Antietam National Battlefield Park - Visitor's Center We meet in front of the visitor center. Optional Route: Exit 49 onto Alternate Rt. 40 West towards Middletown. Continue through Middletown, over South Mountain to Boonsboro. Turn left onto Rt. 34 to Sharpsburg. When you enter town, turn right (north) onto Rt. 65 and the Park Visitor Center will be on your right a mile north of Sharpsburg. We meet in front of the visitor center! Traveling North-South on Interstate 81: Exit 1, Rt. 68, six miles east to Rt. 65. Turn RIGHT at light on Rt. 65. Five miles south on the left is the Visitor Center. We meet in front of the visitor center! Traveling East on Interstate 70: Exit 29A onto Rt. 65 south. Ten miles south on the left is the Visitor Center. We meet in front of the visitor center! Approximate Driving Distances From Antietam National Battlefield: Baltimore: 65 miles Washington D.C.: 70 miles Frederick, MD: 23 miles Hagerstown, MD: 10 miles Harpers Ferry National Historic Park: 17 miles Gettysburg National Battlefield: 60 miles Manassas National Battlefield: 65 miles Public Transportation: There is no public transportation to Antietam National Battlefield Park. NOTE: Please remember to take the leader(s) number(s) with you but please respect the fact that we are all volunteers and there is often no cell coverage at trailheads and varies according to service provider. If you call very close to hike time, please understand that we are very busy with pre-hike preparations for ourselves in addition to group sign in, pre-hike briefing, and then leading the hike. It is also very difficult to provide instructions to someone while following them too, hence providing very detailed directions on this separate page. Leaders are advised to not answer phones once a hike is started so we don't miss a turn on the trail due to the distraction of a call. Thank you for your understanding and see you there!

 

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