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C & O Canal Towpath Trail, Section #2 route map
Difficulty: ModeratePoint to Point

C & O Canal Towpath Trail, Section #2

Point of Rocks, Maryland

52.8 mi

Distance

843 ft

Elev. Gain

18h 1m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for C & O Canal Towpath Trail, Section #2 unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:66 ft
Max:141 ft
Gain:1,439 ft
Loss:1,402 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 66 ft and 141 ft across 52.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.66 ft91 ft116 ft141 ft0.0 mi13.2 mi26.4 mi39.6 mi52.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi69 ft
High point37.8 mi141 ft
End52.8 mi106 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Point of Rocks, MD · in or next to town
County:
Frederick County, MD

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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