Thursday Jan 6, 2022 - Memorial Lake State Park - Lebanon County

 BEV will lead a 4 to 5 mile hike around Memorial Lake State Park.We will do most of the trails and a little used road to circle the lake. The trail maybe muddy at spots. This is a very easy hike with no rocks or major hills. 

MEET: 10:00 A.M. @ Middle Road Parking lot at Memorial Lake State Park. 

DIRECTIONS TO PARK: Take I78 West to South I81, exit 85, north on PA 934 to left on Asher Miner Road (at restaurant/gas station) first left on Boundary Road. There will be a sign for Middle Road on the left. Icy roads, major snow, or winds with temperatures below 25 degrees cancels the hike. 

OPTIONAL Lunch at Esther's in Fredericksburg afterwards. 

TELEPHONE: Hike Leader Bev 610-603-6876c or 484-665-0196 with questions. 

HAVE A HEALTHY & HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022!

Thursday Dec 30, 2021 - Boyertown Reservoir

 LES will lead a 5.5 mile road hike in the Boyertown Watershed. Weather permitting there will be a number of scenic views and two reservoirs to see. There is an option to cut the last mile off of this hike. Snowy or icy roads cancel this hike.
 

MEET: 10 AM in the rear of the Trout Run Reservoir. GPS: 40.336395, -75.701062 

DIRECTIONS: Traveling east on Route 422, as you approach Douglassville, the Route 422 eastbound and westbound lanes separate. A block after they separate is a traffic light at Old Airport Rd. Turn left onto Old Airport Rd. After 2.5 miles you reach Amityville. Continue straight on Old Airport Rd, through the traffic light at Route 662, and on until you reach a stop sign at Route 562 (1.4 miles). In front of you will be an old hotel, now painted white on one side and green on the other. Turn right, then immediately left onto Powder Mill Rd adjacent to the old hotel. Continue on Powder Mill Rd. You will come to a reservoir on the left. Parking is in the rear (about 2 miles from Route 562).
 

TELEPHONE: Leader Les 610-323-1703 with questions.

Thursday Dec 23, 2021 - Valley Forge

 DOUG will lead a 3.6-mile loop hike in Valley Forge National Park. 

In honor of Washington’s brave troops, who stayed at Valley Forge many winters ago, we will walk the Mount Misery trail at Valley Forge Park. This is a moderately difficult hike. We will walk up hill and pass the ruins of the historic Colonial Springs water bottling structures on the downside. Turning around at Washington’s Headquarters, we will return along Valley Creek and climb back up Mount Misery on the Wolfinger Trail to the parking lot. 

(Note: some parking lots at Valley Forge are closed due to the recent flooding.)

 

MEET: 10:00 a.m. @ Valley Forge National Park, Yellow Spring Parking Lot, 1700 Wilson Rd., Malvern, PA 19355.    

Directions: Take Route 422 East, exit at PA-23, TR PA-23/Valley Forge Road.Go 2.5 miles TL PA 252/ Valley Creek Road. Go 1.1 Miles to TR Yellow Springs Road. Go .2 miles TL Wilson Road. Parking on the Right. GPS: 40.083076-75.45722 

TELEPHONE: Leader Doug at 610-587-0224 with questions.

Thursday Dec 16, 2021 - Birdsboro Watershed

 LES will lead a 5 mile hike in the Birdsboro Watershed. While we are doing new bridges, let's try the new bridge from Rustic Park south of Birdsboro across Hay Creek. This hike is on wooded trails with quite a few hills. We will pass the rock climbing quarry and one of the reservoirs. If desiring to do more walking at the end, we can take what is left of the former Route 82 to where the Hay Creek blocks passage.

MEET: 10:00 AM @ Rustic Park, south of Birdsboro. From Route 422, enter Birdsboro, continue straight through Birdsboro on Furnace Street. From Route 724 eastbound, turn right at the traffic light at the Turkey Hill onto Furnace St. Continue on Furnace St when it becomes Hay creek Rd. Follow this all the way to its end. Rustic Park is on the right. 

TELEPHONE: Leader Les 610-323-1703 with questions.

