Found Your Park? Give to the Trust! To make a donation to the C&O Canal Trust, visit CanalTrust.org

ACCOMMODATIONS

The Inn on Decatur 301.722.48879 Decatur Guesthouse & Hostel

301.722.4887The Bruce House Inn 866.777.8181Cumberland Inn & Spa 240.362.7111Fairfield Inn & Suites 301.722.0340Ramada Inn 301.724.8800Rocky Gap Casino & Resort

301.784.8400YMCA Camping 301.777.9622

FOOD & DRINK (Cumberland Area)

Appel’s Bar & Grill 301.722.1971Baltimore Street Grill 301.724.1711Café Mark & Jennifer’s Desserts

301.759.0276Caporale’s Bakery Inc. 301.722.7755Charis Winery 240.581.3875Chopsticks Chinese Restaurant

301.724.1082City Lights 301.722.9800The Crabby Pig 301.724.7472Curtis’ Coney Island Famous

Wieners 301.759.9707Eastern Dragon Buffet 301.777.8801El Jinete Mexican Restaurant

301.777.0847European Desserts & More

301.777.0404Geatz’s Restaurant 301.724.2223

Gianni’s Pizza & Wings 301.722.0840Harrigan’s Restaurant & Lounge

301.724.8800Hartley’s Pizza 301.759.3095Harvest 301.759.9030Jin’s Asian Cuisine 301.777.2233JJ’s & Sons Pizzeria 301.777.3994Joe’s Viaduct Restaurant 301.777.7500Kline’s Restaurant 301.777.5010M&M Bake Shop 301.722.2660Mezzo’s 301.777.7750Niner’s Canal Pub 301.777.1121Oscar’s Restaurant 301.724.7827Patrick’s Pub 301.722.1007Puccini Restaurant 301.777.7822Pyzano’s Pizzeria 301.724.0244Queen City Creamery 240.979.4125Ristorante Ottaviani 301.722.0052Sammy’s Restaurant 240.362.7113The Culinaire Café 301.784.5413The Tea Cupboard 301.777.7721Uncle Jack’s Pizzeria & Pub

301.724.1110Woodchux LLC 301.759.2999

FOOD & DRINK (Oldtown)

Schoolhouse Kitchen 301.478.5189

FOOD & DRINK (Little Orleans)

Bills Place 301.478.2701

ACCOMMODATIONS

1828 Trail Inn B & B 301.678.7227America’s Best Value Inn 301.678.6180C & O Bicycle – Bunk House

301.678.6665Happy Hills Campground

301.678.7760Hilltop Inn Motel 301.678.7351Little Orleans Lodge B & B

301.478.2102Riverrun B&B 301.678.6150Super 8 Motel 301.678.6101Joseph Hancock Jr. Park 301.678.5622

FOOD & DRINK

AC & T Convenience Store301.678.7327

Blue Goose Fruit Market & Bakery 301.678.5050

Buddy Lou’s Restaurant301.678.6460

Hardees 301.678.6307Little Sandy’s Restaurant 301.678.7111Park N’ Dine Restaurant 301.678.5242Pittmans Market 301.678.6200Pizza Hut 301.678.7226Potomac River Grill 301.678.6100Sav A Lot Grocery 301.678.7612Sheetz 301.678.6393Shive’s Pizza Shop 301.678.5272Subway 301.678.6193Triangle Restaurant and Bar

301.678.6175Weaver’s Restaurant and Bakery

301.678.6346

SERVICES

C & O Bicycle – Supplies & Repairs301.678.6665

Hancock Visitor Center & Museum301.678.6236

D & P Coin Op Laundry

Hancock is one of the oldest settlements in Western Maryland. The town was named after Edward Joseph Hancock, Jr. who was considered a hero in the American Revolution who fought alongside General George Washington. Hancock is the site of one of the earliest Civil War Battles and where the Union forces repulsed Stonewall Jackson’s attack from across the Potomac. Visit our Museum and Visitors center to learn about our Civil War history, the orchard industry, the Sidling Hill Geology Exhibit and more. TownofHancock.org

