In case of mechanical trouble, it’s nice to know about the bike shops near the trail. Not all shops that rent bikes will rent for multi-day trips. Most of the shops listed below are within 3 miles of the trail. We have listed a few that are further so that there is coverage every 15 to 20 miles. Washington and Pittsburgh have many other shops, but they are all further then 3miles.
As of Oct 2020 most bike shops are out of new bikes, and are getting only sporadic supplies. Several of the shops below are closed for the winter season, however some will answer the phone and are open for appointments. We are not personally familiar with most of these shops, therefore present this information as a service; it is not a review or recommendation.
| trail MP miles to | Busines Name Address | City Phone | Rent | Web Links | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C&O -2.2 5.1 mi | Takoma Bicycle 7030 Carroll Ave | Takoma Park 301 270-0202 | web, google 4.8 | ||||||
| C&O -2.1 0.8 mi | City Bikes Adams Morgan 2501 Champlain St NW | Washington 202 265-1564 | web, google 4.2 | ||||||
| C&O -2.1 1.4 mi | Capital Bikeshare All over the city | Washington | google 4.4 | ||||||
| C&O -1.5 1.9 mi | Conte's Bike Shop 3410 Wisconsin Ave NW | Washington 202 391-0804 | web, google 4.7 | ||||||
| C&O 0.0 3.5 mi | Bike and Roll 998 Maine Ave SW | Washington 202 842-2453 | yes | web, google 4.6, tripadvisor 5.0 | |||||
| C&O 0.0 3.5 mi | Unlimited Biking 998 Maine Ave SW | Washington 202 842-2453 | web, google 4.6 | ||||||
| C&O 0.0 4.6 mi | Conte's Bike Shop 1331 4th St SE | Washington 202 558-9866 | web, google 4.8 | ||||||
| C&O 0.0 4.6 mi | The Daily Rider 600 H St NE | Washington 202 396-0704 | web, google 4.5 | ||||||
| C&O 0.0 4.6 mi | REI Co-op 201 M St NE | Washington 202 543-2040 | web, google 4.3 | ||||||
| C&O 0.0 6.1 mi | BicycleSPACE- Ivy City 1512 Okie St NE | Washington 202 853-9390 | web, google 4.1 | ||||||
| C&O 0.0 7.6 mi | VéloCity Bicycle Cooperative 2111 Mt Vernon Ave | Alexandria 703 549-1108 | web, google 4.4 | ||||||
| C&O 0.0 8.2 mi | Wheel Nuts Bike Shop 302 Montgomery St | Alexandria 703 548-5116 | web, google 4.8 | ||||||
| C&O 0.0 8.4 mi | DICK'S Sporting Goods 2470 Market St NE | Washington 202 971-8214 | web, google 4.1 | ||||||
| C&O 0.0 8.7 mi | Pedego Electric Bikes Alexandria 210 N Lee St | Alexandria 571 312-5168 | web, google 5.0 | ||||||
| C&O 0.0 8.9 mi | Big Wheel Bikes 2 Prince St | Alexandria 703 739-2300 | web, google 4.9 | ||||||
| C&O 0.0 9.1 mi | Conte's Bike Shop 1100 King St | Alexandria 571 482-7701 | web, google 4.9 | ||||||
| C&O 0.3 1.6 mi | MDVL BIKES 3000 16th St NE | Washington 202 706-9495 | web, google 4.4 | ||||||
| C&O 0.3 1.8 mi | Conte's Bike Shop - Q St NW 1412 Q St NW | Washington 202 387-2453 | web, google 4.7 | ||||||
