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Description
Full run is 17 miles long - moving and flat water, depending upon level. The Spring Gap Boat Ramp, 10.6 miles in, offers an opportunity to do a shorter run. First C&O Campground is Evitts Creek hiker/biker camp at approximately 1 mile from put-in. Evitts Creek Aquaduct will be passed at about 1.4 miles below put-in. Iron Mountain C&O hiker/biker campground on MD side and boat ramp on WV side (access road under railroad bridge) is about 8.4 miles from top. Spring Gap C&O hiker/biker campground and boat ramp is about 10.6 miles from the top. Pigman's Ferry C&O hiker/biker campground is about 15.0 miles from the top.
To get to put-in (as per Gertler), take Virginia Ave to Offutt Street in South Cumberland and follow it to the end to a town park. A dirt road on the downstream perimeter will take you almost to the river bank. The Oldtown Toll Bridge take-out should be on most maps.
Difficulty Classes
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