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Dam Number 5 – C & O Bicycle, Hancock loop from Williamsport

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Dam Number 5 – C & O Bicycle, Hancock loop from Williamsport

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Dam Number 5 – C & O Bicycle, Hancock loop from Williamsport

07:08

85.5km

190m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.13 km for 61 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.16 km

Cushwa Basin

Lake

14.9 km

Dam Number 5

Highlight • Monument

Dam No. 5 is located along the C&O Canal Towpath near mile 106, between Williamsport and Hancock, Maryland. Constructed between 1833 and 1835, it was built to raise water levels …

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25.5 km

Big Pool

Highlight • Lake

Big Pool is located near mile 113 along the C&O Canal Towpath. Unlike the man-made sections of the canal, Big Pool is a natural body of water that was incorporated …

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30.3 km

Licking Creek Primitive Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

off trail, flat, secluded large site

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30.4 km

Lock or dam

Highlight • Historical Site

all kinds of stone structures on the c&o canal side. where the gravel lives, didn't know this was here. the gravel side of the trail goes for a couple hundred …

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43.5 km

C & O Bicycle, Hancock

Highlight • Rest Area

candobicycle.com Their bunkhouse is the best camping site on the trail. Everything anyone else offers and more for only $15

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43.6 km

Water Lilies Pond, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Highlight • Lake

Just off the trail here, directly off the bridge over the canal(Beige metal building to the left of the ducks), is C&O Bicycles. they're a full service bike shop AND …

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49.8 km

Little Pool Primitive Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

nice site except for I-70 noise

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67.2 km

North Mountain Primitive Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

83.8 km

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Lake

85.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

79.8 km

3.18 km

1.94 km

454 m

124 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

79.9 km

1.99 km

1.83 km

1.80 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Dam Number 5 – C & O Bicycle, Hancock loop from Williamsport

Dam Number 5

Big Pool

Licking Creek Primitive Campsite

Lock or dam

C & O Bicycle, Hancock

Water Lilies Pond, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Little Pool Primitive Campsite

North Mountain Primitive Campsite

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