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Those who hike the trail have the opportunity to summit Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the northeast, walk along a peaceful creek, or follow in the footsteps of history where the trail becomes part of the towpath for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The towpath that runs alongside the canal is a popular route for running, biking, or admiring the Georgetown architecture.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
Bonus: in early October, the New England aster wildflower blooms purple along the towpath trail, where in the 1800s mules pulled boats up and down the Erie Canal.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
Cyclists can pedal along the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage or the 185-mile towpath at C & O Canal Historic National Park.
—Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The towpath that runs alongside the canal is a popular route for running, biking, or admiring the Georgetown architecture.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
Bonus: in early October, the New England aster wildflower blooms purple along the towpath trail, where in the 1800s mules pulled boats up and down the Erie Canal.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
Cyclists can pedal along the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage or the 185-mile towpath at C & O Canal Historic National Park.
—Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for towpath
Noun
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Pledges to give it all away A good friend of philanthropist Michael Milken who has raised billions of dollars for cancer research, Ellison believes the road to bliss is altruistic giving.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Studies have also shown that the extra hour of daylight has resulted in safer roads, lower crime rates and economic benefits.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mounted officers and sniffer dogs patrolled the streets near Windsor and Eton Central railway station, monitoring arrivals and maintaining security around the historic town.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Footage of the protests showed Ecuadorians clashing with police forces in the capital city of Quito on Tuesday as protesters dismantled fences and barriers while police fired tear gas in the streets.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Labor trafficking fell outside Stagner’s lane as a county investigator.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Customers can take advantage of the restaurant’s drive-thru lane or park in a total of seven drive-in stalls, the release said.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Residents have told the Riverworks Development Corporation that many trucks use neighborhood roads instead of sticking to West Vienna Avenue and North Third Street, which are the two thoroughfares bordering the warehouse.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Since its opening in mid-June, the experimental project has driven a 25 percent increase in total sales across the West Nanjing Road thoroughfare.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition to optimizing queries, Espresso routes queries between different compute clusters to maximize efficiency.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The location of the firearm appears to match the suspect's route of travel, the sources said.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The project also calls for several banquet rooms, as well as a 6-foot-wide waterfront walkway, open to the public during business hours, that traverses the perimeter of the property.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Visitors are welcome to use the public parking lots, bathrooms, showers, and the paved walkway that runs the entire length of the beach.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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The protest group responsible for the banner on Windsor Castle’s footpath is called Everyone Hates Elon.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Accessibility and Sustainability Gravel footpaths and uneven stone walkways mean this isn’t the most accessible property, though there is a room specifically designed for wheelchair users.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Towpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towpath. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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