Join Jon Wolz on May 4th at 9:45 a.m. for a C&O Canal Pop-up Walk from Edward’s Ferry Lock House 25 at mile 30.84 to Broad Run Trunk Aqueduct at mile 31.94. The 2.2-mile round-trip walk will end with a special tour of the lock house conducted by Don Street at 11:00 a.m. The lock house, completed in the 1830s, is decorated to depict the 1860s era during the Civil War.
Meet us at the lock house parking lot at 9:45 a.m. and the walk will begin at 10:00 a.m. After the walk and tour, those who wish can gather at Locals for lunch and conversation.
Directions: South on W. Willard Rd., Right onto Westerly Rd., left onto Edwards Ferry Rd. To the Edward’s Ferry Lock House at 39.1034077, -77.4731815
Registration is required and limited to 15 hikers.
This ‘Rustic” Lock house is available for overnight stays through the C&O Canal Trust, albeit without heat, A/C or running water.
Don Street is the quartermaster for the lock house.
Jon Wolz, our local expert on the C&O Canal and leader of our “pop-up” walks, has a long history with the canal. As a Montgomery Blair High School sophomore and Eagle Scout, he had already hiked the entire canal. In 1970, Jon was the Boy Scout chosen to testify before a Senate subcommittee on behalf of the bill to protect the C&O Canal as a National Historical Park. Maryland Congressmen Gilbert Gude and J. Glenn Beall sponsored the bill. Since 2015 Jon has volunteered as a level walker with the C&O Canal Association (COCA). His two levels encompass the area from White’s Ferry to Monocacy Aqueduct.