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Pennyfield Lock – Dalecarlia Tunnel loop from Travilah

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Pennyfield Lock – Dalecarlia Tunnel loop from Travilah

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Pennyfield Lock – Dalecarlia Tunnel loop from Travilah

06:04

78.3km

420m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 28.7 km for 296 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.75 km

Blockhouse Point Conservation Park

Nature Reserve

8.54 km

Bridge over Muddy Branch near Riley’s Lock

Highlight • Bridge

This is a very picturesque area, with the bridge, the creek, and the house up the hill beyond the field.

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9.39 km

Pennyfield Lock

Highlight • Monument

Lock 22, aka Pennyfield Lock, was built between 1829 and 1831, and the name came from the misspelling of the Pennifield family name. It has been restored and offers overnight stays to recreate the rustic feeling from that period.

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18.7 km

Viewpoint

20.4 km

Widewater

Lake

28.8 km

Cedar Island Conservation Park

Nature Reserve

31.9 km

Little Falls Dam

Highlight • Monument

The Little Falls Dam is a low dam built in the Potomac in 1959. It now separates the Upper Potomac River and Lower Potomac River, forming the Little Falls Reservoir. …

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32.5 km

Lock 6, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Highlight • Monument

One of the locks (#6 of 75) on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. These should ensure the shipping traffic between Cumberland and Washington to transport coal.
The lock keeper's houses …

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33.9 km

Dalecarlia Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

The Dalecarlia Tunnel runs the Capital Crescent Trail under the Washington Aqueduct and MacArthur Boulevard. It was built in 1910 as a railway tunnel and is now over 100 years old.

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39.8 km

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This section of the trail offers a scenic stretch along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Originating as a vital trade route facilitating the transport of coal, lumber, and agricultural goods, …

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51.1 km

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Lake

60.0 km

Start of the Great Falls Foot Trail

Highlight • Trail

The Great Falls of the Potomac is a place with various rapids and small falls in the Potomac. The place marked here may only be entered on foot. Bicycles and dogs 😜 must stay outside.

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78.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.8 km

8.09 km

2.84 km

1.53 km

101 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.8 km

26.0 km

11.0 km

8.29 km

655 m

557 m

Elevation

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Pennyfield Lock – Dalecarlia Tunnel loop from Travilah

Bridge over Muddy Branch near Riley’s Lock

Pennyfield Lock

Little Falls Dam

Lock 6, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Dalecarlia Tunnel

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Trail

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