- Spring Gap, Maryland
Spring Gap is a unincorporated community of
Allegany County, Maryland ,United States .Spring Gap is located in the
Potomac Valley along theC&O Canal at mile marker 173 where it meets with theSpring Gap Recreational Area . This Park offers camping sites and a place to relax for hiker-bikers of the C&O tow path. In additional, This Park is easy to access by car and proves canoe access to thePotomac river . The Spring Gap Recreation Area is a popular location to pick-up, drop-off, or park when hiking or biking the C&O canel tow path to or fromCumberland, Maryland . [Mike High, The C&O Canal Companion, John Hopkins Press, 2000, page 265, ISBN-0-8018-6602-2]Some of the best fishing in the
Potomac River is in the section from Spring Gap toHancock. [Barbara Rogers, "Adventure Guide to the Chesapeake Bay", Hunter Publishing Inc., page 79]Running nearby the C&O canel is the
CSX main line to Cumberland andRoute 51 .See also
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Geography
Elevation: 641 feetLatitude: 39.5652Longitude: -78.71658
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