1.7 mi from the trailheadSwains Lock Hiker-Biker Campsite
Campground
Hike
Olmsted Islands Trail
- Ends at a waterfall
- Camp 2 mi away
1.9 mi out & back · 106 ft gain · 177 ft high point · Easy · Boardwalk
Via the Fletcher's Path, the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, and Towpath, Mile 14-15 (0.7 mi)
In Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park · MD · National Park Service
About this hike
Olmsted Islands Trail is a 1.9 mi out and back on wood surface via Fletcher's Path and Towpath, Mile 14-15 reaching Great Falls and overlooks in Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
Elevation
106 ft of gain round trip.
Camp near here
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
- 1.7 mi from the trailhead
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
