The Carpendale Trail straddles the North Branch of the Potomac River between Carpendale in West Virginia and Cumberland in Maryland. The wooden bridge spanning 386 feet across the river is a highlight, as is the 1,500-foot-long tunnel through Knobley Mountain.
Although the Carpendale Trail is less than a mile long, easy connections can be made to two much longer trails. On the trail’s east end, it directly connects with the C&O Canal Towpath (near mile marker 183), which stretches nearly 185 southeast to Washington, DC. In Cumberland, the C&O Trail also in turn connects to the famed Great Allegheny Passage, heading 150 miles northwest to Pittsburgh.
Trail Manager Contact
City of Carpendale
Post Office Box 7
Carpendale, West Virginia
304-738-1612
http://www.local.wv.gov/Carpendale/Pages/about.aspx
carp.7@atlanticbbn.net
Notes
Also known as Knobley Tunnel Trail: Connects to C&O Canal Towpath at mile-marker 184.5