Getting to Pen Mar

[tawa]

Any suggestions on the best options to get to the PA /Maryland state line as I head north this Spring!
Bus options --train options --shuttle options ?
Will be leaving from SW IN or possibly Indianapolis or Columbus, OH.

Would be willing to share gas $$$ if anyone is heading that direction in early April.

[Slo-go'en]

The easiest thing to do is go to Harpers ferry and walk there. It only adds a couple of days to the trip. Otherwise, you'd probably end up in HF anyway and then have to pay someone to shuttle you up to PenMar.

[trailbird85]

Sounds beautiful- what time are you planning? That's a beautiful area to hike!

[Crossup]

Amtrak to Harpers...less than 40 miles to PennMar

[tawa]

Sounds beautiful- what time are you planning? That's a beautiful area to hike!

Around April 1st

[Elaikases]

The easiest thing to do is go to Harpers ferry and walk there. It only adds a couple of days to the trip. Otherwise, you'd probably end up in HF anyway and then have to pay someone to shuttle you up to PenMar.

That was my thought.

[Slo-go'en]

Around April 1st

Depending on how the spring weather goes, you might want to wait a couple of weeks and join the Flip Floppers heading out of HF towards the end of the month.

[chknfngrs]

start at HF. Great place and accessible by train

[tawa]

start at HF. Great place and accessible by train

Already hiked section from HF to Pen Mar but guess I could get to HF and then catch a shuttle to Pen Mar.

[shelb]

Regarding PennMar, we shuttled twice.
1st time: dropped car at PenMar and shuttled back to Harpers, where we started hike.
2nd time: dropped car north of 501 shelter in PA and then took shuttle back to PenMar.

Nice park to end/begin hikes!

[jlp1976]

Who did you use to shuttle from Pen Mar to Harpers Ferry?

[colorado_rob]

We're interested in this as well, and of course we're going to walk it, but we don't want to walk it twice, hence the need for some sort of transportation one way.... any info on a local shuttle would be appreciated. I suppose there's Uber or hitching, of course, but I bet there are plenty of local shuttles....

[ldsailor]

Who did you use to shuttle from Pen Mar to Harpers Ferry?

Check the shuttle list on the ATC's web site.

Shuttle List

Below is an excerpt from the shuttle list. There are many more shuttlers located in in the area around Penmar - north and south.

River & Trail Outfitters Mr. Lee Baihly	Knoxville, MD	(888) I-GO-PLAY (301) 695-5177 [email protected] www.rivertrail.com	Located near Harpers Ferry. Shenandoah N.P. (as far south as Harrisonburg/Elkton/Swift Run Gap), northern Virginia, Maryland, and PA (north to Duncannon).
Sawbriar’s A.T. Shuttle Service	Middletown, MD	(301) 471-3021	Central Shenandoah to Pine Grove Furnace.
A.T. Shuttles + Services
Bill Stachoviak	Hagerstown, MD	(301) 791-7747 (home; leave info, number twice) [email protected]	Up to 3 hikers w. gear, prefer week notice. AT: Front Royal - Pine Grove Furnace SP Slack: MD. Tuscarora: WV - PA

[Bloomer]

I live close to Penn Mar and do shutting. Pm me

[jlp1976]

If you were going at the end of April and could make it to say Ft. Wayne Indiana I'm going to go then.