Join Jon Wolz on a Pop-Up walk on March 1st at 10:00 a.m. from Lock 29, Lander (mile 50.89), to the Catoctin Creek Aqueduct. From there we will continue to Little Catoctin Creek (mile 52.51) where the Park is building a bridge over the creek to connect the towpath where culvert 82 washed out and work is being performed. This is a level walk. Parking at the lock house or at the boat ramp parking lot. Lock 29 is near the Potomac River. Turn left from Route 464 onto Lander Road and follow signs to lock 29. Registration required.
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.