GettysBurg National Park April 4-7, 2014

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April 4^th, 5^th, 6^th and 7th         

Gettysburg National Park, Eisenhower Farm/Estate, Harley Davidson Factory

1195 Baltimore Pike

Gettysburg, PA 17325

RSVP:   March 25, 2014

Activity:

Scouts/Adults have the option of doing the various hikes offered to earn patches and the medal.

NOTE: Siblings/Families are invited. There are hotels right near the campsite if preferred.

The hikes are not mandatory for all and many of the “points of interest” on the hikes are accessible by car, so that is an option for families. Siblings/Families do not have to participate in the hikes, but are welcome to.  Be advised the pace of the troop may exceed that of siblings/families, so it may be necessary to split into separate groups.

Nearby Hotels:

Hilton Garden Inn                   1-866-460-7440

Hampton Inn                          1-866-460-7440

American Best                        717-334-1188

1863 Inn of Gettysburg          717-334-6211

Colton                                                 717-334-5514

Quality Inn                              717-334-3141

=Trail guides and patch info=
http://newbirthoffreedom.org/gettysburg-heritage-trails-program/
The National Park Service and the New Birth of Freedom Council have published a trail guide for each of these five trails and tours.

Patches/Medals that can be earned:

• Main Gettysburg patch (Visit to Park/Visitors Center)
• Johnny Reb, BillyYank, Eisenhower, and Historic Gettysburg segments
• Gettysburg Trail Medal (To receive the Trail Medal, Scouts must have completed the entire set of requirements for each patch segment.)

Itinerary   (To be updated – times/days of hikes may change) Note: Since this Trip is about two Armies we will keep track of time as the military did. First time is EST and second is Military (after 12:noon just add 12 onto the EST time to get the military time.)

Friday:

5:00 PM or 17:00          Meet at OLPH

5:15 PM or 17:15          Leave OLPH for Artillery Ridge Camping Resort

NOTE:  You can also choose to meet the group at Gettysburg

10:15 PM or 22:15        Arrive and Set-Up CAMP

11:00 PM or 13:00        Lights Out

Saturday

7:00AM or 7:00                        Reveille and Breakfast

TBD                              National Park Visitors Center

TBD                              Johnny Reb Trail – 4 miles – 2.5 hours.

TBD                              Historic Gettysburg Trail – walking tour through downtown area and imagine what life was like there in 1863. 3 miles – 2-3 hours.

TBD                              Dinner

11:00 PM or 23:00        Sleep!