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.
5.5 moderate miles
Hike through scenic and historic Oley farmland. We will pass Reiff and DeTurk homesteads and the location of the Moravian School. This should be a scenic walk. If it's a cold day, bundle up since this is an Oley Road Hike!
Meeting place: 10 AM Weis Market, 61 Kings Plaza, Route 73 and Friedensburg Rd. in Oley 19547
GPS: [40.3882513,-75.7971405]
For more information and further directions, contact: 610-850-1855
An easy in & out
We will hike the Union Canal Trail. We’ll go as far as we want then turn and come back. Heavy snow or rain will cancel.
Meeting place: 10:00 AM at the parking lot, 2083 Tulpehocken Rd., Wyomissing 19610
GPS: [40.3615668,-75.9717171]
Directions: From Route 183 north, Use the right lane to merge onto US-222 S via the ramp to Lancaster. Take the Broadcasting Rd. exit. Turn Left onto Broadcasting Rd. Turn Right onto Tulpehocken Rd. parking lot will be on the left.
From Route 222 take the Papermill Rd exit. Turn Right onto Berkshire Rd. At the T, turn Left onto Tulpehocken Rd. Parking lot is on the right
For more information and further directions, contact: 484-557-785
6.75 mile oval loop
From Shed Rd we will cross Rt. 345 and hike Lenape trail to Collier Trail, hike through Hopewell Village where we’ll have a modern bathroom break, a short walk on Hopewell Road to Buzzards Trail, Raccoon Trail and then the outer perimeter of Mill creek trail via Millers Point, to Lenape to cross Shed Road to go back to our cars. There is a long gradual hill towards the end of the hike, so we could possibly be bribed to reverse the direction of this hike. But there will still be 1024’ of elevation gain….
Extreme weather cancels this hike. Wear orange since hunting could take place in some permitted areas of the park. Bring lunch and a chair for lunch together after the hike or we can find a warm indoor spot/ restaurant.
Meeting place: 10 AM Shed Road parking lot, French Creek SP, 1028 Shed Road, Douglassville, PA 19518
GPS: [40.217003, -75.7754744 approximate location]
For more information or further directions, contact: 570-706-5841 or 484-797-4234