Thursday January 1, 2025 - NEW YEAR'S DAY HIKE at ANTIETAM LAKE

Approx. 4 miles

We will take the path from the Antietam Lake parking area for a relaxing New Year’s walk to bring in the new year. Weather permitting, we will walk over to Angora Fruit Farm and walk on trails in that area. Wear orange. Extreme ice/snow cancels but we will still meet for lunch at West Lawn Church if it’s drivable weather for a good social time! Lunch afterwards to meet at West Lawn Church for their delicious New Year’s dinner of pork & sauerkraut.

Meeting time & place: 9:30am at the Antietam Lake parking area (230 Angora Rd. is listed address)

DIRECTIONS: From Route 422 East going into Mount Penn, take a right onto Carsonia Avenue, make a left to go onto Antietam Road in Stony Creek at the end of Carsonia, shortly after make a left onto Angora Road, when the road curves sharply, there will be a large parking lot on the left and turn into it.

GPS: 40.35645, -75.87422 (230 Angora Rd. is approximate)

For morew information and further directions, contact: 610-823-9023 

Saturday December 27, 2025 - POTTSVILLE"S FAMOUS YUENGLING TOUR & HIKE

 4-mile town hike, easy

Join our leader for a free tour of the Yuengling Brewery followed by a hike in Pottsville. We will pass by the famous Yuengling Mansion. The brewery also has a nice gift shop for those doing post-Christmas shopping. We will also go to the tasting room to sample some of the beers! (may be a small cost) This hike is always a relaxing break during the holiday season. Dress appropriately for the weather – layered. We will have lunch afterwards traveling back to Berks, possibly at the Manheim Diner in Schuylkill Haven.

1st Meeting place & time: 10:00 am - Redner’s Warehouse Market Leesport, Rt. 61N.  Leesport (Recommended Meet up)

Leesport Redner’s GPS: 40.44374, -75.95128

2nd Meeting placde & time: 10:45 am - Pottsville’s Yuengling Brewery - 5TH & Mahantongo Sts., Pottsville.

Yuengling GPS: 40.68344, -76.19791

DIRECTIONS: Follow the DIRECTIONS FROM REDNER’s TO YUENGLING’S:

From Redner’s Warehouse Market Leesport, Follow 61 North for 26.6 miles

In Pottsville from 61 North: Take a Left on E. Union St., then take a Right on S. Centre St., make a Left on Mahantongo St., make a Right 5th St., go past brewery and make a Right into the brewery tour parking lot.

For more information or further directions, contact: 610-223-6952 

Saturday December 20, 2025 - HORSESHOETRAIL / BIG WOODS & SCHUYKILL TRAIL

– 6.5 miles moderate

This shuttle hike begins on the Horseshoe Trail as it leaves French Creek State Park. We have a long hill climb as we enter the Birdsboro Watershed, then hike to Kulptown. A short road hike joins us with the Big Woods Trail with a great view of Amity Township. We finish on the Schuylkill River Trail. More than light rain cancels this hike.

Meeting place & time: 9:45am - Meet at the Union Meadows East Schuylkill River Trailhead on route 724 in Monocacy

DIRECTIONS: Go to the Schuylkill River trailhead on Route 724 in Monocacy behind Fork and Ale where the Schuylkill River Trail crosses Route 724. Eastbound on Route 724, just east of Center Rd, take the first left turn, at Campbell Ford Road. This is also known as Union Meadows. We will shuttle to the start from here.

GPS: Union Meadows East Trailhead [40.26008, -75.78195]

For more information & further directions, contact: 610-850-1855

Saturday December 13, 2025 - CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WALK IN WYOMISSING

Knitting mills Parking lot, intersection at Penn Avenue and Park Road intersection

- 3–4-mile easy walk with cookies & refreshments! 

We had such a good time last two years that I wanted to follow the tradition. The Christmas festivities will continue as we stroll through Wyomissing to check out the beautiful decorations. Rain or snow hike will be cancelled.

Meeting place & Time: 5:00pm - 900 block Penn Avenue, Wyomissing (entrance is off Park Road)

DIRECTIONS: Head west on Penn Avenue through West Reading, turn right at Wawa onto the Park Road, go for about half a block, then turn left on to the Court Lane and left again into the parking lot.

GPS: 40.33615, -75.95593 (Parking lot ACROSS from WAWA)

For more information & further directions, contact: 610-914-1357