General Club Facts:

Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Membership in the BCHC is $10.00 per person per year in order to receive the quarterly newsletter. Further information on membership can be obtained when attending a scheduled hike. Other subgroups within the BCHC are the "Thursday Wanderers." Most hikes are followed by a dinner stop. We call ourselves "The Eating Club with a Hiking Disorder"! ****Hiking and Trail Guidelines: ** Be courteous & stay behind the leader unless directed otherwise.** Offer $.10/mile to driver when carpooling. * *In the event of inclement weather, the hike may be canceled.** Please leave your pets at home.**If unable to keep a club commitment, please find a replacement. * Wear blaze orange during hunting season (Sept 1 to last day of Feb). * Appropriate footwear and attire should match the type of hike.** If you leave the hike early, notify the hike leader or ask someone to do that for you.** Bring water and food as the hike description and weather demand.* * Hiking involves risk. Come out prepared and know your capabilities. Each hiker is responsible for their own safety and well-being.

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Saturday June 15, 2024 - Easternmost Tip of Lake Ontelaunee

4-5 miles, moderate 

Hike is on mostly maintenance trails around the lake and runs along the stream feeding Ontelaunee. There are some hills but it's a relatively easy hike. Might be swampy if there were recent rains. There are some sharp grades at the end. Lunch after the hike at Saucony Creek Brewery, 15032 Kutztown Road, Kutztown.

Meeting place: 9:00 a.m. on Lake Ontelaunee Trails parking lot.

Directions: From Reading, take 222N. At Moselem Springs traffic circle go left on 662. Continue past the Golf Club, cross the bridge; parking lot is on the left. 

GPS: 1564 Moselem Springs Road, Hamburg [40.50175 -75.88768] 

For more information and further directions: W:610-944-5775 or C:484-880-8140


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