Off the beaten' path?

Hi, I live 30 minutes from Gettysburg and have visited many times. I%26#39;ve seen all the ';normal'; stuff. I%26#39;m looking for suggestions of ';off the beaten%26#39; path '; things to do...odd things...things you won%26#39;t find at the visitor center...

Off the beaten' path?

We go to Gettysburg several times a year...here are some ';unusual things'; we have done: taking the Then and Now Books and locating each photograph; finding the quarry on McPearson Ridge from the first day fighting; walking Willoughby Run from Mummasburg Road to Fairfield Rd.; along this walk locating evidence of the K____ Springs Hotel; double quick marching from the Codori Farm to the Seminary as the First Corps did and see how you feel once you arrive; locating the old trolley tracks/paths; we often bring our bikes which gives us a better sense of the size of the battlefield; hiking to the top of Big Round Top looking for evidence of the former tower that was built there plus realizing how close you are to Taneytown Rd. and the rear of the Union line; and walking straight across the fields from South Confederate Ave. to Devil%26#39;s Den as they did on the second day battle. Enjoy!

Off the beaten' path?

Check out East Cavalry Field. It covers a substantial area. There are several monuments and interpretive markers, but unless you%26#39;re very well-versed on the subject you may want to do some research on that fight, or obtain a guide to take you there and explain it. There%26#39;s also an article in a Blue %26amp; Gray magazine from a few years ago with a self-guiding tour. Either way it is a diamond in the rough.

Farther east is Hanover. That town has put together a bunch of interpretive markers scattered throughout its historic district and has a brochure with map so you can follow the June 30 cavalry battle there.

There are literally dozens of monuments and so forth scattered around the Nat%26#39;l Park and beyond that are quite hidden, rarely visited, etc. You really have to know where they are, but could keep you busy for some time. You could ask a battlefield guide to take you on an ';out of the way places'; tour or you could obtain some tour books and look into it yourself.

Have fun.

There is a book that%26#39;s available in some of the shops that focuses on things most people don%26#39;t see...intricate details of monuments, stuff like that. In the granite of some monuments are carved lion%26#39;s heads or other special details you%26#39;d miss if you weren%26#39;t looking for them. One of the authors is Richardson and it%26#39;s a small white paperback book. It takes you all over the battlefield on an artistic scavenger hunt.

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