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.