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2 DAYS

185 MILES / 297KM

GREAT FOR...

JB

BEST TIME TO GO

May to Jun, Oct to

Nov; pleasant spring

weather, gorgeous

autumnal mountain

foliage.

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ESSENTIAL

PHOTO

Panorama shot of

Harpers Ferry.

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BEST FOR

FAMILIES

Pottering around

Harpers Ferry.

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Along the C&O

Canal

Lush forests, river valleys, a thin towpath trail, hiking, biking,

living history, and an anachronistic car ferry: welcome to the

C&O Canal, y’all.

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Georgetown

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Harpers Ferry

Unwind in this city

perched on a forested

gorge

85 miles

Great Falls National

Park

Relax on a slow boat

up the old C&O Canal

15 miles

White's Ferry

Cross the Potomac on

a river ferry from the

past

40 miles

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS