Dam Number 5 – Big Slackwater View loop from Falling Waters
Dam Number 5 – Big Slackwater View loop from Falling Waters
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Dam Number 5 – Big Slackwater View loop from Falling Waters
06:09
74.4km
330m
Cycling
Hard bike 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 1, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 6.11 km for 54 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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5.93 km
Potomac River Reservoir
Lake
6.43 km
Conococheague Aqueduct
Highlight • Bridge
17.6 km
Dam Number 5
Highlight • Monument
Tip by
18.3 km
Little Slackwater
Highlight • River
22.6 km
North Mountain Primitive Campsite
Highlight • Rest Area
39.6 km
Desert Rose Café & Sweet Shoppe
Highlight • Cafe
40.3 km
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Lake
47.4 km
Cumberland Valley campsite
Highlight • Rest Area
Tip by
59.0 km
Big Slackwater View
Highlight • Trail
After a flood destroyed the …
Tip by
74.4 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
50.1 km
11.4 km
9.08 km
2.24 km
1.28 km
235 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
50.5 km
20.0 km
3.45 km
402 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (160 m)
Lowest point (100 m)
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