Winter Hike #4 - Slyder's Farm to Big Round Top

Name: Winter Hike #4 - Slyder's Farm to Big Round Top
Start: 2025-02-16T13:30:00-05:00
Location: South Confederate Ave Picnic Area, Gettysburg, PA

Schedule

Sun, 16 Feb, 2025 at 01:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

South Confederate Ave Picnic Area, Gettysburg, PA | Gettysburg, PA

To reach the start point take Business 15 (Steinwehr Ave/Emmitsburg Road) South from Gettysburg. Turn left on South Confederate Drive (into battlefield). Park in lot on right before the road becomes one-way. Parking is also allowed on the right-hand side of the one-way section of South Confederate (beyond the parking lot), but not along the two-way portion of S. Confederate. The hike follows the Bushman Farm Lane then uses the pedestrian/horse trail to pass Slyder Farm. It then climbs through the woods at the base of Big Round Top and returns across a different portion of Slyder Farm. The optional add-on (winter conditions permitting) is to the top of Big Round Top – at times a steep climb but rewards you with lovely views. Moderate difficulty. Please check back here for weather updates - we will hike in light rain/snow but not in thunder or lightning and not if the roads are impassable.