| C&O 0.3 1.9 mi | Shinola Logan Circle Store 1631 14th St NW | Washington 202 470-0200 | web, google 4.6 | ||||||
| C&O 0.3 2.6 mi | ElectriCityBikes Adams Morgan 2501 Champlain St NW | Washington 202 265-1564 | web, google 4.2 | ||||||
| C&O 0.3 3.6 mi | Gearin' Up Bicycles 1811 Rhode Island Ave NE | Washington 202 780-5174 | web, google 4.8 | ||||||
| C&O 0.3 7.5 mi | Mount Rainier Bike Co-op 3601 Bunker Hill Rd | Mt Rainier 301 277-2110 | web, google 4.7 | ||||||
| C&O 0.3 8.9 mi | Arrow Bicycle 5108 Baltimore Ave | Hyattsville 301 531-9250 | web, google 4.3 | ||||||
| C&O 0.4 0.5 mi | District Cycle Works 2603 P St NW | Washington 202 643-3040 | web, google 4.8 | ||||||
| C&O 0.7 4.0 mi | Papillon Cycles 2805 Columbia Pike | Arlington 703 920-9494 | web, google 4.8 | ||||||
| C&O 0.9 177 ft | Trek Bicycle Washington D.C. Georgetown 3411 M St NW | Washington 202 965-3601 | web, google 5.0, facebook 5.0 | ||||||
| C&O 0.9 253 ft | Bicycle Pro Shop 3403 M St NW | Georgetown 202 337-0311 | web, google 4.4 | ||||||
| C&O 0.9 463 ft | Big Wheel Bikes 1034 33rd St NW | Washington 202 337-0254 | yes | web, google 3.9 | |||||
| C&O 0.9 2.1 mi | Trek Bicycle Arlington Clarendon 2731 Wilson Blvd | Arlington 703 312-0007 | web, google 4.8 | ||||||
| C&O 0.9 2.4 mi | The Old Bike Shop 2647 N Pershing Dr | Arlington 571 312-1730 | web, google 4.5 | ||||||
| C&O 0.9 3.5 mi | Conte's Bike Shop 3449 Wilson Blvd | Arlington 571 800-3126 | web, google 4.8 | ||||||
| C&O 0.9 3.7 mi | Spokes Etc. 3924 Wilson Blvd | Arlington 703 248-9600 | web, google 4.9 | ||||||
| C&O 0.9 6.4 mi | Phoenix Bikes 909 S Dinwiddie St | Arlington 703 575-7762 | web, google 4.8 | ||||||
| C&O 0.9 7.0 mi | DICK'S Sporting Goods - Bailey's Crossroads 5716 Columbia Pike | Bailey's Crossroads 703 933-0736 | web, google 3.9 | ||||||
| C&O 0.9 7.0 mi | REI Bike Shop 3509 Carlin Springs Rd | Bailey's Crossroads 703 379-9400 | web, google 4.6 | ||||||
| C&O 0.9 7.0 mi | REI 3509 Carlin Springs Rd | Bailey's Crossroads 703 379-9400 | web, google 4.6 | ||||||
| C&O 0.9 8.8 mi | Spokes Etc. 1545 N Quaker Ln | Alexandria 703 820-2200 | web, google 4.9 | ||||||
| C&O 2.8 157 ft | Fletchers Boat Center 4940 Canal Rd NW | Washington 202 244-0461 | yes | web, google 4.6 | |||||
| C&O 3.2 1.0 mi | Buna Bicycle Works 4824 MacArthur Blvd NW | Washington 202 209-8563 | web, google 4.9 | ||||||
| C&O 4.2 4.9 mi | Bikenetic - Full Service Bicycle Shop 201 W Jefferson St | Falls Church 703 534-7433 | web, google 4.9 | ||||||
| C&O 4.2 5.4 mi | ProBike FC 116 E Fairfax St | Falls Church 703 854-1427 | web, google 4.8 | ||||||
| C&O 4.2 5.5 mi | Bike Club Bicycle Inc 438 S Washington St | Falls Church 703 477-1362 | google 3.8 | ||||||
