HIKING: Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

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Description

Those who enjoy hiking can take advantage of the 2.5 miles of battlefield walking trails.Twenty-eight monuments within the park honor Revolutionary soldiers, statesmen, heroes, and heroines. William Hooper and John Penn, two of North Carolina's three signers of the Declaration of Independence, are buried under the Signers' Monument. A large equestrian statue of General Nathanael Greene dominates the monument honoring the soldiers of the Southern Army and its leader.<br />
Source: National Park Service

Directions

-85 SOUTH: As you near Greensboro on I-85 North. Merge onto I-40 West/I-73 North (Exit #120 B) toward Winston-Salem. Merge onto I-73 North/Future I-840 (Exit #212 A) toward BRYAN BLVD/PTI AIRPORT. Take Exit 3 toward BRYAN BLVD East, toward downtown. Merge onto BRYAN BLVD and take the NEW GARDEN ROAD Exit. Turn left off of the exit and go 2.2 miles to Guilford Courthouse NMP 2332 New Garden Road.<br /><br />I-85 NORTH: As you near Greensboro, take BUSINESS I-85. Exit on HOLDEN ROAD (Exit #34). Turn right on HOLDEN ROAD; go north approximately six miles; crossing BRYAN BOULEVARD to BENJAMIN PARKWAY; turn left on BENJAMIN PARKWAY,go one block and turn left on BATTLEGROUND AVENUE (US HIGHWAY 220 NORTH); go north on BATTLEGROUND AVENUE approximately three miles to NEW GARDEN ROAD. Turn right on NEW GARDEN ROAD to Guilford Courthouse NMP at 2332 New Garden Rd.<br /><br />I-40 EAST: As you enter Greensboro, merge onto I-73 North/Future I-840 (Exit #24) toward BRYAN BLVD/PTI AIRPORT. Take Exit 3 toward BRYAN BLVD East, toward downtown. Merge onto BRYAN BLVD and take the NEW GARDEN ROAD Exit. Turn left off of the exit and go 2.2 miles to Guilford Courthouse NMP 2332 New Garden Road.<br /><br />Source: National Park Service

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