| Access Point
| Mile
| Notes
| Coordinates |
| Georgetown |
0.0 - 1.1 |
The canal is accessible from many points in Georgetown. Parking can be difficult during peak times in this popular neighborhood. |
38.904167, -77.060133
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| Fletchers Cove |
3.1 |
Large parking lot |
38.918691, -77.102019
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| Chain Bridge |
4.0 |
About 30 parking spaces along Clara Barton Parkway. The spaces sometimes fill up on busy days. |
38.932841, -77.112844
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| Brookmont footbridge |
5.0 |
Take footpath off Ridge Drive downhill to the spiraling footbridge over the parkway, which brings you to the downstream end of the picnic area at Lock 5. |
38.939982, -77.120157
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| Lock 6 |
5.4 |
About 15 parking spaces along Clara Barton Parkway. The spaces sometimes fill up on busy days. |
38.944737, -77.123348
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Valley Road (Brookmont) |
5.4 |
At the end of Valley Road, follow a footpath which leads across the parkway at grade, just upstream from Lock 6. |
38.945460, -77.122672
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| Sycamore Island |
6.4 |
About 15 parking spaces along Clara Barton Parkway. The spaces sometimes fill up on busy days. |
38.95832, -77.131465
N38°57'15.48" W77°7'43.51"
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| Walhonding Road footbridge |
6.4 |
Parking lot with 20 spaces on MacArthur Boulevard. Take footpath to the spiraling footbridge over the parkway. |
38.958303, -77.130849
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| Lock 7 |
7.0 |
About 10 parking spaces along southbound Clara Barton Parkway. The spaces sometimes fill up on busy days. |
38.964611, -77.138363
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| Lock 8 |
8.3 |
Parking spaces along southbound Clara Barton Parkway. The spaces sometimes fill up on busy days. |
38.971559, -77.160636
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| Riverside Drive |
8.3 |
No parking area. Follow path at end of road to Lock 8. |
38.972080, -77.162100
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| Lock 10 |
8.8 |
Parking spaces along southbound Clara Barton Parkway. The spaces sometimes fill up on busy days. |
38.972631, -77.169278
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| Carderock |
10.4 - 10.8 |
Large parking lot runs parallel to the towpath. |
38.974560, -77.201968
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| Marsden Tract |
11.4 |
Small parking area—space for three cars. Follow footpath to bridge across canal. |
38.978697, -77.215888
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| Old Angler's Inn |
12.2 |
Ongoing construction work has reduced parking available at this popular location. |
38.981897, -77.226205
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| Great Falls to Harpers Ferry |
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| Great Falls |
14.3 |
Large parking lot |
39.001748, -77.246836
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| Swains Lock |
16.6 |
Small parking lot |
39.031634, -77.243531
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| Pennyfield Lock |
19.6 |
Parking lot |
39.054972, -77.290334
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| Violettes Lock |
22.1 |
Parking lot |
39.067226, -77.328483
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| Rileys Lock |
22.8 |
Large parking lot |
39.069167, -77.340877
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| Sycamore Landing |
27.2 |
Parking lot |
39.074731, -77.420193
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| Edwards Ferry |
30.8 |
Parking lot near boat ramp |
39.103463, -77.472933
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| Whites Ferry |
35.5 |
Large parking lot |
39.154861, -77.518206
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| Dickerson Conservation Park |
39.6 |
Parking lot |
39.194685, -77.469402
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| Monocacy Aqueduct |
42.1 |
Parking lot |
39.222563, -77.449987
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| Nolands Ferry |
44.6 |
Small parking lot |
39.249948, -77.482726
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| Point of Rocks |
48.2 |
Parking lot near boat ramp |
39.273218, -77.540045
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| Lander |
50.9 |
Parking area near lockhouse |
39.306507, -77.558006
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| Brunswick |
55.0 |
Parking lot |
39.311220, -77.630749
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| Weverton |
58.0 |
Follow Appalachian Trail 400 feet to towpath. Take care crossing railroad tracks. |
39.329916, -77.681966
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| Harpers Ferry to Williamsport |
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| Maryland Heights |
61.3 |
About 10 spaces available at the trailhead on north side of Harpers Ferry Road. Use footbridge to access towpath. |
39.329395, -77.731919
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| Lock 34 |
61.6 |
Best used for drop off or pick up. No more than three cars can park legally. |
39.333430, -77.738577
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| Dargan Bend |
64.9 |
Parking lot near boat ramp |
39.364182, -77.740073
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| Mountain Lock |
67.0 |
Small parking lot |
39.385295, -77.734451
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| Antietam |
69.5 |
Parking spaces along Canal Road, which runs parallel to canal for next three miles |
39.419001, -77.74657
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| Railroad bridge (Shepherdstown) |
72.4 |
Large parking lot on Canal Road near the railroad trestle |
39.433927, -77.795512
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| Lock 38 (Shepherdstown) |
72.8 |
Small parking lot near Route 34 bridge |
39.436456, -77.799527
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| Snyders Landing |
76.7 |
Parking lot near boat ramp |
39.465270, -77.777313
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| Taylors Landing |
81.0 |
Parking lot near boat ramp |
39.499645, -77.767866
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| Dam No. 4 |
84.4 |
Small parking lot |
39.496001, -77.826266
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| Big Slackwater Boat Ramp |
85.4 |
Large parking lot |
