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Driving Directions & Parking

  VIRGINIA MAP
  Map of Virginia, showing the location of Browntown and the Greasy-Gooney 10K
 
 
 
  REGIONAL MAP
  Map of the area around Front Royal, Browntown, Linden, Strasburg, and the northern section of Shenandoah National Park
 
 
 
  MAP OF BROWNTOWN
  (Click here for a more detailed view)
  Map of Browntown, Virginia
 
Browntown is located at the intersection of Route 649 (Browntown Road) and Route 613 (Bentonville Road) in southern Warren County, Virginia, about eight miles south of Front Royal. Parking, registration, and the finish line will all be within a stone's throw of this intersection.

See the three maps at right for detailed views of the area, and scroll down this page for detailed driving directions and links to online maps!

Registration location  Updated!
Our registration tables will be set up outdoors right next to the finish line at the corner of 649 and 613, across from the Browntown Baptist Church parking lot, like last year. (This is labeled "staging area" on our map of Browntown.) We will not be using the inside of the Browntown Community Center this year. But there will be three portable toilets set up outside of the community center for the use of our participants.

Parking
Our parking options are somewhat limited by the small size of Browntown, but we will have a few specific areas designated for parking on race day (shown on the map of Browntown at lower right). As we've done over the past few years, we'll place yellow "PARKING" signs in front of these areas, and we hope to have at least a couple intrepid volunteers directing you as to where to park. Your cooperation with our parking volunteers will be greatly appreciated! E-mail us if you'd be willing to be one of these volunteers. (We'll also have a few "NO PARKING" signs placed in certain spots, so that nobody parks where they're not supposed to-- particularly in front of the Browntown Community Center or at our small staging area across the road from the Baptist Church.)

Maps & directions
Online maps of Browntown can be found via...
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If you're using standalone map software or a GPS device to find Browntown, the address "1 Browntown Road, Browntown, VA 22610" (or the decimal coordinates "38.81111, -78.23365", or the mapcode "US-VA 4LB.M5X") will get you there. (Important note to users of Waze & other smartphone map apps that require a constant cell signal: You are likely to have difficulty getting a consistent signal in and around Browntown itself.)

While the specific driving directions provided below are quite detailed, getting to Browntown is actually not that difficult. For most of you, it'll involve hooking up with Route 340, following 340 to/through Front Royal, turning onto Route 649 (Browntown Road), and following 649 for 7.6 miles to Browntown. It's just that simple! (Folks coming from the southwest will take Route 340 to Bentonville and follow Route 613 [Bentonville Road] for 5.6 miles to Browntown.)

Note: Routes 649 and 613 are winding two-lane roads with many hills and curves. Some sections can be prone to foggy conditions in the early morning hours. Deer, bears, and other animals cross the road with some frequency. Please drive carefully and don't speed! (To emphasize the point: While driving home from pre-marking the course a couple days before the 2012 race, the race director just barely missed hitting a deer that leaped out in front of his car with no warning.)

Here are detailed driving directions to Browntown from various locations in the Virginia, Maryland, and DC region:

From Winchester & points north:
Take I-81 south to exit 300 (left exit) and get on I-66 eastbound. In 6.5 miles, take exit 6 (Front Royal, Routes 340/522), bear right off the exit ramp, and follow Route 340 south into Front Royal. In 1.8 miles, turn left at a stoplight (onto W. 14th St.) to continue following Route 340 southbound. In 0.2 miles, the road will curve sharply to the right and become Royal Avenue (still Route 340!). Get in the right lane, and in 0.4 miles, continue straight through a stoplight to stay on Royal Avenue/Route 340. Keep going straight for another 1.8 miles through Front Royal, eventually leaving town and passing the entrance to Shenandoah National Park & Skyline Drive. Take the next left (at a stoplight about a quarter mile past Skyline Drive) onto Route 649 (Browntown Road), and follow Route 649 for 7.6 miles to Browntown.

From Berryville & Charles Town:
Follow Route 340 south towards Front Royal. After going about 11 miles beyond Berryville, turn left at a stoplight at Double Tollgate (across from Dinosaur Land) to continue following Route 340 south. In 7½ miles, you'll pass under I-66. 1.9 miles beyond that, turn left at a stoplight (onto W. 14th St.) to continue following Route 340 southbound. In 0.2 miles, the road will curve sharply to the right and become Royal Avenue (still Route 340!). Get in the right lane, and in 0.4 miles, continue straight through a stoplight to stay on Royal Avenue/Route 340. Keep going straight for another 1.8 miles through Front Royal, eventually leaving town and passing the entrance to Shenandoah National Park & Skyline Drive. Take the next left (at a stoplight about a quarter mile past Skyline Drive) onto Route 649 (Browntown Road), and follow Route 649 for 7.6 miles to Browntown.

