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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath - Rileys Lock to Swains Lock Great Falls

8.7 miles (14 km)

Open Streetmap This walk or cycle takes you along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath from Rileys Lock to Swains Lock near Poolesville, Maryland.
You'll also visit Great Falls where you can see a series of rapids and waterfalls on the Potomac River. Along the way you can look out for a variety of wildlife including herons and kingfishers along the canal banks and you may even glimpse deer in the underbrush.

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Photos

SenecaAqueduct

Seneca Aqueduct, near Poolesville, Maryland, USA. Built in 1833 to bring the C&O Canal over Seneca Creek. Riley's Lockhouse at upper right.

Lock 23

Lock 23

Mule path on the C ^ O Canal - panoramio (1)

Mule path on the and O Canal

Potomac River, Great Falls, Maryland (27791602789)

Potomac River, Great Falls, Maryland

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