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RonR from Barnesville PA on 8/26/2019 9:30:31 AM:
I will be traveling on the C&O from mile zero to Cumberland MD starting on September 1st. Can anyone tell me what detours I may encounter along this route? If detours do exist what is the best way to get around them.
Thanks
 
Rivnuts from Homestead. PA on 8/27/2019 5:37:33 AM:
See the National Park Service web site for trail conditions along the C&O Towpath.
 
kb from bethel park on 9/3/2019 7:15:58 AM:
Are there tunnels on the trail that lights would be needed?
 
bike traveler from Austin, Texas on 9/3/2019 9:26:26 AM:
I went through all the tunnels without any lights. That said, you may be more comfortable going through Paw Paw tunnel if you have a light. It's over half a mile long and is completely dark inside. (You'll want to walk your bike throught Paw Paw regardless of whether you have a light.)
 
Rivnuts from Homestead. PA on 9/3/2019 3:51:04 PM:
The Big Savage Tunnel on the GAP is long as well. I ride through it without a light but you may well feel safer with one.
 
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