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Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail
1.6 mi
Distance
245 ft
Gain
36 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 245 ft
- Elevation loss
- 245 ft
- Highest point
- 290 ft
- Lowest point
- 239 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail is a 3.22-mile out-and-back hike in Virginia with 245 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 290 feet.
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