Washington D.C.: Georgetown & the C&O Towpath Canal!
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"Georgetown is a charming area with Federal-style architecture, cobblestone streets, and fashion and design shops. The dining scene is defined by upmarket restaurants and waterfront seafood spots, while nightlife spans boisterous college bars, traditional taverns, and intimate live music lounges. Georgetown Waterfront Park has a riverside promenade and gardens, and there's a bike path along the C&O Canal." - Google
Note: Our ride began somewhere close to Dupont Circle, which is a little ways from Georgetown, but we did end up there eventually!
"The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the 'Grand Old Ditch,' operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland. The canal's principal cargo was coal from the Allegheny Mountains." - Wikipedia.org
"Construction on the 184.5-mile (296.9 km) canal began in 1828 and ended in 1850 with the completion of a 50-mile (80 km) stretch to Cumberland. Rising and falling over an elevation change of 605 feet (184 meters), it required the construction of 74 canal locks, 11 aqueducts to cross major streams, more than 240 culverts to cross smaller streams, and the 3,118 ft (950 m) Paw Paw Tunnel. A planned section to the Ohio River at Pittsburgh was never built. The canal way is now maintained as the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, with a trail that follows the old towpath."
"The Potomac River is found within the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and flows from the Potomac Highlands into the Chesapeake Bay. The river (main stem and North Branch) is approximately 405 miles (652 km) long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles (38,000 km2). In terms of area, this makes the Potomac River the fourth largest river along the Atlantic coast of the United States and the 21st largest in the United States. Over 5 million people live within the Potomac watershed."
"The river forms part of the borders between Maryland and Washington, D.C., on the left descending bank and West Virginia and Virginia on the river's right descending bank. The majority of the lower Potomac River is part of Maryland. Exceptions include a small tidal portion within the District of Columbia, and the border with Virginia being delineated from "point to point" (thus various bays and shoreline indentations lie in Virginia). Except for a small portion of its headwaters in West Virginia, the North Branch Potomac River is considered part of Maryland to the low water mark on the opposite bank. The South Branch Potomac River lies completely within the state of West Virginia except for its headwaters, which lie in Virginia."
In this video, JOM of the Gravel Cyclist crew tags along with D.C. area local, Patricia, for a quick jaunt through Georgetown, for some relaxing cruise miles / kms along the C&O Towpath Canal Trail. This little ride heads up to the Great Falls, before returning to Georgetown.
Links of Interest:
Patricia's Firefly Bicycles All Road with S&S Couplers - wp.me/p4V4se-5jI
JOM's C & O Towpath Canal Adventure (with Amtrak) - Part One - wp.me/p4V4se-6Wi
JOM's C & O Towpath Canal Adventure (with Amtrak) - Part Two - wp.me/p4V4se-705
Georgetown (Washington D.C.) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georget...)
C&O Towpath Canal - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesape...
Potomac River - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potomac...
Great Falls - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_F...)
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Grew up in DC and road the C&O towpath to Great Falls in the early 80’s on my skinny tire 10 speed many times with my high school and college friends. Brings back great memories.
Thanks for taking me on this ride! It's been great to tag along with you and your guide.. Looking forward to the next posting, Cheers,
Somehow a fellow area rider spotted us in the video (@ 2:32) during a stop we had at Great Falls. 🤯 Pleasant surprise and good we were able to see our micro-participation. Thanks for the video!
Again, a nostalgia tour. Thank you! And Patricia's Firefly, 😍😍😍. Beautiful machines.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Patricia's bike is so sweet. There is a link in the video description to check it out if so inclined! We first met in 2017 at Rebecca's Private Idaho, where I immediately noticed her bike :)
@walcottav
3 жыл бұрын
@@GravelCyclist 😄😉
Great video, ridden the C&O and the GAP a few times. I have also ridden both routes ounce starting from DC to Pittsburg. Awesome ride! Never gets old seeing videos like this....thanks.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob!
We just moved to DC, there’s an entrance directly beside my office in Georgetown. Planning to ride this soon and often! Great video, cheers
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Nice, you will love it. DC is an amazing area!
Thank you, very nice !!!!!
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
Another excellent video. I completed the entire C & O and Gap trail in October (posted a video of the trip here on KZread as well). Can’t wait to go back again and check out sites we missed the first time.
Not to shabby for an Aussie abroad...great year...thank you...
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steven! I do wish I was visiting the Aussie homeland right now, bloody Covid has totally knackered everything with the double quarantine I would have to endure, plus the $$$$.
@stevenpike7530
3 жыл бұрын
@@GravelCyclist Yes mate, it’s the wrong time for that trip...fingers crossed for 2021...’Tie me kangaroo down sport’ eh...Love to see you get your hands on some quality Australian frames such as a Baum Orbis, Bastion or Prova...your reviews are the benchmark...safe & prosperous New Year...
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
@@stevenpike7530 Thanks mate! I did record a visit to Bastion HQ in December of 2019, the Prova bloke was out riding a prototype of his gravel bike when I visited. I wholeheartedly agree... need to review a true blue Aussie bike!
Florida and 18th is the northern edge of Dupont Circle. That’s quite a ways from Georgetown.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, James. Eventually, we headed into Georgetown, and as you may have determined, I do not know my way around D.C. :)
Very cool
did this route back in 2017-- starting in Pittsburgh PA on the Great Allegheny Passage, finishing on the C&O!
