2021-09-03 Potomac River at the Washington Aqueduct after Hurricane Ida

Hike

Fletcher's Path

Ends at a waterfall
Camp 2 mi away

1.1 mi out & back · 18 ft gain · 177 ft high point · Easy · Paved

In Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park · MD · National Park Service

About this hike

Fletcher's Path is a 1.1 mi paved out and back reaching Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform in Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park near Great Falls.

Elevation

18 ft of gain round trip.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

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1.7 mi from the trailhead
Swains Lock Hiker-Biker Campsite
Campground

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- Inside Great Falls Park
- Camp 2 mi away
0.6 mi out & back · 20 ft gain · Easy
Great Falls Park · Camp 2 mi away

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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, licensed as shown on each photo. Download the trail and feature data.

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Swains Lock Hiker-Biker Campsite

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