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Gardens Ice House / Ice Garden
13800 Old Gunpowder Rd., Laurel, MD 20707-3116
301-953-0100

Time

Mile

115.6 miles (1 hour, 58 minutes) From West Chester, PA

For

0:00

0.0

Depart from PA-3 and PA-352 on PA-352 South [S Chester Rd]

5.4 mi

0:06

5.4

Bear RIGHT onto SR-452 South [N Pennell Rd]

5.9 mi

0:18

12.5

From left lane, take I-95 South towards Wilmington

1.8 mi

0:20

14.1

At I-95 Exit 11, stay to right for I-495 South / Port of Wilmington / Baltimore

0.2 mi

0:20

14.2

Entering Delaware

 

0:20

14.4

Continue in I-495 South [Vietnam Veterans Memorial Hwy]

11.4 mi

0:31

25.8

Continue on I-95 South [John F Kennedy Memorial Hwy] * Portions Toll Road *

87.9 mi

1:49

112.6

At I-95 Exit 33B, turn off onto Ramp towards MD-198 West / Burtonsville

0.6 mi

1:50

113.1

Merge onto SR-198 West [Sandy Spring Rd]

Note:  If you continue west on SR-198, there is a Diner on the left, McDonalds on the left and a nice restaurant on the right.

0.6 mi

1:52

113.8

Turn LEFT onto OLD GUNPOWDER RD. Rink is on the right.

1.5 mi

1:58

115.6

Arrive Gardens Ice House [13800 Old Gunpowder Rd, Laurel, MD 20707]

 

From Northbound I-95 (from Washington D.C.): North on I-95 to Rt-212/Powder Mill Rd. exit 29A. East on Rt-212 (towards Beltsville) to Old Gunpowder Rd. (first traffic light). North (left) on Old Gunpowder Rd. 2 miles to The Gardens Ice House. Arena is on the west (left) side of the road, just past Greencastle Rd.

From Southbound I-95 (From Baltimore): South on I-95 to Rt-198/Sandy Springs Rd. exit 33. West on Rt-198 to Old Gunpowder Rd. South (left) on Old Gunpowder Rd. 1.5 miles to The Gardens Ice House. Arena is on the west (right) side of the road.

From Rt-29: Rt-29 to Rt-198/Spencerville Rd. East on Rt. 198/Spenceville Rd. (toward Ft. Meade) to Old Gunpowder Rd. South (right) on Old Gunpowder Rd. 1.5 miles to The Gardens Ice House. Arena is on the west (right) side of the road.

From Rt-1 Northbound (From Washington D.C.): North on Rt-1 to Rt-212. West (left) on Rt-212 to Old Gunpowder Rd. North (right) on Old Gunpowder Rd. 2 miles to The Gardens Ice House. Arena is just past Greencastle Rd. on the west (left) side of the road.

From Rt-1 Southbound (From Baltimore): South on Rt-1 to Rt-198. West (right) on Rt-198 (past I-95) to Old Gunpowder Rd. South (left) on Old Gunpowder Rd. 1.5 miles to The Gardens Ice House. Arena is on the west (right) side of the road.

Best Western Maryland Inn
15101 Sweitzer Ln
Laurel, MD 20707
(301) 776-5300		 Holiday Inn-Beltsville
4095 Powder Mill Rd
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 937-4422
COLUMBIA Holiday Inn 
7900 WASHINGTON BLVD, 
COLUMBIA, MD 20794 
Phone: 1-410-7997500

15 minutes north of the rink 

Driving Directions 
I-95 & MD 175 EAST EXIT 41-A. LOCATED IN CENTER OF BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON CORRIDOR.