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Mile 76.5 (1.3 miles up Snyder’s Landing)

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Cumberland, MD

Hancock, MD

Williamsport, MD

Sharpsburg, MD

Brunswick, MD

Point of Rocks, MD

Oldtown, MD

Paw Paw Tunnel

Little Orleans, MD

Whites Ferry, MD

Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center, MD

Georgetown, Washington DC

Paw Paw, WV

Shepherdstown, WV

Harpers Ferry & Bolivar, WV

Cumberland, MD Hancock, MDMile 184.5 Mile 124

We make an easy getaway. Stay in a quaint B&B, sample our eclectic menus, and stroll our historic brick sidewalks. Adventurers flock to the trails, lakes, rivers, and cliffs of Mountain Maryland. Get outside and make memories that last forever! www.cumberlandmd.gov

T H E

TOWPATHQ U I C KG U I DE

F R O M GEORGETOWN

T O CUMBERLAND

The Canal Towns Partnership is an economic and community development program along the C&O Canal NHP. It is designed to assist the communities along the C&O Canal NHP to reap the multiple benefits of

trail-based tourism and recreation. The program encourages an active lifestyle for residents and visitors alike.

The C&O Canal Trust, as the official nonprofit partner of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, works in partnership with the National Park Service and local communities to raise funds

to preserve the Park for future generations and to broaden support through programs that highlight the Park’s historical, natural and cultural heritage and recreational opportunities.

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A HANDY GUIDE TO CANAL TOWN SERVICES

Photo: Sam Judge

April 1, 2016

Race Day October 1st, 2016

Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and Kids Fun Run

Ride-on bike service offered on Amtrak with reservation

MAP INSIDE!

Run Through Three Canal Towns: Harpers Ferry, Shepherdstown & Sharpsburg

www.FreedomsRun.org

ACCOMMODATIONS

Candle Light Inn Bed & Breakfast301.223.7376

Elmwood Farm Bed & Breakfast240.707.0772

Red Roof Inn 301.582.3500Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp

& Resort 301.223.7117

FOOD & DRINK

China 88 301.223.2882Desert Rose Café & Sweet Shoppe

301.223.6400 Marco’s NY Pizza 301.223.8820McDonalds 301.223.9011McGee’s Tavern 301.223.1910Moose Club of Williamsport

301.223.7072Sheetz 301.223.6161Subway 240.366.8236Third Base Tavern 301.223.8274Tony’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant

301.223.6266Waffle House 301.223.5630

SERVICES

4Star Athletic Complex 301.223.6116A Touch of Country 301.223.1899Bike Shop (opening soon for Summer)

Castles Liquors 301.223.7887Canal View Candles & Barrel Co.

240.469.0907Dollar General 240.366.1958Leiter’s Fine Catering 301.223.7070Odyssey Pewter, Jewelry & Gifts

301.223.8900Rosemary’s Florist & Gifts

301.223.7576Williamsport Hardware &

Tackle Shop 301.223.8018Williamsport Pharmacy 301.223.4101Williamsport Yarn Closet, LLC

240.625.2944Zelda’s Boutique 301.992.3989

POINTS OF INTEREST

Cushwa Basin Visitor Center onthe Potomac River 301.582.0813

Williamsport Town Hall Welcome & Art Galley (open Mon.-Fri. 9AM-3PM) 301.223.7711

Williamsport Memorial Library 301.223.7027

Town Museum of WilliamsportLower level Springfield Farm Barn(open Sun. 1PM-4PM) 301.223.5854

ACCOMMODATIONS

Bavarian Inn 304.876.2551Clarion Hotel 304.876.7000Inn at Moler’s Crossroads

304.876.8215Mecklenburg Inn 304.876.2126Thomas Shepherd Inn 304.876.3715Quality Inn 304.876.3160Whistling Wind Farm B&B