| C&O 4.2 6.0 mi | Conte's Bike Shop 1118 W Broad St | Falls Church 703 639-0343 | web, google 4.8 | ||||||
| C&O 4.2 9.7 mi | REI Bike Shop 8209 Watson St | McLean 703 506-1938 | web, google 4.5 | ||||||
| C&O 4.2 9.7 mi | REI - McLean 8209 Watson St | McLean 703 506-1938 | web, google 4.6 | ||||||
| C&O 4.2 9.9 mi | Spokes Etc. 224 Maple Ave E | Vienna 703 281-2004 | web, google 4.9 | ||||||
| C&O 4.2 9.9 mi | Shinola Tyson's Corner Store | Tysons 571 489-6085 | web, google 4.3 | ||||||
| C&O 8.4 8.4 mi | REI - North Bethesda 910 Rose Ave | North Bethesda 301 770-1751 | web, google 4.4 | ||||||
| C&O 8.4 9.4 mi | REI Bike Shop - Rockville 910 Rose Ave | North Bethesda 301 230-7670 | web, google 3.5, facebook 4.4 | ||||||
| C&O 16.6 7.9 mi | DICK'S Sporting Goods 2 Grand Corner Ave | Gaithersburg 301 947-0200 | web, google 4.1 | ||||||
| C&O 16.6 8.4 mi | Bike Center LTD 15930 Luanne Dr | Gaithersburg 301 366-0927 | web, google 4.7 | ||||||
| C&O 22.7 5.7 mi | Andes Bike Shop 12119 Darnestown Rd | Gaithersburg 301 963-2453 | web, google 4.7 | ||||||
| C&O 35.7 4.7 mi | Plum Grove Cyclery 120C E Market St | Leesburg 703 777-2252 | web, google 5.0, facebook 5.0 | ||||||
| C&O 35.7 5.1 mi | Transition Triathlon 400 Madison Trade Plaza SE | Leesburg 571 291-3051 | web, google 4.9, facebook 4.8 | ||||||
| C&O 35.7 5.3 mi | Maverick by Revolutions Bicycle Co-Op 32c Catoctin Cir SE | Leesburg 703 777-6126 | web, google 4.6, facebook 5.0 | ||||||
| C&O 35.7 5.3 mi | Maverick Bicycles & Cafe 32c Catoctin Cir SE | Leesburg 703 777-6126 | web, google 4.6 | ||||||
| C&O 35.7 5.9 mi | DICK'S Sporting Goods 1079 Edwards Ferry Rd NE | Leesburg 571 707-3344 | web, google 3.8 | ||||||
| C&O 35.7 8.0 mi | Spokes Etc. 1605 Village Market Blvd SE | Leesburg 703 858-5501 | web, google 4.8 | ||||||
| C&O 54.8 0.2 mi | Three Points Cycle on the C & O Canal Trail 5 W Potomac St | Brunswick 301 834-7199 | web, google 4.9 | ||||||
| C&O 54.9 0.3 mi | 2 Wheel Escapes | Highfield Cascade 240 674-7626 | yes | web, google 5.0, facebook 5.0 | |||||
| C&O 58.1 1.3 mi | River & Trail Outfitters 99 Cary Lu Cir | Harpers Ferry 301 834-9950 | yes | web, google 4.7, tripadvisor 4.5, facebook 4.7 | |||||
| C&O 60.7 3.3 mi | River Riders 408 Alstadts Hill Rd | Harpers Ferry 304 535-2663 | yes | web, google 4.5, tripadvisor 4.5, facebook 4.5 | |||||
| C&O 60.7 3.3 mi | River Riders 408 Alstadts Hill Rd | Harpers Ferry 304 535-2663 | yes | web, google 4.5, tripadvisor 4.5, facebook 4.5 | |||||
| C&O 72.8 1.0 mi | Shepherdstown Pedal and Paddle 115 W German St | Shepherdstown 304 876-3000 | yes | web, google 4.8 | |||||
| C&O 99.0 7.5 mi | Mercury Endurance Cycles 222 E Oak Ridge Dr | Hagerstown 240 347-4959 | web, google 4.9 | ||||||
| C&O 99.6 4.6 mi | DICK'S Sporting Goods 17318 Valley Mall Rd | Hagerstown 240 267-4014 | web, google 4.0 | ||||||
