Sunday August 3, 2025 - ICE CREAM HIKE / GIBRALTAR AREA

Approx. 3 miles

Evening walk on the Schuylkill River Trail to Old River Road to the Viaduct and then to Scoupe Deville for ice cream!

Meeting place:   5:30 PM at Gibraltar Road and 724 (small parking lot, more parking across from Turkey Hill) 

Directions: From Reading, take 422 East (West Shore Bypass) toward Pottstown. Exit at I-176 and take immediate next exit to 724 East. Turn left and proceed 3-4 miles. At Gibraltar Road traffic light, turn right (opposite Turkey Hill), and immediately turn right again into parking lot. If full, go across intersection on Gibraltar Road and use the parking lot at the park.

GPS: 3326 Main Street, Birdsboro [40.28331, -75.86871]

For more information or further directions, contact: 484-948-5084

Saturday August 2, 2025 - VIRGINVILLE / DREIBELBIS FARM

4-5 moderate miles

The hike will consist of 2 loops starting with a road walk which includes a few hills and beautiful views of the ridge line of the Appalachian Trail. Then we will transition to an old railroad bed and parts of a nature trail through the woods along the Maiden Creek. We will walk around the Dreibelbis Farm and share a brief history of the farmhouse and outbuildings. We will return along the railroad bed and through the fields. If you have time, stay for a potluck lunch at my house. I will supply drinks and paperware. Bring something to share and a chair.

Meeting place: 9:30 a.m. at Moselem Meadows, 33 Perry Lane, Hamburg, PA 19526. We have permission to park in the field across from the barn.

Directions: From the traffic circle at the intersection of Rtes 222 and 662 take 662 N 1.3 miles, then slightly right onto Rte143 N for 1.3 miles. Turn left onto Beck Tree Rd, then take the first right onto Perry Lane.  From Lenhartsville after the stop sign take a slight right onto Rte 143 S for 4.8 miles. After passing through Virginville take a hard right onto Beck Tree Rd, then take the first right onto Perry Lane. The barn is at the bottom of the hill.

GPS: 33 Perry Lane, Hamburg, PA 19526 [40.51253, -75.87997]

For more information or further directions, contact: 610-334-2299

Saturday July 26, 2025 - HIKE: UNION MEADOWS EAST TRAILHEAD AND CLUB MEMBER PICNIC (SEE MEMBER FLYER FOR PICNIC TIME & SITE DETAILS)

Approximately 3 easy mile hike with the opportunity to make the hike shorter or longer based on personal preference along the rail trail.

This will be an easy rail to trail hike for a relaxing flat walk.

Meeting place: 11:00 AM at the Union East Meadows Trailhead

Directions: Directions to the hike from 422 East: Turn right onto 345 toward Birdsboro.  At the second light, turn left onto 724.  Go 1.5 miles on 724, and turn left into the Union Meadows East parking lot that is behind Fork and Ale.  

Directions for club members after hike to picnic: See your emailed/mailed schedule for this date or the picnic flyer for details.

GPS: Union Meadows East Trailhead behind Fork & Ale – 1281 East Main St., Douglasville [40.26008, -75.78195]

For more information or further directions, contact: Cell:610-698-4293

Sunday July 20, 2025 - ICE CREAM HIKE / WERNERSVILLE

3-4 miles

Walk around the town of Wernersville. Expect some hills but mostly flat and on sidewalks. Stop over at the town's ice cream stand. Rain cancels this hike.

Meeting place:  4:00 PM at Phoebe Berks, front left parking lot.

Directions: Take Route 422 west from Sinking Spring. As Wernersville is approached (Red Plate Diner on the left) turn right into Phoebe Berks. Bear left up the hill, then turn left before reaching the apartments into the parking area overlooking Route 422. Park in spaces away from the building.

GPS: Phoebe Berks parking lot overlooking Rte. 422 - approximate [40.32910, -76.07182]

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

Saturday July 19, 2025 - ST. PETER'S VILLAGE TO CROW'S NEST

Approx. 8 miles

We'll be starting at St. Peter's Village, hiking to Crow's Nest Visitor Center in the Hopewell Big Woods and back.  We will meet in the parking lot north of Village Arcade (Village Arcade address is 3411 St. Peters Rd., Pottstown, PA 19465), which is a dirt parking lot just north of the town. The hike should take about 2 1/2 - 3 hours. There are two moderate hills, a creek crossing, lots of rocks to hike over and some natural springs running out of the hillsides, making for some wet/mushy trails part of the way.  For those of you that only want to hike to Crow's Nest we can have a car or two parked at the Visitor's Center and you can carpool back to St. Peter's Village.  Lunch can follow at the bakery in St. Peter's Village or you can pack a lunch and enjoy the scenery outside on the picnic tables.  

Meeting place: 9:30 AM at the large parking lot that’s north of Village - north of Village Arcade address of 3411 St. Peters Rd.  Parking lot is dirt.

Directions: From Route 422 towards Pottstown, Take exit for Route 176. Take the exit for Morgantown and at the light turn left on Route 23. Continue and then turn left onto St. Peters Road. There is a sign for the Village.

GPS: Approximate location of parking lot entrance that is north of Arcade [40.18017, -75.73134]

For more information or further directions, contact: 484-557-7854 or 302-476-5407

Saturday July 12, 2025 - GIBRALTAR HILL - WILLIAM PENN STATE FOREST

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

Wednesday July 9, 2025 - MINIATURE GOLF OUTING AT SCHELL'S

Come join us for some fun rounds of miniature golf. Lowest score gets a free ice cream! We can enjoy ice cream or burgers at Schell’s afterwards

Meeting place: 6:30 PM, Schell’s Miniature Golf, 4625 North Fifth Street Highway, Temple 19560

GPS: [40.40435, -75.92753]

For more information or further directions contact:  610-223-6952 or 610-823-9023