304.702.5525

FOOD AND DRINK

Bavarian Inn 304.876.2551Betty’s Restaurant 304.876.6080Bistro 112 304.876.8477Blue Moon Café 304.876.1920Devonshire Arms 304.876.9277Domestic 304.876.1030Maria’s Taqueria 304.876.3333

Mellow Moods 304.876.0608The Press Room 304.870.8777Pressed Flour 304.870.4932Shaharazade’s 304.876.8100Shepherdstown Sweet Shop

304.876.2432 SERVICES

Downstream to Wellness 540.336.4737Pedal & Paddle 304.876.3000Two Rivers Treads 304.876.1100Whale of a Wash 304.294.9959 POINTS OF INTEREST

Historic Shepherdstown MuseumJames Rumsey MonumentMorgan’s Grove ParkThe Little House

Harpers Ferry and Bolivar welcome bicyclists andhikers from the C&O Canal towpath! Come over the bridge to find lodging, shops and many places to eat, as well as to see ongoing exhibits at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park! HistoricHarpersFerry.com

Town of Williamsport MD welcomes visitors, bicyclists and hikers from the C&O Canal towpath! Williamsport is the only place on the C&O Canal where examples of major canal structures can be viewed within a half-mile stretch, from the Conococheague Aqueduct to a half-mile re-watered section of canal that leads through the Cushwa Turning Basin, under the only Railroad Lift Bridge as well as the only Bollman Iron Truss bridge on the C&O Canal and continues to Lock House 44 and the adjacent working lock. From the Towpath follow the bike lanes to explore Williamsport’s history! WilliamsportMD.gov

ACCOMMODATIONS

740 House B&B 304.535.8126Angler’s Inn B&B 304.535.1239Between the Rivers B&B 304.582.3786Camp Hill B&B 304.535.2657Clarion Hotel 304.535.6302Jackson Rose B&B 304.535.1528Laurel Lodge B&B 304.535.2886Ledge House B&B 877.468.4236Stonehouse B&B 410.279.4988West Ridge Hollow B&B 301.639.9095Teahorse Hostel 304.535.6848Town’s Inn 304.932.0677Econolodge 304.535.6391Harpers Ferry KOA Campground

301.535.6895Harpers Ferry Campground

800.326.7238Adventure Inn 304.535.2663Harpers Ferry Vacation Rentals

877.468.4236Battlefields Inn 304.671.7102Peggy Dye House 301.606.0539Two Rivers Guest House 703.727.2907Mountainside Lodge 240.372.0499

FOOD & DRINK

Anvil Restaurant 304.535.2582Canal House Café 304.535.2880Cannonball Deli 304.535.1762Coach House Grill 304.535.1257Coffee Mill 304.535.1257Country Café 304.535.2327Hannah’s Train Depot 304.535.1333Mena’s Pizzeria & Italian 304.535.6362Potomac Grille 304.535.1900Scoops Ice Cream 304.535.6654Swiss Miss 304.535.2198The Town’s Inn 304.535.1860Village Shop at Harpers Ferry

304.535.8333

SERVICES

The Outfitter at Harpers Ferry304.535.2087

Three Points Cycle - Emergencybike repair, by appointment only301.834.7199

MUST SEES WHILE YOU’RE IN DOWNTOWN

Brunswick Heritage Museum/Visitor Center 40 West Potomac Street

Outdoor Murals Square Corner Park area (2) and Potomac River Bridge abutment

Train Station/Caboose Railroad Square Park

EVENTS

Railroad Days Saturday, October 1, and Sunday, October 2, 2016; 10AM-5PM; downtown