| C&O 99.6 7.0 mi | OVERTIME by DICK'S Sporting Goods 17780 Garland Groh Blvd | Hagerstown 240 420-0140 | web, google 3.8 | ||||||
| C&O 99.6 9.0 mi | Hub City Cycles 13148 Pennsylvania Ave | Hagerstown 301 797-9877 | web, google 4.9 | ||||||
| C&O 124.5 308 ft | C&O Bicycle & Bunkhouse 9 S Pennsylvania Ave | Hancock 301 678-6665 | yes | web, google 4.8, tripadvisor 4.5, facebook 4.8 | |||||
| GAP 0.1 on Trail | Cumberland Trail Connection 14 Howard St | Cumberland 301 777-8724 | yes | web, google 4.3, tripadvisor 4.5, facebook 4.7 | |||||
| GAP 0.1 0.3 mi | Cycles & Things 165 N Centre St | Cumberland 301 722-5496 | web, google 4.9 | ||||||
| GAP 0.1 0.6 mi | Mountainside Bike Tours 108 Decatur St | Cumberland 301 722-4887 | yes | web, google 5.0, facebook 4.7 | |||||
| GAP 31.9 0.2 mi | Levi Deal Mansion 301 Meyers Ave | Meyersdale 814 289-7600 | yes | web, google 4.9, tripadvisor 5.0, facebook 4.9 | |||||
| GAP 43.9 near Trail | Rockwood Bike Shop 131 Rockdale Rd | Rockwood 814 926-6572 | web, google 4.4 | ||||||
| GAP 43.9 9.2 mi | Bentz Bicycle Sales & Service 239 E Church St | Somerset 814 443-3069 | web, google 3.0, facebook 5.0 | ||||||
| GAP 61.4 0.5 mi | Confluence Cyclery 500 Hughart St | Confluence 814 395-9380 | yes | web, google 4.9, facebook 4.9 | |||||
| GAP 71.9 0.1 mi | Laurel Highlands River Tours and Outdoor Center 4 Sherman St | Ohiopyle 724 329-8531 | yes | web, google 4.8, tripadvisor 4.5, facebook 4.7 | |||||
| GAP 71.9 0.2 mi | White Water Adventurers 6 Negley St | Ohiopyle 724 329-8850 | yes | web, google 4.8, tripadvisor 4.5, facebook 4.8 | |||||
| GAP 71.9 0.2 mi | Ohiopyle Trading Post 4 Negley St | Ohiopyle 724 329-1450 | yes | web, google 4.8, tripadvisor 5.0, facebook 4.9 | |||||
| GAP 71.9 0.2 mi | Wilderness Voyageurs Rafting & Bike Tours 103 Garrett St | Ohiopyle 800 272-4141 | web, google 4.6, tripadvisor 4.5, facebook 4.7 | ||||||
| GAP 88.5 on Trail | Bikes Unlimited 503 W Crawford Ave | Connellsville 724 628-2453 | web, google 5.0 | ||||||
| GAP 114.1 171 ft | West Newton Bicycle Shop 106 W Main St | West Newton 724 872-2185 | yes | web, google 4.8, facebook 5.0 | |||||
| GAP 126.1 on Trail | River City Junction Inc 242 Sandy Ln | Greenock 412 754-0976 | yes | google 5.0 | |||||
| GAP 128.3 381 ft | Trailside Treasures 1910 Donner St | Boston 412 326-9862 | yes | web, google 4.8, tripadvisor 4.0, facebook 4.3 | |||||
| GAP 140.3 4.7 mi | FreeRide Bicycle Collective 214 N Lexington St | Pittsburgh 412 731-2474 | web, google 4.8, facebook 4.8 | ||||||
| GAP 140.4 3.0 mi | Biketek Pittsburgh 5842 Forbes Ave | Pittsburgh 412 521-6448 | web, google 4.9 | ||||||
| GAP 146.4 on Trail | Golden Triangle Rental 600 First Avenue | Pittsburgh 412 600-0675 | yes | web, google 4.9, tripadvisor 5.0, facebook 4.9 |