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Maryland
Allegany County

Paw Paw Tunnel – Paw Paw Tunnel loop from Banner's Overlook

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Bike touring routes & trails
United States
Maryland
Allegany County

Paw Paw Tunnel – Paw Paw Tunnel loop from Banner's Overlook

Hard

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(6757)

19,156

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Paw Paw Tunnel – Paw Paw Tunnel loop from Banner's Overlook

06:34

73.5km

690m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. 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: March 16, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Green Ridge State Forest

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

19.6 km

Treed Section of the C&O Canal Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This section of the C&O Canal Towpath takes you (briefly) away from the water through a nice, treed section of forest on a pleasant, wide, generally smooth gravel path.

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2

24.9 km

Paw Paw, WV Visitors Center

Highlight • Rest Area

Small welcome center. Has three picnic tables, water inside and information about the town.

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3

26.9 km

Paw Paw Tunnel bypass Trail Junction

Highlight • Trail

The trail splits here, bikes are not allowed down the spur trail that heads down the hill towards the river.

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4

27.6 km

Paw Paw Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

The Paw Paw Tunnel was constructed over 14 years, and in effort to save 6 miles of construction, is located in a place of steep, rocky terrain. This proved to …

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5

27.7 km

Paw Paw Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

The Paw Paw Tunnel is an engineering marvel along the C&O Canal, built to avoid constructing six miles of canal along the river. Work began in 1836, but labor disputes, …

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6

30.2 km

View of the Potomac River

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Potomac River stretches 405 miles and crosses the borders of four states (Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland). Aside from simply being nice to look at, the river is …

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7

30.3 km

Sorrel Ridge Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

8

37.9 km

Stick pile Hill Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

nice level campsite. no river access and train can be loud, tracks across river. However, we only had 1 train go by at night.

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40.6 km

Potomac River

Lake

B

73.5 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.7 km

17.7 km

2.42 km

2.26 km

335 m

110 m

Surfaces

52.3 km

8.55 km

6.46 km

5.90 km

335 m

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