Guided City Ruck - 5K - Civil War After Dark Investigation - Gettysburg, PA - 10/18/2025
October 18th, 2025 @ 7:00pm EST
5K - CITY RUCK (GUIDED)
- Guided City Ruck
- Ruck with friends
- This is our kind of tour
GORUCK is The Rucking Company and we have executed over 10,000 rucking events since 2010, empowering a global community of ruckers. The City Rucking Series is a great way to join GORUCK Nation, to meet people who live our way of life, and to explore your city or a new one on foot.
CIVIL WAR - GHOSTS OF GETTYSBURG
Ruck through Gettysburg’s historic Civil War sites and hear tales of ghostly encounters as you ruck in the footsteps of history. Can you endure the test and the spirits of the past? Join us in Gettysburg if you dare!
HOW IT WORKS
Meet your Cadre at the start point and gear up for a guided ghost ruck where fitness meets spooky! Ruck through haunted paths, listening to eerie stories along the way. When you successfully complete your Guided City Ruck, your GORUCK Cadre will hand you a cold beverage and a patch that will never be for sale.
WHAT TO BRING - REQUIRED
- A rucksack (Rucker recommended) - must have reflectivity
- Ruck Plate (or equivalent) in your rucksack - to your weight requirement
- 20 lb. Ruck Plate - MEN
- 10 lb. Ruck Plate - WOMEN
- Books, water, etc - KIDS
- Water/Hydration. 1L minimum required for all. For 12 Milers and longer, 3L Bladder and a Nalgene bottle highly recommended.
- Any medication you might need
- Photo ID
- Smartphone + spare battery. This is how you will navigate your point to point route.
- Smiles
RECOMMENDED (BUT NOT REQUIRED) ITEMS
- Extra layers of clothing. Think: merino wool socks and a shell. Pay close attention to the weather — if it’s gonna be cold, make sure you have a windbreaker.
- Dry Bag (or a contractor bag) for keeping stuff in your ruck dry.
- Supportive footwear. GORUCK recommended because it’s the best for people who carry weight and live on their feet.
- Food, snacks, electrolytes — you are of course able to stop anywhere along your route to resupply.
TIME STANDARD
You have 2.5 hours to successfully complete your City Ruck 5K and earn the patch.
Cadre Norwich
Fearing he would "miss the war," Norwich dropped out of the Nation's oldest private military college, joined the Army, and was awarded the Green Beret. Known on his teams as either Norwich or Boy Scout, the tenants of each are captured in ink on his back. Now separated from Group and uniformed service, Norwich is meshing his military and first responder experience to assist in the development and delivery of instructor-led training courses, classes, and workshops relevant to counterterrorism, preparedness, and resiliency to various public and private sector audiences throughout the great Garden State. Norwich is happily married to a remarkable woman and enjoys raising a daughter with a balance of glitter and grit.
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