| Full marathoners will start at the Harpers Ferry Visitors Center (Shoreline). |
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| From the visitors center participants will turn right onto Campground, then another right onto Murphy, which leads to the Murphy Farm
Loop. |
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| They will then following a sand pebble lane to a cliff that overlooks the Shenandoah River. Participants will then turn around follow
back towards the Visitors Center. |
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| They will then follow Shenandoah Rd in the wrong direction and into the historic town of Harpers Ferry. From here they will continue
straight till the road ends at John Brown’s Fort on your right. |
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| Participants will then turn right over the cobble stones street and under a rail road bridge towards the Potomac River foot bridge.
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| Participants will then cross the bridge, proceed down the steps, and at bottom of stairs turn left heading up river along the C&O
Canal till you come to Miller Sawmill Road (It will be well marked) |
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| Participants will then follow Miller Sawmill Rd to Harpers Ferry Rd. |
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| From Harpers Ferry Rd they will make a right into Antietam Battlefield onto Branch Rd. |
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| Branch will lead to Old Burnside Bridge Rd. |
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| Branch Rd to Old Burnside Bridge Rd is the same Road. Follow to top of hill behind Burnside Bridge. Follow loop to retrace your steps
back to stop sign at Branch. |
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| At the stop sign the runners will then turn right onto Rodman Rd. to Rt 34. |
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| Participants will then cross over Rt 34 onto Richardson – make a right onto Mumma Rd. |
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| On Mumma Rd participants will turn onto Smoketown Rd then left onto Dunker Church to Rt 65. |
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| Participants will then turn left onto Rt 65 to Sharpsburg, Rt 34. |
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| They will then take a right onto Rt 34 (towards Shepherdstown) to top of Ferry Hill |
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| They will then continue past Ferry Hill, cross the Potomac River via the “Rumsey” bridge into West Virginia and follows the cones
to asphalt cross walk to the Shepherd University Rams Football stadium. |
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