Driving Directions from rink
1 Begin on Old Gunpowder Rd and go North for 2.0 miles
2 Turn right and go East for 300 feet
3 Bear right on Sandy Spring Rd,MD-198 and go East for 0.9 miles
4 Bear right on ramp at sign reading "I-95 N to Baltimore" and go Northeast for 1.2 miles
5 Continue on I-95 and go Northeast for 4.3 miles
6 Exit I-95 via ramp at sign reading "Exit 38A MD-32 E to Fort Meade" and go Southeast for 0.5 miles
7 Continue on MD-32 and go Southeast for 0.9 miles
8 Exit MD-32 via ramp at sign reading "Laurel / Elkridge and US-1 North & S" and take US-1 North for 0.7 miles
9 Continue on US-1,North / Washington Blvd and go Northeast for 1.2 miles to COLUMBIA

Total Route Distance: 11.72  Approximate Driving Time: 15 minutes 
Courtyard By Marriott-Columbia
8910 Stanford Blvd
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 290-0002		 WASHINGTON-COLLEGE PK (I-95) Holiday Inn 
10000 BALTIMORE AVE, 
COLLEGE PARK, MD 20740 
Phone: 1-301-345-6700 

 

West Chester, PA   TO  Hampton Inn Columbia, 8880 Columbia 100 Parkway, Columbia, MD 21045
Tel: 1-410-997-8555 Fax: 1-410-997-8477
    Distance Time
1 South on PA-352 and PA-452 to Aston 16 miles 28 min
2 I-95 S toward DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE/BALTIMORE (Portions toll). 82.77 miles 1:20 hr
3 Merge onto MD-100 W via exit number 43B toward ELLICOTT CITY. 4.18 miles 4 min
4 Take the EXECUTIVE PARK DR exit, exit number 1B-C, on the left toward CENTRE PARK DR. 0.18 miles <1 min
5 Turn LEFT onto EXECUTIVE PARK DR.  (Note: Bob Evans is there) 0.14 miles <1 min
6 Turn LEFT onto COLUMBIA 100 PKWY.  Hotel is on left. 0.07 miles <1 min
    102.92 miles 1:54 hr
Hampton Inn Columbia   TO  Gardens Ice House, 13800 Old Gunpowder Rd., Laurel, MD
    Distance Time
1  LEFT out of parking lot going Southeast on COLUMBIA 100 PKWY toward BLUE WING CT.  0.44 miles 1 min
2 Turn LEFT onto CENTRE PARK DR. (At stop sign and gas station across street.)

Note: If you made a right, you'd find some restaurants and a grocery store)		 0.07 miles <1 min
3 Merge onto MD-100 E. 3.32 miles 3 min
4 Merge onto I-95 S via exit number 5A toward WASHINGTON. 9.58 miles 9 min
5 Merge onto SANDY SPRING RD/MD-198 W via exit number 33B toward BURTONSVILLE. 1.18 miles 2 min
6 Turn LEFT onto OLD GUNPOWDER RD. Rink is on Right. 1.75 miles 4 min
    16.34 miles 20 min
Gardens Ice House, 13800 Old Gunpowder Rd., Laurel, MD   TO  Hampton Inn Columbia
    Distance Time
1 Start out going left out of rink, northeast on OLD GUNPOWDER RD toward VAN DUSEN RD. 1.69 miles 4 min
2 Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto SANDY SPRING RD/MD-198 E. 0.99 miles 1 min
3 Take the I-95 N ramp toward BALTIMORE. 0.54 miles 1 min
4 Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp. 0.66 miles 1 min
5 Merge onto I-95 N. 8.88 miles 8 min
6 Merge onto MD-100 W via exit number 43B toward ELLICOTT CITY. 4.27 miles 4 min
7 Take the EXECUTIVE PARK DR exit, exit number 1B-C, on the left toward CENTRE PARK DR. 0.18 miles <1 min
8 Turn LEFT onto EXECUTIVE PARK DR. 0.14 miles <1 min
9 Turn LEFT onto COLUMBIA 100 PKWY. 0.07 miles <1 min
    17.42 miles 22 min

Last Updated 10/11/2004