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Field of Pickett's Charge Trail

Trail8.5 km · 5.3 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: High Water Mark Trail 0.4 mi · 0.7 kmExplore Gettysburg National Military Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 11–24 °C (52–75 °F)

  1. J4°-5°71
  2. F6°-3°72
  3. M11°1°89
  4. A17°6°91
  5. M22°11°100
  6. J27°17°96
  7. J29°19°90
  8. A28°19°89
  9. S24°15°100
  10. O18°9°83
  11. N12°4°84
  12. D5°-2°80

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Field of Pickett's Charge Trail is a trail of about 8.5 km (5.3 mi) in Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America. It lies about 2.1 km south of Gettysburg. It connects with High Water Mark Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
8.5 km · 5.3 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
2.1 km S of Gettysburg (Adams County, Pennsylvania) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Gettysburg National Military Park
Connects to
High Water Mark Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Pennsylvania
Continent
North America
Route centre
39.8138, -77.2440
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

High Water Mark Trail

0.4 mi · 0.7 km · Gettysburg National Military Park

Gettysburg Horse Trail

0.9 mi · 1.4 km · Gettysburg National Military Park

Middle School Nature Trail

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Gettysburg National Military Park

Electric Railway Bed Trail

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · Gettysburg National Military Park

Devil's Den Trail

1.5 mi · 2.5 km · Gettysburg National Military Park

Little Round Top Trail

1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Gettysburg National Military Park

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