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Gettysburg Horse Trails

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Gettysburg Horse Trails

Length5.1 mi
Elev. Gain242.7 ft
Est. Steps12000

Forest

River

Scenic views

Wild flowers

Mountain

City walk

Historic site

Overgrown

Muddy

Bugs

Created by Marmalade
Introduction
Gettysburg Horse Trails is a 5.1 mile (12,000-step) route located near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 242.7 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Explore the Gettysburg horse trails with a nice ending at the Ragged Edge Coffee shop.

Gettysburg National Military Park

Park
The Gettysburg National Military Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the park is managed by the National Park Service. The GNMP properties include most of the Gettysburg Battlefield, many of the battle's support areas during the battle (e.g., reserve, supply, & hospital locations), and several other non-battle areas associated with the battle's "aftermath and commemoration", including the Gettysburg National Cemetery.

The Angle

Historical
The Angle (Bloody Angle colloq.) is a Gettysburg Battlefield area which includes the 1863 Copse of Trees used as the target landmark for Pickett's Charge, the 1892 monument that marks the high-water mark of the Confederacy, and several other Battle of Gettysburg monuments.

Gettysburg Battlefield

Place
The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the 4-acre (1.6 ha) site of the first shot at Knoxlyn Ridge on the west of the borough, to East Cavalry Field on the east.

Dobbin House Tavern

Food
The Dobbin House Tavern, known also as Dobbin House, on 89 Steinwehr Avenue in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is a tavern which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.It was established in 1776, making it the oldest standing structure in the town limits of Gettysburg. It was built to be a home for Reverend Alexander Dobbin and his family.

72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument

Place
The 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument is an 1891 statuary memorial on the Gettysburg Battlefield. It is located on Cemetery Ridge, by The Angle and the copse of trees, where Union forces – including the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry – beat back Confederate forces engaged in Pickett's Charge.The monument was the subject of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court case over control of the battlefield.

Brian Farm

Place
The Brian Farm is an American Civil War area of the Gettysburg Battlefield used during the Pickett's Charge. On January 23, 2004, the farm's buildings, Boundary Stone Wall, and ID tablet were designated historic district contributing structures after the tract was used for the 1918 Camp Colt and other postbellum camps.

Adams County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)

Place
The Adams County Courthouse is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The building was built in 1858, first occupied in 1859, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1974.The architect was Stephen Decatur Button of Philadelphia. John R. Turner of Carlisle constructed the building.

11th Mississippi Infantry Monument

Place
The 11th Mississippi Infantry Statue is a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial commemorating a Confederate regiment with a bronze sculpture of a flagbearer.

Gettysburg, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area

Place
The Gettysburg, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area is a small urban area of southern Pennsylvania. Adams County makes up the entire statistical area. The population is 101,407 as of the 2010 census. The statistical area ranks 42nd in the U.S, and 4th in the State of Pennsylvania's micropolitan areas.

Pickett's Charge

Place
Pickett's Charge was an infantry assault ordered by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee against Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's Union positions on July 3, 1863, the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg in the state of Pennsylvania during the American Civil War. Its futility was predicted by the charge's commander, Lt.
Route Details

Length

5.1 mi

Elev. Gain

242.7 ft

Est. Steps

12000
Created by
Marmalade
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