Thursday June 19, 2025 - Antietam Lake Park & Mt. Penn

5-to-6-mile loop hike at Antietam Lake Park and Mt. Penn. 

We will be on the Gravity Trail and Ferndale Trail plus other Trails. We will be passing Kuechler's Roost, the Kiedeisch stone cellar, and hope to find an old cistern. There will be some hills to climb.

Meeting place: 9:30 AM at the U-turn bend on Angora Rd at Antietam Lake. 

GPS: [40.356581, -75.873689]

DIRECTIONS: From Boscov's East, take Business Route 422 toward Reading.
After about a mile turn right at a traffic light with Mt Penn Family Restaurant on the left and European Motors on the right. Go down the hill, and at the 'Y' (Arbor Inn across the street), turn left. Go thru the traffic light at St Lawrence Ave, then take the first left crossing the Antietam Creek onto Harvey Ave. Continue to Carsonia Ave, then turn right. Proceed to the stop sign at the 'T'. Bear left onto Antietam Rd. Take the first left onto Angora Rd and follow it to the horseshoe bend and the parking lot on the left.

For more information & further directions, contact: 610-850-1855 

Thursday June 12, 2025 - To Be Determined

 To be determined

Thursday June 5, 2025 - Dan's Pulpit

Approx. 6+ miles

Leader will do a shuttle hike to Dan's Pulpit. 

Meeting place: 9:30 AM at State Game lands 106 on Pine Swamp Road in Eckville. Carpool to Appalachian Trail Shelter parking area on Hawk Mountain Road. 

Address: 409 Pine Swamp Road, Kempton, PA

Directions: Take Route 61 North to Route 895. It is 16 miles north of Route 222. Turn right and travel 2.5 miles to Hawk Mountain Road. Turn right and travel 3.8 miles to Pine Swamp Road. Turn right and travel .8 miles to a dirt road on the right. This is the entrance to the parking lot. 

For more information or further directions, contact: 610-301-4342 

Thursday May 29, 2025 - Oren Holl Memorial Loop

Approx. 4 mile very hilly hike. 

Hills are quite moderate but there are a lot of them. Very pleasant walk through the woods. Be aware this is a mountain biking trail. WEAR ORANGE TO BE SAFE. We may explore, maybe.

Meeting place: 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 Spitler’s Collision. (Approx. 1.7 miles) The road is not maintained and very rutty. The Trailhead is on the RIGHT side.
Heavy precipitation will cancel this hike.

GPS: This is approximate [40.365420, -75.061875]

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

Thursday May 22, 2025 - Antietam Lake & Mt. Penn

Approximately 5-to-6-mile loop hike 

We will be on the Gravity Trail and Ferndale Trail plus other Trails. We will be passing Kuechler's Roost, the Kiedeisch stone cellar, and hope to find an old cistern. There will be some hills to climb.

Meeting place: 9:30 AM at the U-turn bend on Angora Rd at Antietam Lake. 

GPS: [40.356581, -75.873689]

DIRECTIONS: From Boscov's East, take Business Route 422 toward Reading.
After about a mile turn right at a traffic light with Mt Penn Family Restaurant on the left and European Motors on the right. Go down the hill, and at the 'Y' (Arbor Inn across the street), turn left. Go thru the traffic light at St Lawrence Ave, then take the first left crossing the Antietam Creek onto Harvey Ave. Continue to Carsonia Ave, then turn right. Proceed to the stop sign at the 'T'. Bear left onto Antietam Rd.
Take the first left onto Angora Rd and follow it to the horseshoe bend and the parking lot on the left.

For more information & further directions, contact: 610-850-1855

Thursday May 15, 2025 - Blue Marsh

Approx. 5 miles

This will be a 5 mile lollipop hike in Blue Marsh. Hike will take place rain or shine.

MEET: 9:30 A.M. at Blue Marsh Lake Border Trail Parking Lot at Spring Creek. This is off Brownsville Road .2 miles west of Hefner Road.

For more information or further directions, contact: 610-301-4342 

Thursday May 8, 2025 - Nolde Park

Approx 4.5 - 5 miles

This will be a perimeter hike of Nolde Forest.

Meeting place:  9:30 am at the Church Road parking lot.

For more information or further questions, contact: 610-301-4342 with questions.