Eighteen months ago I hiked the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal towpath from Bonds Landing to Paw Paw Campground. But Paw Paw Tunnel was closed due to repair work in Tunnel Hollow. Rather than hike through Paw Paw Tunnel, I completed the segment via Tunnel Hill Trail. Though I consider my C&O Canal “thru-hike” complete, I still wanted to check out Paw Paw Tunnel. Today, I returned.
I knew it would be dark in Paw Paw Tunnel. To account for the angle of the sun, and to make sure I had some usable material, my plan was to 1) Hike over Tunnel Hill Trail to Lock 66. 2) Hike upstream (south) through the tunnel taking photos. 3) Hike back downstream (north) through the tunnel with my GoPro on. 4) Hike upstream through the tunnel, again, also with my GoPro on.
Paw Paw Directions: From I-68, take US-522 south to Berkeley Springs, WV. Turn right on WV-9 / Cacapon Rd. The town of Paw Paw is in 24 twisty miles. Continue through town, across the Potomac River. A ½ mile past the river, turn right into Paw Paw Tunnel Campground.
Stupid Vimeo won’t allow me to upload a proper thumbnail. If it isn’t one Vimeo bug, it is another. Or glacial, CPU-hogging, slowness. Repeatedly. On multiple videos. And I pay for this crap!?