| Type: |
Day Hike - Loop |
| Distance (Total): |
0.4 miles / 0.6 km |
| Elevation Gain: |
0 feet / 0 meters |
| Minimum Elevation: |
| Maximum Elevation: |
| Hiking Season: |
- All Year Long
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| Things To See: |
- Historic Site
- Interpretive Trail
- River
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| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Rating: |
Trail has not been rated. |
| Nearby Town: |
Glasgow, Virginia, United States |
Canal Lock Trail begins at the Visitor Center and crosses the James River on a walkway built beneath the bridge. The restored Battery Creek Lock, located a short distance from the bridge, is typical of those constructed in the 1800s as part of the James River and Kanawha Canal. This canal, with nearly 100 locks, helped make the river a major transportation corridor before the Civil War. Exhibits at the Battery Creek site explain how locks were used to raise and lower boats to adjust for the changing elevation of the river.
