

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Spring Hike - Whirlwind in the Wheatfield
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Discover the powerful stories that echo across Gettysburg’s fields and ridgelines in this special spring hike series led by National Park Service rangers. Each 90-minute walk explores a unique aspect of the Battle of Gettysburg, highlighting the people, decisions, and landscapes that shaped our nation’s history.

Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a seasoned student of the Civil War, you’ll gain fresh insights and new perspectives with every hike.

This Week join Ranger John Hoptak in exploring the action at the Wheatfield. 

Meet at Auto Tour Stop 9, The Wheatfield. 

Schedule subject to change without notice. 

Spring months can fluctuate dramatically in both temperature and weather patterns. Be prepared for a variety of field conditions and layer clothing to match the forecast. Depending on your planned activities, please include accessories such as sunscreen, insect repellent, hiking boots, cold weather gear, and extra water.

Please park in designated locations only. For more information visit https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/gettysburg-ranger-programs.htm
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gettysburg/spring-hike-whirlwind-in-the-wheatfield/200029838418842
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 68

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029838418842?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=gettysburg-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Gettysburg
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Wheatfield
- **lat**: 39.796367960099
- **long**: -77.242937032993
- **full address**: The Wheatfield, Sickles Road,Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Gettysburg National Military Park (https://allevents.in/org/gettysburg-national-military-park/8539799)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Wheatfield, Sickles Road,Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Gettysburg National Military Park
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Spring Hike - Whirlwind in the Wheatfield ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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