Join Jon Wolz on Thursday, February 8th at 10:00 a.m. at the west parking lot on top of Sugarloaf Mountain. We will follow the blue trail out to the White Rocks Overlook. There is very nice scenery along the way. The footing will be rocky at times. There will be up and down hills along the walk. A walking stick is suggested. The round-trip hike is five miles. This is an intermediate level hike.
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.