Saturday May 8, 2010 - AT Workout

Exactly 8.5 miles ; Moderate to Strenuous

Spring into spring with an AT in/out hike from I-83 to the Shikellamy overlook. We will stop at Heartline campsight for lunch. Hiking boots required for all those pointy rocks and 2 sturdy legs for the 2 uphill climbs.

Meeting place: 9:15 am, Game Commission Parking Lot. Directions Follow 183 N past Straustown, make a right turn at Game Commission sign (2.8 miles north of I-78) and immediate right into parking lot. Food fest afterwards.

For further information and directions, contact: 610-775-2677

Saturday May 1, 2010 -Machemer Cabin / A.T. Hike

Approx 6 miles moderate

Hike past the 1935 Machemer Cabin; several 19th century charcoal hearths; nice vistas to the south from the A.T. and the Windsor Furnace remains. A new loop in the familiar Hamburg Reservoir area. Rated moderate for hills. Lunch at C.J. Hummel’s Restaurant in Lenhartsville afterward.

Meeting place: 10:00 am at the Hamburg Reservoir parking area at the end of Reservoir Road, off Old Route 22, 2 miles East of Hamburg

For further information or directions, contact: 610-921-3252