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
I have yet to ride the GAP... sadly, ran out of time when I rode the C&O from DC to Cumberland two years ago.
@glenbergman9040
3 жыл бұрын
@@GravelCyclist the GAP is fantastic! And close to several great trails in West Virginia!
@thecappy
3 жыл бұрын
@@GravelCyclist the GAP is fun. I live right off a connecting trail called the Montour trail. You should head up to Pittsburgh one day.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Hello again gents, I have a lot of things to do!
It all looks good to me, coming from Brisbane Australia. Our daughter was living in DuPont Circle, but now in Alexandria. That is as close as we can get for a few years.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile, I would like to trade places for about a month. Quite homesick at the moment and longing for daylight savings time, and the lovely Aussie summer. Covid totally knackered my plans to visit the homeland this year. The quarantine and fee are untenable.
Great video Jom. We ride the C&O about once a week for 20 - 40 miles depending upon the time of the year. Really peaceful ride.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Nice, such an amazing resource to have locally. Also, I hope the issue with White's Ferry is sorted out soon, hard to believe the service is out of action at the time of this comment.
@derrleicaguy
3 жыл бұрын
@@GravelCyclist Yeah it took me by surprise. My son and I went to Whites Ferry the other day to start off. Saw the ferry was closed and thought it was because of the recent rain and high water. Big lawsuit with the VA landowner and ferry operator. But it needs to get resolved.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
@@derrleicaguy Agreed, it needs to be resolved ASAP. As you know, there are people who daily commute across the ferry, not to mention its history and value as a historical treasure.
Great video, I plan on doing a similar ride, as well as riding the Capital Crescent trail next summer. Unfortunately, I just read that Whites Ferry, which is a little further up the canal, has been shut down, so it is no longer possible to cross over to Leesburg and back down the Virginia side to DC. shame. Please do some gravel rides in Citrus County Florida, that is where my house is, I only work in DC. Cheers.
You crossed under the Capital Beltway--Beltway for short--and it is a freeway loop around DC through Maryland and Northern Virginia. And thanks for documenting more sights of the area and for sure that gravel towpath is a nice way to get out of the District.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Robb, I forgot 495 is aka the Beltway, but learned its full name today. Many thanks!
@robbchastain3036
3 жыл бұрын
@@GravelCyclist And thanks again for another visit to the DC area, so much to see and ride, truly. Like just the commutes could be epic, sudden duels because you didn't want to get dusted on the ride to work. One of my favorites was from Rosslyn to the DC waterfront, after which this other gent and I shared a brief chat as we rode alongside each other. And turns out he was a German guy and he was pleasantly surprised by our duel at sunrise. And it was great fun as he was hard to catch after he had passed me like I was standing still.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Haha, racing during a commute, excellent :) This reminds me of a meme on Instagram by Mr Cat3Memes - instagram.com/p/CI36koSFeZH/
I had her shoes, too stiff and don't take to Hike a bike that I have had to do... If I still raced cyclo cross, I'd use them. Still a great tour video, keep it up. love them.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Some shoes are definitely too stiff. When I post shoe reviews, I make a point to go grocery shopping in them, along with driving home in them, post ride.... preferably in one of my manual transmission cars. I like to test beyond the normal realms.
wow it’s not cold there this week?1st time to go there tomorrow from ohio🥰
You are right on with the Firefly Jom. They are badass bikes for sure! Was that an old payphone @5:44 ???
@perieka
3 жыл бұрын
It is a payphone. I don't know if it works.
@kentcruse4969
3 жыл бұрын
I didn't think other than the Smithsonian there were any payphones left in existence.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
I didn't think to check... I too keep an eye out for payphones. Every pay phone I have found during the past two years has been disconnected. Anyone remember those 1-800-COLLECT ads from the mid to late 1990's?
Watching the whole thing. I've ridden through some of it. ON a ROAD bike. #gasp
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Easily doable for sure, 25's or 28's no worries. I did encounter a mega mud pit on a northern section of the C&O two years ago (rode to Cumberland), that would have been miserable on anything with tyres that narrow, whee!
Hmm, the first date with my GF was riding the tow path from G'town to Great Falls.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Now that is a good date!
@susannespaczek8522
3 жыл бұрын
It was indeed an amazing first date. Ran a couple of races there, too.
How would a road bike with 28s handle this?
It's Patricia L!!!
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
We met several years ago at Rebecca's Private Idaho.
Thoughts about 32mm Cyclo-X-King clincher tires on this?
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
32mm would be fine, be wary of mud if rain is about. IMHO, go tubeless.
There is something wrong with the video, I may get an epileptic seizure. Bad framerate or something
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a problem with your computer, nobody else is having this issue. 30FPS, 4K available.
@TheSk33z
3 жыл бұрын
Both my phone and Android TV and pc then, try 5:50. It's stuttering.
@TheSk33z
3 жыл бұрын
Also tried 4k and 720p, same.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
It is quite possible KZread's compression? messed up something with the video after the upload. Thank you for the update.
@GravelCyclist
3 жыл бұрын
Also, please accept my apologies for thinking it was an issue with your machine.