Antietam Battlefield - 21.4 MilesPage 1 of 1
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Mile TurnLeg Description
0.0 Left 0.0 Harpers Ferry Road, leaving Auto Tour route
0.1 Right 0.1 Millers Sawmill Road
1.9 Right 1.8 At bottom of hill, cross grassy area to C&O Towpath
3.9 Cross Under 2.0 Route 34 Bridge. Access to Shepherdstown, WV across river (via winding trail)
8.1 Pass 4.2 Synders Landing Boat Ramp. (Seasonal Snack Bar/Store up on hill)
12.3 Right 4.2 at Taylors Landing Boat Ramp, crossing bridge to the berm side of the canal basin
12.3 Right 0.0 becomes Bowie Road. Follow the canal basin back the way you came.
13.0 Left 0.7 Mondell Road at the top of the hill, crossing railroad tracks
13.7 Right 0.7 Route 65, using shoulder.
15.0 Left 1.3 Dunker Church Rd, returning to Visitor Center
15.1 Right 0.1 Leave Antietam Battlefield Visitor Center heading north on Dunker Church Rd - Follow Auto Tour next 6 Miles.
Mile TurnLeg Description
16.1 Right 1.0 Mansfield Avenue
16.8 Right 0.7 Smoketown Road (unmarked) at (follow arrow)
17.0 Right 0.2 Cornfield Avenue
17.5 Left 0.5 Dunker Church Rd (you've been here before)
17.7 Right 0.2 Follow Auto Tour to Monument.
17.8 Pass 0.1 Circle Monument, then head back to road
17.9 Right 0.1 Dunker Church Rd
17.9 Left 0.0 Smoketown Road
18.1 Right 0.2 Mummas Ln (unmarked) - follow arrow. Passing Mumma Farmhouse ahead
19.0 Left 0.9 Richardson Avenue at . Passing Bloody Lane and Observation Tower ahead
20.0 Cross 1.0 Route 34 at . (CAUTION!)
20.5 Right 0.5 Branch Avenue at (Begin long hill climb). Optional detour: Turn left here to Burnside Bridge
21.4  0.9 End of Route

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