Thursday October 9, 2025 - SWATARA STATE PARK

Easy to moderate 4-miles

Hike will be led at Swatara State Park in Lebanon County, starting at the Trout Run Trail Head Parking Lot off RT 72. There are moderate hills and a few rocks. We will be hiking part of the AT and other trails to make it a loop. For those who want to make the hike longer, we will continue on the AT, completing all the trail within Swatara Start Park. Lunch is optional afterwards at Esther’s in Fredericksburg or Moose’s outside Fort Indiantown Gap.

 Meeting place & Time: 9:45 A.M. at Trout Run Trail Head in Swatara State Park. 

GPS: 40.482745, 76.545741 (Note:Do not use Swatara State Park in your GPS, it will direct you to Pine Grove, not the TRAIL HEAD.)

Directions: Interstate 78 to Interstate 81North. Exit at first Exit (Lickdale/Ft Indiantown Gap, Route 72). Left at light on top of exit. Left at the next light (North on route 72). Trout Run is 3 miles on the right. If you reach Rt 443, you’ve gone too far.

NOTE: Wear Orange.  Major rain will cancel this hike.

For more information & further questions, contact: 610-603-6876

Thursday October 2, 2025 - Oren Holl Memorial Loop

Approximately 4 miles

This is an approx. 4 mile very hilly hike. Hills are quite moderate but, there are a lot. Very pleasant walk through the woods. Be aware this is a mountain biking trail. WEAR ORANGE TO BE SAFE. 

Meeting place & Time : 9:30 AM at Holl’s Trailhead off Highland Road. 

DIRECTIONS: From State Hill Road turn Left onto Brownsville Road. Turn RIGHT onto Highland Road at Spitlers Collision. (Approx. 1.7 miles) The road is not maintained and very rutty. The Trailhead in on the RIGHT.

Heavy snow or rain will cancel.  Light snow could be nice.

For more information or further directions, contact: 484-557-7854

Thursday September 18, 2025 - Kaercher Creek Dam & Vicinity Hike

Approximately 4.5 miles. 

We will do some trails in the now closed Kaercher Creek County Park. We will see some remnants of the graded but never finished Allentown and Auburn railroad from 1875, as well as a nice blend of woods, town roads, cemetery, and fields. Lunch to be decided the day of the hike. 

Meeting Place & Time: 10:00 AM @ Kaercher Creek boat launch area. 

DIRECTIONS: Take Rt. 61 to Hamburg, bear right onto 4th St., at third traffic light turn right onto State St. (Old Rte. 22). Proceed about one mile and turn right at driveway into the former park, across from the Hamburg Center. Look for the red and white sign for the Hamburg Soccer Assn. 

GPS: 3501 Old RTE. 22, Hamburg.

Leader contact for questions and further directions: 610-603-6876

Thursday September 11, 2025 - Adventure Hike at State Hill Boat Launch

This will be an ADVENTURE HIKE - direction and mileage up to the group.

Meeting Place & Time: 9:30am - State Hill Boat Launch, 599 Brownsville Road, 19565 

DIRECTIONS: Take Route 222 to State Hill Road Take Left at Stop Sign onto Brownsville Road Right at State Hill Boat Launch sign.

Leader contact for questions & further directions: 484-557-7854

Thursday September 4, 2025 - Dry Brooks Day Use Area (Upper Lot)

Mileage up to determination by group.

We will take the Border Trail to Route 183 and return partially on the same trail but then use other trails to complete the hike. 

Meeting Place and Time: 9:30 at the Dry Brooks Day Use Area upper lot 

DIRECTIONS: Turn into the Dry Brooks Day Use Area from Palisades Rd. Pass the guard shack and Vista Pavilion. Continue past where the driveway turns left with a circle parking area straight ahead. Pull into the first parking area to the left at the top of the hill, not below where swimming parking is located.

Leader contact for questions and further directions: 610-850-1855 

Thursday August 28, 2025 - Blue Marsh Lake Border Trail

 Approximately 5.5 miles

Leader will take us on a hike of the Blue Marsh Lake Border Trail.

Meeting place: 9:30am at Spring Creek parking lot off Brownsville Road

For more directions or further questions contact: 610-301-4342

Thursday August 21, 2025 - Birdsboro Reservoir

 Approx. 3-4 miles

Leader will take us to check out the new bridge over Hay Creek and walk to the scenic reservoir. This is a very relaxing hike!

Meeting place: 9:30am at the Rustic Park  in Birdsboro

Directions: From 422 East: Turn right onto route 345 toward Birdsboro. At second light, go straight onto furnace Street, follow this as it becomes Hay Creek Road. then go approximately 0.9 miles to Rustic Park.

For more directions or further questions, contact: 484-948-5084