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Big Slackwater View – Big Slackwater loop from Martinsburg

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Big Slackwater View – Big Slackwater loop from Martinsburg

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36

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Big Slackwater View – Big Slackwater loop from Martinsburg

10:27

135km

670m

Cycling

Hard bike 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: August 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.8 km for 54 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

22.6 km

Potomac River Reservoir

Lake

2

34.3 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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44.1 km

Fort Frederick State Park

Nature Reserve

65.6 km

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Lake

5

87.6 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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6

88.3 km

Big Slackwater

Highlight • River

7

88.4 km

Potomac River Trail

Highlight • Trail

8

89.2 km

Big Slackwater

Highlight • Cycleway

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

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9

93.4 km

Dam No. 4

Highlight • Monument

Dam No. 4 is located around mile 84 of the C&O Canal Towpath. Built in 1856, this dam was crucial for maintaining water levels for canal operations and remains an …

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10

101 km

Horseshoe Bend campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

11

113 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

135 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

68.8 km

27.2 km

20.1 km

10.4 km

4.25 km

4.14 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

69.3 km

46.1 km

12.9 km

3.77 km

2.85 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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