Day 7: Brunswick, MD to Hancock, MD (60.6 miles)

Back on the C&O Canal trail. Rode across the Potomac River from Harper’s Ferry, then stopped at Antietam National Park, which was really interesting, as this single day battle was an early turning point in the Civil War. The Confederate army waged a battle above the Mason Dixon Line, trying to get the North to succumb, but was unsuccessful. Five days after the battle the Emancipation Proclamation was released. Visited the towns of Williamsport and Hancock.

The first cannons we saw at Antietam

Weaver’s bakery in Hancock, MD - no cannolis but tasty eclair and apple strudel.

A great smoothie stop in Williamsport, MD called the Desert Rose