Thursday October 31, 2024 - 1700 Parkside Drive South, Wyomissing - Halloween Hike

Approx 3-4 miles

Happy Halloween!

Have you heard? There are man-eating spiders in Wyomissing climbing the walls of houses. Or...maybe you know about the skeletons running loose on rooftops of homes? If we keep looking, we may find some other spirits visiting Wyomissing at this time of year.

Wear your favorite mask and join the fun! Always dress appropriately for weather conditions.

Meeting place: 10:00am at 1700 Parkside Drive South, Wyomissing, 19610

Directions: Coming from Buttonwood Street on Museum Road, turn right onto Parkside Drive South & follow to the parking lot. Coming from Shillington on Museum Road turn left onto Parkside Drive South. and go to the parking lot.

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

Thursday October 24, 2024 - Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick (near Mt. Gretna)

Approx 5 miles 

Hike at Clarence Schock Memorial Park

Meeting place: 10:00 A.M. Environmental Center at 3283 Pinch Road, Lebanon, PA 17042. 

GPS: 40 14 14.72N - 76 27 31.22W

DIRECTIONS: Route 422W to 501South in Myerstown; Route 419S in Schaefferstown; Route 72S in Quentin and 117N shortly afterwards (note: you will be merging on Rt 322/72 entering on the left and the exit is on the right very soon.) 2.2 miles turn left on Pinch Road (across from the Pizzeria immediately after the pull-in parking section of Mt Gretna.), 1 mile to Environmental Center entrance on the left. Note: May quest states to use the turnpike from Reading, these are how I get there from Hamburg.

Lunch afterwards: There are picnic tables at the Environmental Center.

For more information and further directions, contact: 484-665-0196 with questions.

Thursday October 17, 2024 - Return to Roaring Creek

Approx. 4-5 miles

L. ROHRBACH 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. The 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: 610-850-1855