Stretching 334 miles from Washington, D.C., to Pittsburgh, these two distinct trails that connect in Cumberland, Maryland offer the feeling of stepping back in time.
Stretching 334 miles from Washington, D.C., to Pittsburgh, these two distinct trails that connect in Cumberland, Maryland offer the feeling of stepping back in time. The 184-mile C&O from Washington to Cumberland is extremely diverse in cultural heritage and is popular with bike campers. The C&O’s trail surface is not as well maintained as some others, but the opportunity to follow the same paths as early settlers and Civil War soldiers or traverse through long tunnels (the Paw Paw Tunnel is made of nearly 6 million bricks and took 14 years to build) and under historic aqueducts is a rich experience.