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West Virginia trails · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail

A 32.8-mile point-to-point in West Virginia, with 73 ft of climbing. Reaches Potomac River Reservoir and other lake/summit/viewpoint destinations.

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Length
32.8 mi
Elevation gain
73 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
10%
Steepest mile
+50 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
point-to-point
Surface
Dirt
Bikes
yes
Horses
yes

Elevation profile

257 – 362 ft1591317212529

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 32.8 miles.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Getting there

Armory Canal Trail access — parking nearby. 39.33427, -77.75684 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:52 a.m., the sun rises at 7:19 a.m. and sets at 6:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:00 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 32.8-mile route works out to roughly 12 h 10 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.

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