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C&O Canal Trip Reports
Planning a trip on the C&O Canal can be quite an undertaking.
Here you can share the knowledge and experiences of others who have already made the trip, whether by bike, foot, or boat.
Trips are listed in reverse chronological order.
If you have a journal or write-up of your own C&O experience that you'd like to share here,
just let us know.
Charlie's GAP and C&O Solo Unsupported Trip
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Author: Charlie
When: June 2008
Where: McKeesport to DC
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/11290
A Question of Grit -- Five Days on the Pittsburgh-to-Washington Bike Trail
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Author: Franklin Toker
When: May 2008
Where: Pittsburgh to Washington DC
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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08181/893250-109.stm
Pittsburgh to DC in Four Days
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Author: MC, DA, & EQ
When: 2006
Where: Pittsburgh to Washington DC
A must-read for anyone planning this trip, loaded with links, photos, and planning tips |
http://www.thirdwave-websites.com/bike/2006-pittsburgh-dc-c&o-gap.cfm
3-person self-contained bike trip from McKeesport PA to Washington DC
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Author: MC, DA, and EQ
When: May 2004
Where: McKeesport PA to Washington DC
This trip used the ATA trail, Great Allegheny Passage, and C&O Canal. The report includes numerous links and planning tips. |
http://www.thirdwave-websites.com/bike/0405biketrip.cfm
Paw Paw Bends Canoe Trip
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Author: Charles Danforth
When: August 2002
Where: Paw Paw to Hancock
Canoeing 41 miles of remote and rugged beauty on the Potomac River. |
http://www.swarpa.net/~danforth/wj/pawpawcanoe.html
Gary's 1997 C & O Canal Trip
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Author: Gary Mumma
When: September 1997
Where: Cumberland to chain Bridge (mile 184.5 to 4.2)
Self-contained and camping along the way. This report is still timely, ten years later. |
http://mysite.verizon.net/gary.mumma/canal/canal97.htm
Sea Kayaking on the C & O Canal
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Author: Tim Farmer
Where: Cumberland to Washington DC
This article is short on details. But it proves the point that one can kayak from Cumberland to DC, using a combination of the canal and the Potomac River. |
http://www.canoekayak.com/destinations/easternus/cocanal/
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