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We're heading back to Swains Lock Hiker/Biker Campsite for a weekend of chill times and cooler temperatures!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be advised that I will no longer be providing food, water, or snacks for these campouts, so be prepared to feed and hydrate yourselves for the weekend! Firewood, however, will still be provided!

This campground has portable toilets and a water pump. You will need a method to purify and filter this water before using it to cook or drink.

No reservations are required for this campsite, so it tends to be popular. As such, we may be looking at a fuller campground and may end up making some more friends!

Tickets are $5.00 to cover the cost of firewood.

While this listing lists the start time as 12:00pm, you can arrive at the campsite at any time. Bikepackers will likely arrive on site closer to the mid to late afternoon.

You can find out more about Swains Lock here: https://www.canaltrust.org/pyv/swains-campground/

Interested in getting there by bike? There will be a no-drop bikepacking trip out to the site starting at High Road Cycling in Georgetown (3210 Grace St NW Suite 100, Washington, DC 20007).

We'll meet there by 2pm and rollout time at around 3pm!

We'll hop on to the C&O Towpath and take a super leisurely 17-ish mile ride to the campground. Be prepared to be in the saddle for around 1.5 hours (including breaks).

All bikepackers are expected to ride with a helmet, bring along a flat kit, lights, a lock, and other essentials, and have some familiarity with riding in a group and signalling.

If you are interested but don't have bikepacking experience, reach out to Jun asap, and preferably at least a few days in advance, at juniperdarwinyoung@gmail.com directly and we'll get you set up.

We'll ride back to Georgetown in the morning, with a rollout of around noon.

Interested in volunteering with Mappy Hour? Or know somebody who would make a great Mappy Hour speaker? Let us know!

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