Where can I find the Gettysburg Festival of Races (Gettysburg, PA) 5K route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
Official course linksGettysburg Festival of Races (Gettysburg, PA) 5K
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2027 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Gettysburg Festival of Races (Gettysburg, PA) 5K at a glance
- Typical conditions
- 85/100
- Evidence depth
- 22 verified facts
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Gettysburg Festival of Races (Gettysburg, PA) 5K has known course details for its 5k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 5 km
- Terrain
- Road
- Scenery
- Countryside, Forest, Historic, Parkland
Quick answers
What runners ask first
Where does the Gettysburg Festival of Races (Gettysburg, PA) 5K route go?
The Gettysburg Festival of Races (Gettysburg, PA) 5K route starts at Aspire Hotel, Gettysburg, PA. Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes Mason-Dixon Line, Eisenhower Conference Center, Adams County farmland and Maryland state line turnaround. Racing inside Gettysburg National Military Park is no longer permitted following a 2022 National Park Service policy change.
What should runners know on race day for the Gettysburg Festival of Races (Gettysburg, PA) 5K?
Portions of the course have roads closed while other areas are open to light traffic.
Race character
Scenery
- Countryside
- Forest
- Historic
- Parkland
Atmosphere
- Festival
- Community
- Destination
Terrain
- Road
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Field size
- 500
- Field cap
- 500
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Sold out
- No
Race day logistics
- Closed roads
- Portions of the course have roads closed while other areas are open to light traffic.
- Expo / packet pickup
- Health & fitness expo and packet pickup with local vendors on Saturday 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM, plus Sunday morning from 7:00 AM.
- Medal
- Finisher medals awarded to all finishers; multi-race participants receive the Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address Medal.
- Finisher tee
- Finisher shirt included for all registrants.
Access and course status
- Start
- Aspire Hotel, Gettysburg, PA
Course facts
- Landmarks
- Mason-Dixon Line, Eisenhower Conference Center, Adams County farmland, Maryland state line turnaround
- Notable features
- Racing inside Gettysburg National Military Park is no longer permitted following a 2022 National Park Service policy change
- courses now run on rural Adams County back roads instead
- The full Gettysburg North-South Marathon (26.2 miles) was discontinued after the April 2026 edition
- for 2027 the marathon distance is replaced by the Gettysburg North-South 10K
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 12°CTypical temperature
- 17 kphTypical wind
- 3 mmTypical rainfall
- 85Favourability /100