2.2 mi from the trailheadSwains Lock Hiker-Biker Campsite
Campground
0.5 mi one way · 124 ft climb · 284 ft high point · Easy
In Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park · MD · National Park Service
Lock 19 Loop reaches Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform over 0.5 mi at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
124 ft of gain and 121 ft of descent.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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