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Horse Trail Resurfacing Project Requires Short Term Closure

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Date: August 25, 2022
Contact: Jason Martz

GETTYSBURG, PA. – A portion of the battlefield horse trail will be closed to all use to resurface the trail. The closure section, 3,000 linear feet between United States Avenue and North Sickles Avenue, will be closed on August 29 and 30 (rain date on September 1). This project will improve drainage, replace the subbase of stone in select areas, and renew the wearing course of Antietam base.

This section of trail gets the heaviest use of all the horse trails from permit holders coming from both directions. This project is replacement in kind and follows the hierarchy established for trails in the park.



A black and white map that shows the horse trails on the Gettysburg battlefield. There is a blue and black dashed line on a section of trail in the middle of the page that represents a section that is temporarily closed for work.
Temporary horse trail closure map.

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Last updated: August 25, 2022

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