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Glen Echo
Town in Maryland, United States

Glen Echo

Glen Echo is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, that was chartered in 1904.

Plan a trip to Glen Echo→From Baltimore

The population was 279 at the 2020 census.

How locals move

Getting around Glen Echo the local way

  • Get inOn the weekends, you can take Ride On bus #29 to Glen Echo and start hiking north from there, but it is a significantly longer trek to Great Falls.
  • Get inAlthough it is also possible to kayak or canoe the Potomac through the park, make sure you know what you're doing—the rapids are very dangerous, especially around Great Falls, and many people drown every year.
  • Go nextAmong the most important are Harpers Ferry, just across the Potomac in West Virginia, and Antietam National Battlefield.

From Wikivoyage: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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