Quick Links to Explore Civil War sites by bike.
Use this page to access Civil War Cycling’s top resources—bicycling maps, travel guides, battlefield history, and more. These quick links help you find what you need fast—whether you’re planning a cycling tour or just exploring the stories behind the battlefields. Explore Civil War sites by bike—Gettysburg, Antietam, Chickamauga.
Prefer more context and background? Visit our Home Page for detailed introductions, featured resources, and inspiration to start your journey.
We believe in self-directed, experiential learning on a bicycle. And we make that happen by exploring “outdoor classrooms” at our own pace, in our own way, and prompted by our own educational interests.
Contents
- Gettysburg National Military Park (PA)
- Antietam National Battlefield (MD)
- Chickamauga Battlefield (GA)
I. Gettysburg National Military Park
1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Civil War Cycling Home Page: Gettysburg
Looking for maps to bike Gettysburg?
How to Bike Gettysburg—Our Hottest Blog Topics:
- “Ten Tips for Biking Gettysburg Battlefield” — Practical advice to help you plan your ride.
- “On Great Fields Something Stays” — A reflective piece on how cycling connects us to history.
- “Biking the Gettysburg Battlefield—Not Just Any Map” — Everything a bicycling historian needs for a great ride.
- “Auto tour books for bicycling. NOT.” — Your bike deserves better than a car map.
Best Gettysburg History Books
- “Gettysburg Reading Recommendations” — Top history and tourism books explained and linked.
II. Antietam National Battlefield
302 East Main Street, Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782
Civil War Cycling Home Page: Antietam
Looking for maps to bike Antietam?
How to Bike Antietam—Hottest Blog Topics:
- “Selecting Your Antietam Bicycle Route” — Practical advice to help you plan your ride.
- Best “Books on the Battle of Antietam”— Selections from Civil War Cycling’s annotated bibliography of top book recommendations on Antietam, C&O Canal Towpath, and Civil War Maryland.
Best Antietam History Books
- “Antietam and C&O Canal Reading Recommendations” — Top history and tourism books explained and linked.
Antietam Battlefield Excursions from the C&O Canal Towpath
Civil War Cycling’s guidebook and maps for touring Antietam National Battlefield include directions and maps for bicyclists who want to tour the battlefield as an excursion from the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath. Click this button to read more about the C&O Canal access points that our maps explain:
Civil War Cycling’s C&O Canal maps are unique in several ways. First, they are designed to help cyclists to minimize backtracking; avoid lengthy rides on public roads; and anticipate that some rural roads near the canal are incredibly steep. Route options are outlined in pro/con format. Second, the routes are tailored to accommodate the differing needs of the northbound versus the southbound canal towpath cyclist. And finally, historical summaries and photos make the materials useful for an educational tour.
III. Chickamauga Battlefield
3370 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742
Civil War Cycling Home Page: Chickamauga.
Looking for maps to bike Chickamauga?
How to Bike Chickamauga—Our Hottest Blog Topic:
- “Bicycling Chickamauga Battlefield”— Practical advice to help you plan your ride.
Best Chickamauga History Books
- “Chickamauga Reading Recommendations” — Top history and tourism books explained and linked.
IV. Biking battlefields … What’s next?
