To Gettysburg, PA 491 MASON & DIXON DISCOVERY CENTER Emmitsburg MT ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY GROTTO OF LOURDES SCENIC OVERLOOK 15 OLD MAIN STREETS SCENIC BYWAY o w n Pi k e 14 Detour Catoctin LOY’S STATION COVERED BRIDGE 550 CATOCTIN FURNACE UTICA COVERED BRIDGE r ve R i Mo no ca cy Cr ea ge rs to w n 194 Johnsville Woodsboro Rd TOWPATH Gambrill Libertytown Walkersville SNYDERS LANDING KILLIANSBURG CAVE 26 OLD S Middletown FORT DETRICK Union O l d Shepherdstown, WV HISTORIC NATIONAL ROAD SCENIC BYWAY 75 A n n a p o JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND SCENIC BYWAY H w y n t a i n y s t c k e o w Harpers Ferry, WV HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 464 n P i M o u y R iv e r k e B u t i n g Rd Point of Rocks To Monticello, VA LITTLE BENNETT REGIONAL PARK CATOCTIN WILDLIFE PRESERVE AND ZOO Thurmont HARRY P. HUNT C l a ANTIETAM CAMPAIGN SCENIC BYWAY c a c o c a t r k s b u r Gos NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CIVIL WAR MEDICINE • Frederick MONOCACY NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD Frederick RODDY ROAD COVERED BRIDGE Thurmont South Mountain, weaving together several state parks and a Civil War battlefi eld. Entering Sharpsburg, you link up with the Antietam Campaign byway. This Civil War Trail features the national battlefi eld park that, in 1862, was the site of the bloodiest single-day battle ever to take place on American soil. Today, monuments along the beautiful landscape mark several key points, such as Bloody Lane and Burnside Bridge. The inns of the area o er quiet, comfortable lodging and outfi tters o er options for traveling down Antietam Creek. catoctin mountain park Thurmont 301-663-9388 www.nps.gov/cato national museum of civil war medicine Frederick 301-695-1864 800-564-1864 www.CivilWarMed.org SIDE TRIP catoctin wildlife preserve and zoo Thurmont 301-271-3180 www.cwpzoo.com national shrine of st. elizabeth ann seton roddy road covered bridge In Gambrill State Park, the 1,600-foot summit of High Knob provides views of Middletown and the Monocacy Valley. Hiking and mountain biking are popular throughout the area. https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/western/gambrill.aspx cunningham falls state park Emmitsburg 301-447-6606 www.setonshrine.org Thurmont 301-271-7574 www.dnr.maryland.gov/ publiclands/pages/western/ cunningham.aspx Thurmont 301-600-1646 www.mdcoveredbridges.com/ roddyroad.html For information about amenities found along this byway, please refer to the chart on page 62. Frederick to Point of Rocks INCLUDING US 15, US 40, US 340 & MD 355 monocacy national battlefi eld Frederick 301-662-3515 301-662-6980 www.nps.gov/mono Driving east to get back on the primary route, you soon see the clustered spires rising above downtown Frederick, which has played a part (Continued on page 19) 1-877-333-4455 | www.visitmaryland.org | 17
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