Catoctin Mountain/Gettysburg Battlefield Run - More Info

[irish2themax]

The Catoctin Mountains/Gettysburg Battlefield run will take place on Saturday, 15 August; Rain date: Sunday, 16 August.

The run will begin with breakfast at the Cozy Restaurant in Thurmont MD. Then proceed up Route 15 to Mount St Mary's University for a blessing of the Spyders at Mother Seton Shrine. From there we will come back to Thurmont and begin the Catoctin Mountains portion ending back in Emmitsburg MD. From there, we will proceed north to Gettysburg and stop for lunch at General Pickett's Buffet before proceeding into the battlefield itself. At that point the run officially and and the battlefield tour will be "free flow" since everyone will have different interests.

Catoctin Mountain / Gettysburg Battlefield Run

0900 Breakfast; Meet at the Cozy Restaurant,
Thurmont MD Coords 39.6178N 077.415W

Everyone fill up their tanks prior to meeting for breakfast. There should be no reason to stop for gas during the run.

1000 Begin Cactoctin Mountain Ryde

Waypoints:
1.Emmitsburg MD Mount St. Mary’s University
1030 Spyder Blessing @ Mother Seton Shrine, Coords 39.681N 077.355W
2.Sabillasville Road Coords 39.635N 077.411W
3.Foxville Deerfield Road Coords 39.674N 077.455W
4.Foxville MD Coords 39.636N 077.497W
5.Wolfsville MD Coords 39.574N 077.551W
6.Middlepoint MD Coords 39.559N 077.524W
7.Baltimore National Pike Coords 39.509N 077.559W
8.Pleasant Walk MD Coords 39.533N 077.595W
9.Wolfsville MD Coords 39.574N 077.551W
10.Smithsburg MD Coords 39.649N 077.568W
11.Raven Rock Road Coords 39.654N 077.564W
12.MacAfee Hill Road Coords 39.704N 077.486W
13.Fort Ritchie Access Road Coords 39.713N 077.494W
14.Buchanan Trail E / Waynesboro Pike Coords 39.729N 077.473W
15.Emmitsburg MD Coords 39.704N 077.327W
16.Gettysburg PA
17.LUNCH and Battle Theater,
General Pickett's Buffet Coords 39.808N 077.236W
18.Gettysburg Battlefield

Total ryde time: Approx 2.5 hours
Total distance: Approx 80 miles

August 15th is also Bike Night in Martinsburg WV sponsored by the Blue Knights with live music and vendors. For those who wish to go, we could come back to my place after the Catoctin/Gettysburg run and grill outside before going to the event. Or we could just purchase food at the event.

The ride will leave Berkeley Plaza (about 2.5 miles from my house) promptly at 5pm with CHiPs co-star Erik "Ponch" Estrada leading the ride which will wind its way through Berkeley County. . Registration which begins at 2PM is $10. The parade of bikes will arrive downtown at 6pm. This will be followed by a night of Live Music, Food, and Vendors. The event will end at 11pm.

[Smylinacha]

Enjoy! We went to Gettysburg like 2 yrs ago and saw the battlefields - that was awesome - so much history there. And then the tower you can climb up to look at the view. HDX has that tower in his album looking down w/ all the bikes below.

And then the cemetery - very very cool! Have fun!