2024 November Outing – Harpers Ferry Harpers Ferry Maryland Heights & Antietam National Battlefield Park

When: November 2-3, 2024

Camping:   Rohrbach Group Campground, Sharpsburg, MD

Hiking: Harpers Ferry Maryland Heights Trail (Saturday),  Antietam National Battlefield Park (Sunday)

Arrive:  St. Francis parking lot 7:00 am on Saturday, November 2nd, 2023

Return: to St. Francis late-afternoon on Sunday, November 3rd

At the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, on the ancestral home of the Tuscarora and Shawnee people, lies Harpers Ferry. Here you can explore John Brown’s Raid against slavery. Find your connection to the struggle for freedom, education, and civil rights at Storer College.

The Maryland Heights Trail offers hikers the opportunity to see many aspects of Harpers Ferry NHP on one walk: spectacular scenery, geology, Civil War, industrial, and transportation history. The quickest route to the Maryland Heights Overlook is 4.5 miles round trip from the Master Armorer’s House.

The Civil War battle at Antietam is known as the bloodiest day in American history. Over 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of fighting on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia’s first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

Troop 55 will be visiting the Harpers Ferry  and Antietam Battlefield National Park. Scouts will be hiking through the national park , and we will be “car camping” overnight at the Rohrbach Scout Campground about four miles away.

Scouts should either eat breakfast at home or bring a meal for the car on Saturday morning. Scouts are responsible for their own lunch (bring a bag lunch) on Saturday. Foods such as dried fruit, granola bars, beef jerky, trail mix, and other lightweight snacks are recommended. Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast will be planned and prepared by patrols. Scouts should bring cash for lunch on the return trip Sunday and buying snacks at Harpers Ferry.

Each hiker and biker should bring two 32 oz. Nalgene bottles for water. Bring rain gear (no ponchos please) and a warm sleeping bag. Pack for changeable weather and be ready for a great hiking or biking adventure.

There is a $50 fee ($20 transportation included) for each scout and parent attending. THE TRANSPORTATION FEE IS WAIVED FOR BOTH SCOUT AND PARENT IF THE PARENT IS DRIVING.

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Please contact Mr. Ye at bsa55scoutmaster [at] gmail [dot] com

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2024 November Harpers Ferry Trip

2024 November Harpers Ferry Trip

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