Saturday August 24, 2024 - Bear Creek Ski Area

4.6 miles – Moderately challenging

This is a loop around Bear Creek Ski Resort with some good elevations in the first 1.5 miles and then mostly level or downhill. After event: Bear Creek Trail End Cafe at location.

Meeting place: 9:00 a.m. on parking lot at end of Doe Mountain Lane, Macungie

DIRECTIONS: Start from Sheetz on Rte 222 Fleetwood. Just past Sheetz turn R on School House Lane (small elementary school on R). Follow to end. At T in the road turn L on Fleetwood Lyons Road. (This road has a lot of names as it runs through areas.) Stay on this for 17 miles. Turn right on Doe Mountain lane and look for the parking lot for Bear Creek. Start at Entrance.

GPS: Doe Mountain Lane, Macungie [40.47939 and end 75.6219] 

For more information or further directions, please contact: 484-880-8140

Saturday August 17, 2024 - Middle Creek Overlook Hike

Approx. 6 miles - Moderate

This hike will visit two overlooks with several hills to climb to get there. Lunch after will be at the Kville Hotel in beautiful downtown Kleinfeltersville.

Meeting place: 10:00 a.m. at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Visitors Center

Directions: From 272 south, take Rte 897 north for 14 miles to Kleinfeltersville, then take the first left after the stop sign onto Hopeland Road, then travel 2 miles to the Visitors Center. 

GPS: 100 Museum Road, Stevens 17578

for more informations or further directions, please contact: 717-949-2056

Saturday August 10, 2024 - Warwick County Park

4 to 6 miles

This is a hike through the forest of Warwick County Park. We'll take the Horseshoe Trail onto the Charcoal Trail and the Connecting Trail back to the Horseshoe Trail. This is planned as a 4-mile hike but can be extended to 6 miles. There will be 4 to 5 hills with a difficulty level of 4. Lunch option at the Inn at St. Peter's Village afterwards.

Meeting place: 9:30 a.m. at the parking lot at Warwick County Park

DIRECTIONS: 222 S to 422 E to I-176 E exit toward Morgantown. Take exit 2 to turn left onto PA-10N/PA 23 E for 9.3 miles. Turn right onto County Park Rd., turn left into Warwick Co. Park. 

GPS: 382 County Park Road, Pottstown PA 19465

For more inform action  or further directions, contact: 610-750-3115

Saturday August 3, 2024 - Coventry Woods

5 to 5.5 moderately difficult miles

This loop hike in northern Chester County will encompass the perimeter of the main portion of Coventry Woods. We will climb to the ridge, go down the opposite side, then reclimb on our return.

1st Meeting place: 9:30 a.m. at the far front end of Boscov's East parking lot (4500 Perkiomen Ave) to shuttle. 2nd Meeting place: Coventry Woods. Pass the first parking area just over the hill when entering, turn left at the bottom of the hill, and park after the next left turn.

Directions for 1st meeting place: Take Rte. 724 east from Birdsboro. About three quarters of a mile past River Bridge Rd (the road/bridge leading to Douglassville), turn right onto Unionville Rd. All-Type Fence used to be located at this intersection, not sure what is there today. Follow Unionville Rd. 2.1 miles past Temple Church and Shenkel Church. Turn right at St. Peter’s Road, then after about half a mile turn left into Coventry Woods (Fernbrook Lane is to the right).

Directions for 2nd meeting place: From Route 23, take St Peter's Rd through St Peter's Village and continue for about 4 miles on St Peter's Rd. When you see Fernbrook Lane to the left, turn right into Coventry Woods.

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

Saturday July 27, 2024 - Merrill Creek Reservoir (New Jersey)

6.5 mile loop hike – Easy to moderate

Beautiful views with the distinct possibility of seeing an eagle or two along the trail route. There is at least one stream crossing that will involve rock hopping and the potential of wet boots, so plan accordingly. Bring your lunch and a camp chair and we can eat lakeside after the hike.

Meeting place: 10:00 a.m. at the Visitor’s Center of Merrill Creek Reservoir

DIRECTIONS: Take route 22E into New Jersey. Stay on 22E for about 2.1 miles. Bear left onto NJ 57 east for about 4.8 miles, then left on Montana Road for 2 miles. Left on Richline Road for .3 miles and another left onto Merrill Creek road for .3 miles. Right onto Visitor Center Road. (Your destination is only about 15 minutes into New Jersey after crossing the bridge from Easton, PA to Phillipsburg, NJ.)

GPS: 34 Merrill Creek Road, Washington, NJ 078 

For more information and further directions, please contact: 484-284-0946

Saturday July 20, 2024 - Annual BCHC Club Picnic

 See club flyer for details of picnic and hike

Sunday July 14, 2024 - ICE CREAM HIKE! - Gibraltar Area

🍦“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 p.m. 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 

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