Spring Gap, Maryland
| Spring Gap | |
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| Coordinates: 39°33′55″N 78°42′59″W / 39.56528°N 78.71639°WCoordinates: 39°33′55″N 78°42′59″W / 39.56528°N 78.71639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Allegany |
| Elevation | 641 ft (195 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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Spring Gap is an unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.
Spring Gap is located in the Potomac Valley along the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal at mile marker 173 where it meets with the Spring Gap Recreational Area. This park offers camping sites and a place to relax for hiker-bikers of the C&O tow path. In additional, the park is easy to access by car and proves canoe access to the Potomac 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 from Cumberland, Maryland.[1]
Some of the best fishing in the Potomac River is in the section from Spring Gap to Hancock.[2]
Running nearby the C&O canel is the CSX main rail line to Cumberland and Route 51.
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Elevation: 641 feet (195 m) Latitude: 39.5652 Longitude: -78.71658
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