39.501346, -77.845385
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| McMahons Mill |
88.1 |
Small parking area |
39.530654, -77.823522
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| Spring Dell Road |
89.1 |
No parking. Pick up or drop off only. Follow path 500 feet past red barn to towpath. |
39.530309, -77.844116
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| Williamsport to Hancock |
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| Lock 44 |
99.3 |
Parking lot |
39.595037, -77.824712
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| Williamsport Visitor Center |
99.8 |
Large parking lot |
39.600996, -77.826927
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| Gift Road |
103.3 |
Dirt road for last tenth of a mile. Small parking area near towpath. |
39.616863, -77.888503
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| Dam No. 5 Road |
106.2 |
Limited parking along road |
39.604678, -77.911877
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| Dam No. 5 |
106.8 |
Parking lot |
39.607079, -77.921117
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| Lock 46 |
107.4 |
Small parking area near lock. If the gate is closed you many need to park on Dam No. 5 Road and walk 400 feet to the towpath. |
39.615866, -77.926626
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| Four Locks |
108.8 |
Large parking lot |
39.615311, -77.947494
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| McCoys Ferry |
110.4 |
Parking lot near boat ramp |
39.609261, -77.970065
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| Fort Frederick |
112.4 |
Limited parking at towpath. Parking lot available at the fort, 0.3 mile away. |
39.605391, -78.005041
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| Ernstville Road |
114.5 |
Very limited parking. Do not block gate. |
39.632970, -78.028951
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| Licking Creek |
116.3 |
Parking area. Use Mile Marker Road off Route 40. |
39.655987, -78.053946
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| Little Pool |
119.6 |
WMRT parking lot |
39.684430, -78.103796
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| Hancock to Paw Paw |
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| Hancock Visitor Center |
122.8 |
Turn south off Route 144. |
39.695110, -78.153670
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| Hancock |
124.1 |
Easy access to towpath for a quarter-mile in cental Hancock. Large parking lots. |
39.698253, -78.181036
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| Berm Road |
125.6 |
Road parallels canal from Hancock to this point. |
39.683618, -78.199002
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| Cohill Station |
130.7 |
Small parking area. |
39.645446, -78.251711
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| Pearre Road, Dam #6 |
134.0 |
Limited parking. Do not block gate. Walk 0.4 mile east on WMRT to access towpath at Dam #6. |
39.628174, -78.298256
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| WMRT Pearre parking lot |
135.9 |
Large parking lot. To access towpath, use an informal path across prism or walk 0.3 mile west on WMRT to Lock 56. |
39.636480, -78.323262
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| Lock 56 (Pearre) |
136.2 |
Small parking area |
39.637868, -78.328302
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| Little Orleans |
140.8 |
Parking available alongside form railroad embankment on nearby road. |
39.625648, -78.385868
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| Kasecamp Road |
147.1 |
Unpaved road.  Park near gate alongside former railroad embankment. Walk past gate to reach canal. If conditions aren't too wet, you should be able to cross prism near railroad bridge. |
39.603639, -78.425820
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| Bonds Landing |
150.1 |
Unpaved road. Some potentially muddy parking at towpath. More parking near boat ramp. |
39.582848, -78.411246
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| Roby Hollow |
151.2 |
Difficult access point. Very limited parking. Unpaved road. You must walk through Culvert #208 (which could be wet) to reach towpath. |
39.590113, -78.429294
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| Twigg Hollow |
153.3 |
Outdoor Club Road is unpaved and may not be suitable for your family sedan. Parking at Green Ridge Forest campsite #66. Follow sign for Great Eastern Trail to reach towpath. |
39.58128, -78.46154
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| Paw Paw to Cumberland |
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| Paw Paw Tunnel |
156.2 |
Parking lot |
39.544450, -78.460806
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| Lock 67 |
161.9 |
Turn south off Route 51 at brown sign for "Town Creek Aqueduct" onto former WM rail right-of-way. Limited parking. Do not block gate. Footpath crosses prism. |
39.52560, -78.53626
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| Town Creek Aqueduct |
162.3 |
Turn south off Route 51 at brown sign for "Town Creek Aqueduct" onto former WM rail right-of-way. Park at end of road. Follow footpath down to aqueduct. |
39.523862, -78.543122
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| Oldtown (Lock 70) |
166.7 |
Parking lot |
39.540405, -78.611936
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| Spring Gap |
173.3 |
Parking lot near boat ramp |
39.564306, -78.719289
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| North Branch |
175.5 |
Parking lot |
39.587733, -78.738143
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| River Road |
176.4 |
Small parking area |
39.587303, -78.754629
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| Mexico Farms |
178.3 |
Limited parking |
39.599369, -78.750544
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| Brehm Road |
178.9 |
You maybe able to park on the road shoulder nearby. |
39.603402, -78.741713
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| Candoc Recreation Area |
181.8 |
Parking available nearby in park. |
39.625274, -78.759307
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| Canal Parkway |
182.6 |
No pulloff area or parking. Path leads down from bridge to towpath. |
39.622741, -78.773223
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| Elizabeth Street |
183.1 |
Limited parking |
39.629393, -78.773132
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Cumberland Visitor Center
|
184.5 |
Large parking lot |
39.649348, -78.762800
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