Approximately 6 mod. strenuous to strenuous miles
This is a relatively new set of trails established in 2015 with the Natural Lands Trust. We may see vista views of Berks County on this hike dependent on foliage growth. We will follow trails in the forest with a possible shuttle option at another smaller parking lot off of Killian Drive near the Rail Trail and Seyfert Drive in Gibraltar. We will decide on the morning of the hike if we will do a shuttle
Meeting place: 9:00 AM at the Ridgeway Road parking lot in Birdsboro. (see GPS location)
Directions: From Route 724 (going East) from Reading/ Shillington – Make a right onto Ridgeway Road (if you go past the Schuylkill River Trail Crossing 724, you have gone too far). Follow Ridgeway Road approximately 1.0 mile until you see sign for William Penn State Forest – Gibraltar Hill and go left at entrance. Be aware this is a gravel road up to the parking lot. You will see the parking lot off to the right when you get up the hill. From Route 724 (going West) from Gibraltar – You will go past the Ridgewood Winery and the road crossing for the Schuylkill Trail prior to making a left onto Ridgeway Road. Follow Ridgeway Road approximately 1.0 mile until you see sign for William Penn State Forest – Gibraltar Hill and go left at entrance. Be aware this is a gravel road up to the parking lot. You will see the parking lot off to the right when you get up the hill.
GPS: Parking lot location 473 Ridgeway Road, Birdsboro, PA 19508 [40.28574, -75.89754]
For more information or further directions, contact: 610-223-6952
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