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At the turn I looked toward the railroad tracks and saw a second tunnel in the side of the mountain. At about 2 miles into the run a huge tree had fallen across the trail so I followed the temporary path around the tree and continued for another mile and half before turning around. That is a good thing because on this day it was 94 degrees and about 95% humidity with bright sunshine. The trail is a soft trail primarily consisting of dirt and sand and for the most part it is in the shade as the forest has grown over much of the trail. You can easily see the train tunnel carved into the side of the mountain more than a century ago. There is lots of history here and the lock-keepers house is sill standing so I stopped to read the historic markers to learn about the area. I decided to head North under 15 and passed right by the tunnel. There are mile markers posted along the trail as well to help keep you oriented. If you head south the trail will take you all the way to Washington,D.C and is used heavily by mountain bikers. The trail goes North and South along the old C&O towpath and is bordered to the West by the Potomac River and just across the remnants of the old canal to the East is the heavily traveled CSX Railroad. I'm guessing from the looks of things that it is heavily used by kayaker's and canoe'ers. There us easy access from Rt 15 and a huge parking area. I travel a lot and I'm always looking for good trails to run on and this one is a home run.