frederick State Park.
116.0 Licking Creek /Biker campsite.
120.4 Little Pool Remote Hiker/Biker Campsite
126.4 White Rock Hiker/Biker campsite.
129.8 Leopards Mill Hiker/Biker campsite.
130.0 Happy Hills Campground
133.6 Cacapon Junction Remote Hiker/Biker Campsite
139.2 Indigo Neck Hiker/Biker Campsite.
140.8 Fifteen Mile Creek Recreation Area
140.8 Little Orleans Campground
144.5 Devil's Alley Remote Hiker/Biker Campsite.
151.1 Three Otters Eco Retreat
154.1 Sorrel Ridge Remote Hiker/Biker Campsite
156.2 Paw Paw Tunnel Campground
156.9 Purslane Run
162.1 Town Creek H/B Hiker/Biker campsite.
164.8 Potomac Forks Remote Hiker/Biker Campsite
166.7 Camp Potomac
169.2 Pigmans Ferry Remote Hiker/Biker campsite
173.3 Spring Gap Recreation Area
175.4 Iron Mountain Hiker/Biker campsite.
180.0 Evitts Creek Hiker/Biker campsite.
184.5 Cumberland YMCA
✳️Bike Shops
Trek Bicycle, Bicycle Pro Shop Big Wheel Bikes -Georgetown
Buna Bicycle Works-Cabin John MD.
54.8-mile marker-Three Points Cycle on the C & O Canal Trail Brunswick
61.0River Riders, River & Trail Outfitters, Harpers Ferry
72.8Shepherdstown Pedal and Paddle
98.9Mercury Endurance Cycles, DICK'S Sporting Goods Hagerstown
124.0C&O Bicycle & Bunkhouse Hancock, Maryland
184 Cumberland Trail Connection, Wheelzup Adventures-Cumberland, MD
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Clips used for educational references: Mule Power on the C&O Canal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKew2yfdCMc
Chapters
00:00 Intro to the C&O Canal Towpath Trail
00:56 What is it?
01:34 Download the app
01:57 Parking
02:55 What kind of bike to bring?
04:17 When to go?
04:44 Wildflower season
05:17 Swimming?
05:44 Construction
06:23 Bike Packers
07:01 sleep?
09:17 Expert Bike Packer
10:11 Train
10:21 more sleep
12:48 Where to eat
15:32 Our favorite places
22:01 Secret island
22:35 Horses
23:01 other trails
26:01 Where is the Mile Marker 0?
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