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Hagerstown

MD · 39.6428, -77.7200

Historic National Road - Maryland, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway and Antietam Campaign Byway are 3 of 6 signed byways within 30 miles of Hagerstown, Maryland.

Hagerstown is the county seat of, and the largest city in, Washington County. The city is perhaps best known for its outlet mall, which offers a huge variety of clothing among other things. The community is named after Jonathan Hager, a German pioneer who settled the area in the mid-1700s. Hagerstown has an approximate city population of 40,000 and metropolitan population of 270,000 (2019).
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6 scenic drives near Hagerstown

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

  1. 01

    Historic National Road - Maryland

    All-American Road · starts in town

  2. 02

    Washington Heritage Trail

    National Scenic Byway · 15 mi out

  3. 03

    Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 16 mi out

  4. 04

    Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway

    State scenic byway · 8 mi out

  5. 05

    Antietam Campaign Byway

    State scenic byway · 12 mi out

  6. 06

    Old Main Streets

    State scenic byway · 16 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 2 · 8 h window · 207 mi

7 h 58 loop · 11 stops · back by 7:57 PM. Incorporates Baltimore's Historic Charles Street.

  1. Hagerstown Cultural Trail · 10 min
  2. Hagerstown Cultural Trail · 10 min
  3. Ridge Hill · 15 min
  4. Chestnut Hill · 15 min
  5. Fort Armistead · 30 min
  6. Lawyers Hill · 15 min
  7. River Overlook · 15 min
  8. Carousel at Rio · 10 min
  9. Thomas House · 10 min
  10. Best Stone Barn · 10 min
  11. Children's Village of Washington County · 10 min

Touches Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, Historic National Road - Maryland, George Washington Memorial Parkway

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

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Hagerstown: 4 h, 116 miles, 1 stop; and 8 h, 207 miles, 11 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

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

The 8 h loop stops at Hagerstown Cultural Trail, Ridge Hill, Chestnut Hill, Fort Armistead, Lawyers Hill, River Overlook, Carousel at Rio, Thomas House, Best Stone Barn and Children's Village of Washington County. 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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