Thursday January 19, 2012 - St Peter's Village Road Walk

LES will lead a road hike of 6 miles from St. Peter’s Village. This hike begins at the St. Peter’s Village parking lot. We begin by trekking to Harmonyville. Then we follow a road that will eventually border and run through a small portion of Coventry Woods, where we will be hiking in March. We pass the Westlake Tree Farm and return past a corner of French Creek State Park viewing some old stone dwellings along the way. Snow or icy roads cancels this event.

MEET: 10:00 A.M. @ St. Peter’s Village parking lot, at the far end away from the village.

TELEPHONE: Les 610-323-1703 if you have questions.

Thursday January 12, 2012 - Earl Poole Sanctuary / Antietam Lake

CLYDE will lead a one hour hike, after a very short shuttle, in the nearby EARL POOLE SANCTUARY. We will then return to the meeting location for another three mile hike on the trails of Antietam Park. This is a moderate to difficult hike. See map of trails at: http://combinedschedules.blogspot.com

MEET: 10:00 A.M. @ Antietam Lake parking area off of Angora Road.

TELEPHONE: Clyde 610-913-0284 or day of hike cell 610-413-6281 if questions arise, especially if weather is questionable.

Thursday January 5, 2012 - Oley Roads

LES will lead an Oley Road Hike of 6 miles passing by the historic Reiff homestead. There will be a stop at the site of the Sacred Oak. We will then continue with a climb up a long hill which will position us for a scenic view of the Oley Valley as we begin our return to the starting point. Snowy or icy road conditions will cancel this hike.

MEET: 10:00 A.M. @ Weis Market, Route 73 & Friedensburg Rd. in Oley.

TELEPHONE: Les 610-323-1703 if questions arise.

Thursday December 29, 2011 - French Creek

JODY will lead a ~ 4.5 mile hike in French Creek State Park. We will begin our hike on the first part of the loop of the Mill Creek Trail, stopping at the highest point in the park (1000 ft.) for a photo. Then, descend to Miller’s Point and begin climbing back to the top of the hill. This trail is fairly steep in places. We will then continue by retracing our steps back to our starting point. NOTE: Inclement weather cancels, please contact leader if questionable.

MEET: 10:00 A.M. @ Shed Rd. parking lot (located on Shed Rd. off Rte. 345 near the park’s east entrance).

TELEPHONE: Jody 610-286-8913

Thursday December 22, 2011 - Monocacy Hill

MARGARET will be leading a Christmas hike of 5 easy miles in the Monocacy Hill Recreation Area. Monocacy Hill is located near Douglassville. So, get out and hike the trails in this beautiful woodland forest and forget about shopping and baking for awhile.

MEET: 9:30 A.M. @ Exeter Walmart near the Garden Ctr. off Route 422 east.

TELEPHONE: Margaret 610-779-8393

Thursday December 15, 2011 - Blue Marsh

KATHY & KAY will lead a 6.5 mile hike on the main hiking trail through BLUE MARSH. If you have never hiked the entire trail system at Blue Marsh, this will be your opportunity to begin. We hope to continue throughout this year and next year to complete the entire 29 miles of trails at Blue Marsh. This first trek will begin from mile marker five and continue past mile marker one to Swiftwater parking lot. We will be hiking through woodland with a few small hills, around corn fields and some gravel roads.

Dress appropriately for weather conditions and perhaps consider displaying orange. This hike will require a shuttle to our starting point at the Highland Rd. parking lot.

MEET: 10:00 A.M. @ Swiftwater parking lot off Palisades Drive. (It is one of the new lots on Union Canal Connector).

DIRECTIONS: From Reber’s Bridge Rd. parking lot, turn left onto Palisades Drive and travel about .7 mile then turn left onto Swiftwater Rd. and continue to the parking lot.

TELEPHONE: Kathy 610-603-9461 or Kay 610-796-7602 with questions.