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Big Slackwater View – Big Slackwater loop from Martinsburg

Big Slackwater View – Big Slackwater loop from Martinsburg

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Big Slackwater View – Big Slackwater loop from Martinsburg

11:10

159km

1,100m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 87.4 km for 54 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1

45.8 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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2

46.3 km

Buddy Lou's Restaurant

Highlight • Restaurant

Great food right on trail

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52.3 km

Little Pool

Lake

4

74.6 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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87.6 km

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Lake

6

110 km

Big Slackwater View

Highlight • Trail

Big Slackwater is a deep, smooth area of the C&O canal. It is the place that canal boats used to be launched into the canal.

After a flood destroyed the …

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7

110 km

Potomac River Trail

Highlight • Trail

8

111 km

Big Slackwater

Highlight • Cycleway

Ride in the morning or weekday, if possible. can get busy on weekends.

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9

115 km

Dam 4 C&O

Highlight • Monument

Great spot to see the Dam.

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10

135 km

View of the Potomac River from the Shepherdstown Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Scenic views from the bridge crossing the bridge from West Virginia to Maryland. The MD-side of the bridge offers access to the C&O Canal tow path.

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B

159 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

73.8 km

63.3 km

10.3 km

5.04 km

4.70 km

2.11 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

74.7 km

64.2 km

14.8 km

3.77 km

1.78 km

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Saturday 25 July

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