Thursday Dec 9, 2021 - Schuylkill River Trail Monocacy

SUE will lead a 4.5 mile “Two Bridges Hike” in Birdsboro. Come and see the new bridges. We will be mostly on level trails. 

MEET: 10:00 AM @ Route 724 and Campbell Ford Road. Parking area for the Schuylkill River Trail behind Fork and Ale on Route 724 in Birdsboro. 

TELEPHONE: Leader Sue 484-948-5084 with questions.

Thursday Dec 2, 2021 - St Peter's Village

LES will lead a 4.5 mile hike in the woods at St Peter's Village. We begin with a walk through the 3 large rock boulder clusters, then take the Horseshoe Trail to some lesser used trails to a water filled abandoned quarry, then past the plentiful remains of quarried and cut rocks. Finally, we pass through the rock processing area itself. We return via a brief road walk and another section of the Horseshoe Trail. There will be some rocky trails and probably fallen trees to circumvent. 

MEET: 10:00 AM in the parking lot in the rear of St Peter's Village.
 

TELEPHONE: Leader Les 610-323-1703 with questions.

Thursday Nov 25, 2021 - Wyomissing

 KAY wants us to enjoy a hike along Wyomissing Creek and work up an appetite to further enjoy that turkey and filling.The hike will be approximately 5+ miles and travels on trails, roads, and fields of the area. Always dress appropriately for weather conditions. If it rains, there’s a possibility to get our feet wet.
 

MEET: 9:30 A.M. @ Wyomissing Creek parking lot off Lancaster Ave in Shillington. (The location is behind WAWA near Business Route 222 and Route 724).
 

TELEPHONE: Leader Kay 610-796-7602 with questions.

Thursday Nov 18, 2021 - Nolde Forest

HERB has planned a 4-4+ mile walk at the Nolde Forest Environmental Center. We will shuttle to a parking lot at the top and do some of the trails in that area. Much of the hike is downhill on wide trails and woods roads. The leaves may be mostly fallen and we will see the bare trees and hear the leaves crunch under foot! We will check out the work being done on the washed out dam at the Painted Turtle Pond and try to find the remains of the famous “Lone Pine”.
We will end at the Church Road parking lot. Lunch afterwards is an option.

 
MEET: 10:00 AM @ Church Road parking lot off Route 625, to shuttle cars to top.
 

CONTACT: Leader Herb at 484-252-9493c

Thursday Nov 11, 2021 - Ontelaunee Lake

LES will lead a 2 part hike of about 5 total miles on the Route 222 side of Ontelaunee Lake. There are scenic relatively flat trails on this hike. It completes coverage of the hiking trails from this side of the lake which we began with 2 spring hikes. Part one is approximately 3 miles, partly along the lake. We return to the parking area and head in the opposite direction on a 2 miles sojourn that will include a walk along Peters Creek.
 

MEET: 10:00 AM @ Maidencreek Rd, Maidencreek Township, approximately 40.461141, -75.899108  

DIRECTIONS: Access begins from Route 73 between Routes 222 and 61.

 
From Route 222 proceed west about 1/3 mile till Route 73 begins a long slow left bend. Do not follow Route 73 but go straight onto Calcium Rd.

From Route 61 cross the dam, pass the lake, and pass the first road to the left, Calcium Rd. You cannot access Calcium Rd from this direction because a bridge is out. Instead stay on Route 73 as it bends right and take the first left, a hard left, which is the other end of Calcium Rd.

 
Once on Calcium Rd, take the first right turn onto Maidencreek Rd. There are several parking areas along this road. Go about .8 mile to the first location with parking on both sides of the road. This is immediately prior to the bridge crossing Peter's Creek. You can park in nearby lots along Maidencreek Rd which will be in sight of the intended spot.

 
CONTACT: Leader Les 610-323-1703 with questions.

Thursday Nov 4, 2021 - Wyomissing Park

 GLENN will lead an easy 5 mile loop hike in Wyomissing Park. Hike along Wyomissing Creek, on trails, thru meadow and pine forest, to Reading Museum.
 

MEET: 10:00 A.M. @ Wyomissing Quarry Soccer Fields Parking Lot, behind WAWA. Old Wyomissing Road, Wyomissing PA.
 

CONTACT: Leader Glenn Cell 610-301-4342 with questions.