From Leesburg & northern Loudoun County:
Take Route 7 west towards Winchester. Exit at Berryville to follow Route 340 south, then follow the "From Berryville" directions above.

From Frederick, Westminster, and central Maryland:  Updated!
Normally you would follow Route 340 south from Frederick into West Virginia & Virginia, but 340 is currently closed outside of Harpers Ferry for rock stabilization work and will remain closed until December. So this year you'll need to follow a signed detour and allow yourself a little extra time. The 340 detour begins just after you cross the long Potomac River bridge, where you'll turn left on Route 671 (Harpers Ferry Road). Follow 671 for 7.5 miles, then turn right onto Route 9 west (Charles Town Pike). In 8 miles, keep left to exit onto Route 340 south toward Berryville; this is the end of the detour route. From here, follow 340 south through Berryville, then follow the "From Berryville" directions above.

From Manassas, Fairfax, Washington, & points east:
Follow I-66 west to exit 13 (Linden, Routes 79/55). At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left, then at the next stoplight in 0.2 miles, turn right onto Route 55 west. Follow Route 55 for 5.3 miles into Front Royal (past Burger King, McDonald's, Spelunker's, etc.). Eventually Route 55 comes to a "T" intersection at Route 340. Turn left at the stoplight onto Route 340 south and follow it for about half a mile. After passing the entrance to Shenandoah National Park & Skyline Drive, take the next left (at a stoplight just over a blind hill) onto Route 649 (Browntown Road). Follow Route 649 for 7.6 miles to Browntown.

From Luray & the southern Page Valley:
Head north on Route 340 for about 14½ miles to Bentonville, and turn right onto Route 613 (Bentonville Road). Follow Route 613 for 5.6 miles to Browntown, where the road comes to a "T" intersection at Route 649 (Browntown Road), just past O.J. Rudacille's store. The Baptist Church parking lot will be directly in front of you, or you can turn left to park in the smaller lot on the right-hand side (a couple hundred feet after the turn).

From Harrisonburg, New Market, and the southern I-81 corridor:
Take I-81 to exit 264 (New Market, Route 211) and follow Route 211 east for 14.6 miles. About two miles beyond Luray Caverns, exit off of the Route 211 bypass onto Route 340 north. Follow Route 340 north for 13.8 miles to Bentonville, and turn right onto Route 613 (Bentonville Road). Continue on Route 613 for 5.6 miles to Browntown, where the road comes to a "T" intersection at Route 649 (Browntown Road), just past O.J. Rudacille's store. The Baptist Church parking lot will be directly in front of you, or you can turn left to park in the smaller lot on the right-hand side (a couple hundred feet after the turn).

From Culpeper, Sperryville, & Rappahannock County:
From Culpeper, follow Route 522 north to Sperryville. From Sperryville, continue north on Route 522 for 8.1 miles, then turn left at Massies Corner to keep heading north on Route 522 towards Front Royal for another 14½ miles. Upon reaching Front Royal, turn left at a stoplight onto Route 55 west (there's a KFC on the near right corner). Follow Route 55 for 0.6 miles to a "T" intersection and turn left at the stoplight onto Route 340 south. After passing the entrance to Shenandoah National Park & Skyline Drive in about half a mile, take the next left (at a new stoplight) onto Route 649 (Browntown Road). Follow Route 649 for 7.6 miles to Browntown.

How far is Browntown from...?

 
city distance est. drive time
Bentonville, VA6 miles10 minutes
Front Royal, VA8 miles17 minutes
Linden, VA15 miles30 minutes
Luray, VA20 miles28 minutes
Strasburg, VA21 miles40 minutes
Boyce, VA25 miles46 minutes
Stephens City, VA26 miles45 minutes
Washington, VA26 miles40 minutes
Marshall, VA28 miles43 minutes
Berryville, VA32 miles54 minutes
Sperryville, VA32 miles48 minutes
Winchester, VA33 miles55 minutes
The Plains, VA33 miles48 minutes
New Market, VA34 miles55 minutes
Woodstock, VA34 miles55 minutes
Middleburg, VA37 miles1 hr. 5 min.
Warrenton, VA41 miles58 minutes
Haymarket, VA42 miles51 minutes
Wardensville, WV43 miles1 hr. 15 min.
Charles Town, WV44 miles1 hr. 12 min.
Gainesville, VA44 miles55 minutes
Elkton, VA45 miles1 hour
Purcellville, VA47 miles1 hr. 18 min.
Harpers Ferry, WV50 miles1 hr. 18 min.
Culpeper, VA51 miles1 hr. 10 min.
Manassas, VA53 miles1 hr. 8 min.
Harrisonburg, VA53 miles1 hr. 15 min.
Leesburg, VA57 miles1 hr. 24 min.
Martinsburg, WV57 miles1 hr. 10 min.
Fairfax, VA62 miles1 hr. 15 min.
 
