Beat the summer crowd by going on a weekday, before school's summer break.
Park Hours: 10 am to 6 pm
Cost: Free Admission to this amusement park; pay as you go for the rides ("PAY ONE" - Price is not available for this day, sorry!); Pool rates: $5.50 for swim only or $12.00 for combo (swim & slide)
NOTE: HEAVY RAIN CANCELS TRIP!
Meeting Place: 8:00 am on Business Route 222, 5th Street Highway in Temple, left of Walmart (lot behind McDonald's and in Front of Ollie's)
Departure Time from Knoebel's: 5 pm
For further directions or information contact: 610-779-9725 or cell # 610-914-1357 (day of trip)
BCHC is a hiking club that is located in Berks County, PA. The club was first organized in the Fall of 1921. This is the official club site. We list weekly hikes that range from short easy strolls to strenuous hikes. The type of hike depends on the leaders that volunteer to fill our quarterly schedules. This site lists some of the recent scheduled weekly Saturday hikes.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art - Saturday June 2. 2007
5 miles (Moderate)
Hike on mostly new trails around the nature center and surrounding area. The Ned Smith Center celebrates the life and works of Ned Smith, a wildlife artist, writer, and naturalist. There is a gift shop and gallery (open from 10am to 4 pm) which has a collection of art exhibits. It is suggested that you bring water and snacks.
1st Meeting Place: 9:00 am at Boyer's IGA on routes 422 and 419 in Womelsdorf.
2nd Meeting Place: 10:00am at Ned Smith Center
For further directions or contact information: 610-589-5575
Hike on mostly new trails around the nature center and surrounding area. The Ned Smith Center celebrates the life and works of Ned Smith, a wildlife artist, writer, and naturalist. There is a gift shop and gallery (open from 10am to 4 pm) which has a collection of art exhibits. It is suggested that you bring water and snacks.
1st Meeting Place: 9:00 am at Boyer's IGA on routes 422 and 419 in Womelsdorf.
2nd Meeting Place: 10:00am at Ned Smith Center
For further directions or contact information: 610-589-5575
Popular Acclaim Hike for Memorial Day Weekend - Saturday May 26, 2007
? Miles (?Terran)
Come out and the group decides the direction of the hike.
Meeting Place: 10:00 am, Gring's Mill Parking Lot
For further directions or contact information to Gring's Mill Parking Lot: 610-670-4629
or 610-921-3252
Come out and the group decides the direction of the hike.
Meeting Place: 10:00 am, Gring's Mill Parking Lot
For further directions or contact information to Gring's Mill Parking Lot: 610-670-4629
or 610-921-3252
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Blue Marsh/ Stilling Basin - Saturday May 19, 2007
4 plus miles (easy terrain)
Hike the trails around Blue Marsh from the Stilling Basin. some hills, but mostly flat. We may see the wildflowers in bloom.
Meeting Place: 10:00 am, Stilling Basin parking lot. (Directions: Go out route 183 North, turn left at Bern Church onto Palisades Drive, pass the Visitor's Center, turn right at the Stilling Basin sign, then go 1.5 miles to the parking area.)
For further directions or information, contact: 610-775-7101
Hike the trails around Blue Marsh from the Stilling Basin. some hills, but mostly flat. We may see the wildflowers in bloom.
Meeting Place: 10:00 am, Stilling Basin parking lot. (Directions: Go out route 183 North, turn left at Bern Church onto Palisades Drive, pass the Visitor's Center, turn right at the Stilling Basin sign, then go 1.5 miles to the parking area.)
For further directions or information, contact: 610-775-7101
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Conewago Trail & Lebanon Valley Rails to Trails- Saturday May 12, 2007
No mileage listed (easy terrain)
We'll shuttle from the town of Lawn to Elizabethtown and then take an easy level hike from Elizabethtown back to Lawn. Optional restaurant stop afterwards.
Meeting Place: 9:00 am, Redner's in Sinking Spring, Route 422 West, west side of parking lot
For further directions or information, contact: 610-929-9694
We'll shuttle from the town of Lawn to Elizabethtown and then take an easy level hike from Elizabethtown back to Lawn. Optional restaurant stop afterwards.
Meeting Place: 9:00 am, Redner's in Sinking Spring, Route 422 West, west side of parking lot
For further directions or information, contact: 610-929-9694