Thursday November 28, 2024 - NO HIKE

 HAPPY THANKSGIVING 

Thursday November 21, 2024 - Swatara State Park

Easy to Moderate 4 miles

Swatara State Park in Lebanon County, starting at the Trout Run Trail Head Parking Lot off RT 72. There are moderate hills and a few rocks. 

We will be hiking part of the AT and other trails to make it a loop. For those who want to make the hike longer, we will 

continue on the AT, completing all the trail within Swatara Start Park.

Lunch is optional afterwards at Esther’s in Fredericksburg or Moose’s outside Fort Indiantown Gap.

 

1st Meeting place: 9:00 A.M. at Old Church Road Parking Lot at Blue Marsh.

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2nd Meeting place: 9:45 A.M. at Trout Run Trail Head in Swatara State Park. 40.482745, -76.545741 do not use Swatara State Park in your GPS, it will direct you to Pine Grove, not the TRAIL HEAD.

Directions: Interstate 78 to Interstate 81North. Exit at first Exit (Lickdale/Ft Indiantown Gap, Route 72). Left at light on top of exit. Left at the next light (North on route 72). Trout Run is 3 miles on the right. If you reach Rt 443, you went too far.

 

For more information or further directions, contact: cell 610 603 6876

Thursday November 14, 2024 - Lebanon Valley Rail Trail

 Approx 4-5 miles

Leader will begin hike at the Root Beer Barrel in Cornwall. We will walk towards Mt. Gretna. Individual hikers can turn around whenever they choose, but the objective is to get to Mt. Gretna before turning course.

Meeting place: 10:00asm at the route 419 trailhead in Cornwall.

GPS: 40.276849, -76.411277

Fort more information or further directions, contact: 610-850-1855

Thursday November 7, 2024 - Kaercher Creek Dam and Vicinity

 Approx. 4.5 miles

Leader will do some trails in the now closed Kaercher Creek County Park. We will see some remnants of the graded but never finished Allentown & Auburn Railroad from 1875, as well as a nice blend of woods, town roads, cemetery, and fields. Lunch to be decided the day of the hike.

Meeting place: 10:00 am at the Kaercher Creek boat launch area.

Directions: Take route 61 to Hamburg bear right onto 4th St., at third traffic light turn right onto State St. (Old Route 22) Proceed about one mile and turn right at driveway into the former park, across from the Hamburg Center.Look foir the red and white sign for the Hamburg Soccer Associastion. 

GPS: 3501 Old  Route 22, Hamburg

For more information or further directions contact: 610-603-6876