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Pennyfield Lock – Horseshoe Bend at Great Falls loop from Pennyfield Lock Neighborhood Conservation Area

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Pennyfield Lock – Horseshoe Bend at Great Falls loop from Pennyfield Lock Neighborhood Conservation Area

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100

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Pennyfield Lock – Horseshoe Bend at Great Falls loop from Pennyfield Lock Neighborhood Conservation Area

02:21

22.7km

50m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 18, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

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292 m

Pennyfield Lock

Highlight • Monument

Lock 22, aka Pennyfield Lock, was built between 1829 and 1831, and the name came from the misspelling of the Pennifield family name. It has been restored and offers overnight stays to recreate the rustic feeling from that period.

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5.09 km

Swains Lock

Highlight • Historical Site

These are hard to come by along the C&O canal and usually hidden. Always nice to know where to get water.

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7.09 km

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Lake

8.88 km

Great Falls Observation Platform

Highlight • Viewpoint

Washington Aqueduct Dam: A water supply dam for Washington, D.C. located just above the Great Falls.

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8.93 km

Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform

Highlight • Viewpoint

Washington Aqueduct was constructed back in the mid-1800s by the Army Corps of Engineers to provide water to Washington, D.C., and is still used today. The observation platform for the …

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9.38 km

Start of the Great Falls Foot Trail

Highlight • Trail

The Great Falls of the Potomac is a place with various rapids and small falls in the Potomac. The place marked here may only be entered on foot. Bicycles and dogs 😜 must stay outside.

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9.68 km

Horseshoe Bend at Great Falls

Highlight • River

Great Falls has a scenic Horseshoe Bend where the river curves in a horseshoe shape around a rocky outcrop. It's a nice spot to stop for photos on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail.

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10.3 km

Lock 15 and View of the Potomac River

Highlight • River

Lock 15 marks the beginning of the "Six Locks" series, which raises the canal 50 feet past Great Falls. Built from red sandstone boulders transported from Seneca, these locks differ …

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10.5 km

No bridge too far

Highlight • Trail

11.4 km

Widewater

Lake

22.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.0 km

624 m

121 m

Surfaces

19.7 km

1.74 km

1.29 km

Elevation

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Saturday 16 May

28°C

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11 %

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Pennyfield Lock – Horseshoe Bend at Great Falls loop from Pennyfield Lock Neighborhood Conservation Area

Pennyfield Lock

Swains Lock

Great Falls Observation Platform

Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform

Start of the Great Falls Foot Trail

Horseshoe Bend at Great Falls

Lock 15 and View of the Potomac River

No bridge too far

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