Thursday October 10, 2024 - Hike from Brentwood parking lot - Wanderers and Alternate Hike shared hike

The weather looks good for this coming Thursday October 10th, so let’s plan to start hiking from the Brentwood parking lot. We will walk upriver and possibly make it to the West Reading fishing Pier and back.

Meeting place: 10:00 A.M. at Brentwood Parking Lot, 620 Morgantown Road, Reading. 

DIRECTIONS: Coming from Reading over the Bingaman Street Bridge, turn left onto Morgantown Road (route 10). Travel .9 mile and look for Brentwood parking lot on the left side.

For more information and further directions, contact: 610-796-7602

Thursday October 3, 2024 - ALTERNATE Thursday Hike - No ALTERNATE hike scheduled

 No ALTERNATE hike scheduled this week.

Thursday October 3, 2024 - Oren Holl Memorial Loop

Approx. 4 miles

E. SOWICZ will lead the OREN HOLL MEMORIAL LOOP. This is a 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: 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 questions, contact: Cell: 484-557-7854 

Thursday September 26, 2024 - Roaring Creek Hike

4 to 5 mile hike

Les will lead a return to Roaring Creek. This is a watershed north of Centralia along Route 42. Three reservoirs adjoin an 8-mile rail trail that runs from Route 42 to Route 54. This 4-to-5-mile hike will begin from Route 42 and proceed on the rail trail to the scenic 1-mile-long middle reservoir. For those desiring a modestly longer and more varied hike, we will take a side trail through the woods that might add about 3/4 mile to get to the middle reservoir. Bring a sandwich to eat at the picnic tables at the reservoir before the return hike.

NOTE: If there is inclement weather, a Blue Marsh hike will be substituted.

Meeting place: 8:45 AM at Church Road off Route 183. From here there will be a drive of about 1 hour 15 minutes to reach the starting point.

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

Alternate Thursday Hike Group will join  Wanderers on this hike.

Thursday September 19, 2024 - Alternate Thursday Hike - No Hike Scheduled This Week

 No alternate hike is scheduled for this week.

Thursday September 19, 2024 - Monocacy Hill

Approximately 5 miles for those wanting a longer hike, hikers can make shorter by skipping the hill.

Donna will lead a hike for you in MONOCACY HILL. There is one steep section of the hill on the new trail. We'll also go up Monocacy Hill, so tht is almost 700 feet of elevation. Hikers can vote on the direction for going up the hill.

Meeting place: 9:00 AM at NEW Boy Scout constructed access parking lot and trail to Creek Trail at Monocacy Hill: 85-97 Hill Road, Douglassville, PA.

Directions: From 422 E, turn L onto airport road, take second left onto Loyalsock Drive, go to the end of Loyalsock to a T with Hill Road, slightly left/ straight cross Hill Road, lot is slightly left of this intersection. Sign says Public Lot. You can see it from the stop sign at the end of Loyalsock Drive.

CHOICES FOR LUNCH: 

1. Bring your own lunch and chair. 

2.  Go to Manatawny Creek Winery and eat there with a glass of wine or beer on the tap.

3. Go out to eat afterwards- Vincenzo’s and Brooks Cafe are close by. 

For more directions or further directions, contact leader: 484.797.4234

Thursday September 12, 2024 - Alternate Thursday Hike - Union Meadows East

1.8 miles

1.8 miles, all downhill, on the Big Woods Trail.  There will be a short shuttle from Union Meadows to the start of the Big Woods Trail.  Optional hike afterwards around Union Meadows Loop Trail or onto the Schuylkill River Trail?

Meeting place: 10:00 A.M. at Union Meadows parking lot, 1281 E Main St, Douglasville PA (behind Fork And Ale Restaurant on route 724).

Directions:  Heading east on route 724 from Birdsboro, it’s about .9 mile after passing intersection with route 345.

For more information or further directions, contact: 610-796-7602.

Thursday September 12, 2024 - West Side of Neversink Mountain

5+/- miles??? (no mileage listed)

From the Klapperthal trailhead we will take the West Neversink trail above the Schuylkill, then the North Neversink trail to the overlook and McIlvain's pavilion.
No terrible hills but a constant climb.

Meeting place: 9:45am at Boscov's East in the far front corner of the parking lot.

For more information and further directions, contact Les at 610-850-1855

Thursday September 5, 2024 - Alternate Thursday Hike - Schuylkill river Trail from Morlatten Villiage

 Approximate 2 hour hike

Please come and join as we hike from the Morlatten Village parking lot to the Schuylkill River Trail.  This time we will head eastward.  Plan to hike one hour east and turn around and head back the 2nd hour.  Bring lunch.  Bring a chair and we can eat at the Mouns Jones picnic table again.
 
Meeting place: Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. 

Address:  480 Old Philadelphia Pike, Douglasville, PA.

Directions: From route 422 heading east towards Pottstown.  Look for Douglasville Hotel on the right at a bend in the road, and at next traffic light turn right onto River Bridge Road.  Then take the next sharp right onto Old Philadelphia Pike.  Travel a short distance and look for parking lot on the left. 


For more information or further directions, contact: 610-796-7602