C&O Companion

Name: C&O Companion
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 3.3 (18 reviews)
Author: James Menzies

By: James Menzies

Travel

Features & Capabilities

If you are planning a trip along the Chesapeake and Ohio Towpath, then don't leave without your C&O Companion.

The information found on the popular BikeWashington.org canal website is now available in an app. Simply sync and go. No data connection required when you are on the path.

While on the towpath, the C&O Companion will display your current location, and will help you find amenities along the way. It also has self-contained maps that do not require a data connection.

In the event of an emergency, the C&O Companion will help identify your location, and the quickest way to reach help.

Proceeds support the C&O Canal Trust Fund.

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Troubleshooting: Less than 1-in-500 users have reported one of these problems with the application:

a) Won't report location. If your app is stuck on "Finding Location" (and you are not in airplane mode), then this generally means that you did not allow the C&O Companion access to your current location. (A dialog box will ask your permission during first launch). This is easy to fix. Just open the "Settings" application (this app came with your device; it has the gray "Gears" icon) and look for "Location Services". Ensure that Location Services is ON, and that is has been enabled for the C&O Companion application.

b) Sync never completes. Just one person reported that after pressing the Sync button, the download never completed. This is most likely due to a corrupted database. We fixed this by simply deleting the app and then using the iTunes application to reinstall the app from iCloud (no additional change is incurred for re-install). This procedure wipes out the database so you can start over fresh.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

James Menzies

Rating:

3.30

(18)

Version:

1.6.0 Last updated: 2021-12-28

Version code:

846272251

Creation date:

2011-08-20

Compatible devices:

Size:

2.91MB

Price:

2.99

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

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# 340,444 ▼ 1,630

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Developed by:

James Menzies

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/c-o-companion/id457469128

Website:

http://BikeWashington.org

User Reviews

The app is a valuable trail companion for locating campsites, services, and planning on the C&O Towpath, with helpful distance and safety features. However, reliability issues—especially iOS sync crashes and occasional data corruption—along with outdated detour/amenity data and device compatibility concerns—reduce its dependability. When it works, it’s highly useful for navigation and trip planning.

Pros

Great for finding campsites and amenities along the C&O Canal towpath.
Location-based information and distance to key points makes navigation easier.
Helpful for planning daily trips (exits, meals, stores) and mile-marker awareness.
Emergency buttons/safety features add practical value on the trail.
Useful even with spotty cell coverage and with real-time canal access points.

Cons

Sync problems and first-use failures on iOS, leading to no data or maps.
Instability: crashes and, in some cases, a corrupted database on iOS.
Content/data not consistently up to date, with missing detours and amenities.
Platform compatibility issues (iPad/iPhone differences; some devices report being iPhone-only).
Occasional missing maps or data along with reliance on GPS map, reducing utility when data is unavailable.

Recent reviews

I don’t even know what this is supposed to be some dos Oregon trail version of the c&o

by Jb*****, 2025-09-01

The western Maryland Rail Trail now extended past Little Orleans.

by Je*****, 2024-03-17

Dear James Menzies - please issue me a refund. I am in the painful process of trying to switch back to iPhone after 4 years using Android. It’s possible I tried to buy this app 4 years ago when I last had iPhone. But I have no clue why Apple charged me $2.99 this weekend, immediately after getting a new iPhone and reactivating my iCloud account. I did not search for or try to install this app. (Apple wouldn’t let me use my new phone unless I put in a valid CC number, so it was easy for iCloud to rip me off.) I went to iCloud to request a refund but it has no history of this app purchase. Well, it sent me an email about the charge so clearly Apple knows. (Pro tip - use limited use credit card numbers created at privacy dot com when sketchy companies like Apple request your CC number to keep on file.)