GETTYSBURG HORSE FIELD GUIDE
Horseback Through Gettysburg’s Lines: A Two‑Hour Battlefield Ride
A licensed battlefield guide leads a two‑hour horseback tour across key Gettysburg sites, offering a ground‑level view of the battle terrain and its stories.
Horseback Through Gettysburg’s Lines: A Two‑Hour Battlefield Ride.
Ride with a licensed battlefield guide on a two‑hour horseback tour that crosses from the Confederate line to the Union line, stopping at landmark sites such as the Virginia Monument and Little Round Top while you take in the scenic beauty of the landscape and the history carved into it.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
A Guided Walk — From Confederate Line to Union Line
A licensed battlefield guide narrates the three days of fighting as you ride between the opposing lines, placing the landscape’s monuments, cannon positions and farmsteads into the arc of the battle.
Key Stops Along the Battlefield
The tour visits signature sites including the Virginia Monument, cannons, The Spangler Farm, Pickett’s Charge locations, the Pennsylvania Monument, Little Round Top and Big Round Top before complying with park rules to backtrack to McMillan Woods Campgrounds.
History Told from the Saddle
Moving at a rider’s pace lets you register topography and sightlines—how ridges, farms and stone walls shaped the decisions and outcomes over three days of battle.
What the day feels like
What the Two Hours Feel Like
Over two hours you ride with a licensed battlefield guide, moving across the same ground where Civil War units deployed and clashed; stops allow the guide to describe the three days of battle while you look up at monuments and down on cannon placements and farmsteads.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this ride suits — and who should look elsewhere.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
Wear long pants and closed‑toe shoes (open‑toed shoes are not allowed). Helmets are required for riders ages 7–17 and will be provided by the operator.
Participants should be in reasonably good health and able to mount a horse; the operator enforces restrictions for safety.
Long pants are recommended for comfort and safety; avoid open‑toed footwear.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
Is there a minimum age to ride?
Yes. The minimum age for riders is 7 years old.
Is there a maximum rider weight?
Yes. The maximum rider weight is 250 lbs.
Are helmets required or provided?
Helmets are required for riders ages 7–17 and will be provided by the operator.
What health or physical requirements are there?
Riders should be in reasonably good health and able to mount a horse.
What clothing should I wear?
Open‑toed shoes are not allowed and long pants are recommended.
What battlefield sites will we see?
The ride stops at key Gettysburg sites including the Virginia Monument, cannons, The Spangler Farm, Pickett’s Charge locations, the Pennsylvania Monument, Little Round Top and Big Round Top, then backtracks to McMillan Woods Campgrounds.