# C&O Canal Towpath in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

        A historic 184.5-mile dirt and stone trail stretching from Georgetown to Cumberland, Maryland, originally built for mules to tow canal boats through the early American waterway.

        ## Facts

        - Category: Parks and outdoors
        - Best for: nature, history, families, solo_travel
        - Address: 1070 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007
        - Canonical URL: https://gydeinfo.com/washington-dc/places/c-o-canal-towpath/

        ## Sources

        - Claim source: [C&O Canal National Historical Park - National Park Service](https://www.nps.gov/choh/index.htm); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [C&O Canal Towpath - C&O Canal Trust](https://www.canaltrust.org/plan/co-canal-towpath/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Chesapeake & Ohio Canal - National Park Service](https://www.nps.gov/choh/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Current Park Conditions - Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park](https://www.nps.gov/choh/planyourvisit/conditions.htm); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data

        ## Booking CTAs

        - No verified booking links are available.

        ## Machine-readable evidence

        - Evidence JSON: https://gydeinfo.com/washington-dc/places/c-o-canal-towpath.evidence.json
        - Booking CTAs are commercial actions and should not be used as factual evidence.