city distance est. drive time
Moorefield, WV65 miles1 hr. 35 min.
Reston, VA66 miles1 hr. 30 min.
Ashburn, VA69 miles1 hr. 35 min.
Dumfries, VA70 miles1 hr. 30 min.
Berkeley Spr., WV70 miles1 hr. 35 min.
Arlington, VA73 miles1 hr. 30 min.
Romney, WV74 miles1 hr. 40 min.
Waynesboro, VA75 miles1 hr. 45 min.
Frederick, MD78 miles*1 hr. 45 min.*
Washington, DC78 miles1 hr. 35 min.
Fredericksburg, VA78 miles1 hr. 45 min.
Hagerstown, MD78 miles1 hr. 30 min.
Staunton, VA80 miles1 hr. 45 min.
Charlottesville, VA81 miles2 hours
Rockville, MD82 miles1 hr. 40 min.
Greencastle, PA86 miles1 hr. 40 min.
Montg. Vil., MD89 miles1 hr. 40 min.
Chambersburg, PA98 miles1 hr. 50 min.
Columbia, MD103 miles2 hours
Westminster, MD110 miles*2 hrs. 25 min.*
Baltimore, MD114 miles2 hrs. 12 min.
Cumberland, MD114 miles2 hrs. 18 min.
Annapolis, MD116 miles2 hrs. 10 min.
Richmond, VA132 miles2 hrs. 35 min.
Lexington Park, MD140 miles2 hrs. 45 min.
Harrisburg, PA151 miles2 hrs. 40 min.
Kalamazoo, MI592 miles9 hrs. 50 min.
Edmonton, AB2371 mi.40 hours
Honolulu, HI4775 mi.(10:58 by jet)
Perth, Australia11506 mi.a long time!

(Disclaimer: The mileages and drive times listed above are rough estimates. Your results may-- and probably will-- vary! We've tried to err on the conservative side with the drive times. If you spot any glaringly bad estimates, let us know via e-mail. An asterisk indicates figures that have been adjusted for 2023 due to the US 340 closure near Harpers Ferry.)

If you are left with any questions about where Browntown is or how to get there, just send an e-mail to co-race director/Greasy-Gooney 10K cartographer Karsten Brown!

Other things to do in & around Browntown
Planning on spending the day or weekend out here in Warren County? There's plenty of stuff to see & do around here!

Shenandoah National Park is the most obvious nearby destination, although everybody else in the mid-Atlantic will have the same idea on our race weekend, so you'll have a long wait at the Front Royal park entrance unless you visit very early in the morning. The SNP entrance fee is currently $30 per vehicle for a 7-day pass or $55 for a 12-month pass; we recommend buying a park pass online in advance, as you may be able to enter the park more quickly if you already have a pass.

If you're looking for tips on visiting Shenandoah National Park, the SNP web site has a great deal of info on things to do, and they have a smartphone app as well! Check out the web version of the late Henry Heatwole's old "Guide to Shenandoah National Park & Skyline Drive" for a deeper dive into the park, the overlooks along the Drive, and the park's many miles of trails. And the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) offers an outstanding selection of maps, guides, and books related to SNP! (Many of the PATC maps & guides can be picked up at Royal Oak Bookshop at 207 South Royal Avenue in Front Royal.)

Among other destinations in the area are Skyline Caverns just south of Front Royal, Shenandoah River State Park (9 miles south of Front Royal), Luray Caverns down in Luray (about half an hour south of Front Royal), and Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park around Middletown & Strasburg (northwest of Front Royal). For you wine weirdos, Glen Manor Vineyards, located just a couple miles north of Browntown, is open from Wednesdays through Sundays, and there are about a million vineyards just over on the other side of the Blue Ridge in Rappahannock County.

For many more ideas on things to check out and shops/restaurants to visit, head on over to the tourism web sites for Front Royal (to our north) and Luray/Page County (to our south)!



The Greasy-Gooney 10K Web pages are maintained by Karsten Brown.