Veterans Day Parade Sunday,November 6, 2016; 1PM; Square Corner Park

VISITORS CENTERS AND MUSEUMS

Brunswick Heritage Museum and Gift Shop (Fri.-Sun.) 301.834.7100

C&O Canal NHP Brunswick Visitor Center (Thurs.-Sun.) 301.834.7100

ACCOMMODATIONS

Brunswick Family Campground301.695.5177

Oak Tree Inn and Penny’s Diner240.344.9009

FOOD & DRINK

A Better Choice Bakery 301.969.0341Beans in the Belfry 301.834.7178 Benancio’s Southwest Grill

301.969.0201Coach’s of Brunswick 301.834.6850Domino’s 301.834.3000King’s Pizza 301.834.9999New China Restaurant 301.834.8888Potomac Street Grill 301.969.0548 Roy Roger’s Restaurant

301.834.8022Smoketown Brewing Station

301.834.4828Subway 301.834.7940Wing’n Pizza Shack 301.834.5555

OUTDOORS

River and Trail Outfitters301.834.9950

Three Points Cycle 301.834.7199Brunswick Hardware &

Sporting Goods 301.834.9207

Welcome to Sharpsburg! A short 1.3 mile hike or bicycle trek up Snyder’s Landing Road will put you in the historic town of Sharpsburg, the oldest town in Washington County and home of the Antietam National Battlefield. SharpsburgMD.com

ACCOMMODATIONS

Antietam Guesthouse 301.992.9767Inn at Antietam 301.432.6601Jacob Rohrbach Inn 877.839.4242Mary Hill House (Guesthouse) 301.432.7984

FOOD & DRINK

Battleview Market and Convenience Store 301.432.2676Burkholder’s Bakery 301.432.2292Captain Benders Tavern 301.432.5813GeGe’s Place 301.432.1150Nutter’s Ice Cream 301.432.5809Pete’s Tavern 301.432.2591

POINTS OF INTEREST

Antietam National Battlefield Located 1.1 miles from Town limitsTolson’s Chapel Located on East High StreetThe Great “Big” Spring Located in Big Spring Alley, behind E Main StreetOld Slave Block Located at the corner of East Main and South Church Streets

Discover historic downtown Brunswick, a scenic railroad city along the Potomac River and the C&O Canal towpath. Visit downtown Brunswick’s quaint shops and eateries and enjoy the over 1700 feet of HO gauge train display at the Brunswick Heritage Museum. VisitBrunswickMD.com

From the ramp at Lock 38 cross the James Rumsey Bridge into Shepherdstown, a 21st century place deeply connected to its past. To welcome cyclists and hikers, the town offers an array of restaurants, lodging, and shops to satisfy any taste and budget. Enjoy GardenFest, DogFest, or Boo!Fest, take in live music or theater, walk a historic or ghost tour, or just relax as Town Run burbles by. Spend an hour or a weekend, but plan to return. Shepherdstown.info

The Point of Rocks (Baltimore & Ohio) Railroad Station (c.1876) is one of the most photographed train stations in the nation.

Point of Rocks is still a small country town and continues to serve as a convenient travel crossroads location, boasting a peaceful setting along the Potomac River in the shadow of Catoctin Mountain.

Nearby attractions include the Point of Rocks Train Station, a boat ramp, and historic canal structures such as a pivot bridge, lock houses and the Catoctin Aqueduct. In late September each year, the community celebrates its annual Art at the Point Festival, which showcases art, music and children activities, and features running events along the canal. PointOfRocks.org

FOOD & DRINK

Aroma House Pizza 301.874.8100Deli on the Rocks 301.810.5782One Stop Deli and Gas 301.874.2691Rocky Point Creamery 301.874.5005

Sharpsburg, MD

Brunswick, MD Point of Rocks, MD

Williamsport, MD

Harpers FerrY-BolivAr, WV

Shepherdstown, WVMile 76.5 (Snyder’s Landing)

Mile 55 Mile 48.4

Mile 99.4

Mile 60.7

Mile 72.7

Photo: MaryFran Clingan

Photo: Terry Tabb