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Gettysburg

PA · 39.8283, -77.2322

Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, Old Main Streets and Mason and Dixon Byway are 3 of 6 signed byways within 30 miles of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Understand

Gettysburg is a borough and the county seat of Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. However, Gettysburg is famous for the Battle of Gettysburg that was fought July 1-3, 1863. The fighting started when Union and Confederate troops converged just north of the town of Gettysburg. Three bloody days of fighting ensued, with both sides suffering heavy casualties. The town is also the location where President Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Battlefield in the Gettysburg National Military Park.
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The drives · Designated roads lead.

6 scenic drives near Gettysburg

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Gettysburg. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway

    National Scenic Byway · starts in town

  2. 02

    Historic National Road - Maryland

    All-American Road · 28 mi out

  3. 03

    Old Main Streets

    State scenic byway · 12 mi out

  4. 04

    Mason and Dixon Byway

    State scenic byway · 19 mi out

  5. 05

    Falls Road

    State scenic byway · 24 mi out

  6. 06

    Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 27 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 103 mi

3 h 41 loop · 3 stops · back by 3:41 PM. Incorporates Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway.

  1. Granite Hill · 15 min
  2. Haines Shoe House · 10 min
  3. A Gathering at the Crossroads · 30 min

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Common questions

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Gettysburg?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Gettysburg: 4 h, 103 miles, 3 stops; and 8 h, 260 miles, 7 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Gettysburg?

The 8 h loop stops at Thomas House, Best House, Jigger Hill, Ridge Hill, Pine Knob, Roundtop Hill and Junior Officer's Quarters. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

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