BCHC Picnic, Saturday August 16, 2008

The 19th annual community hiking picnic will be at the Blue Marsh Picnic Area and will be located at the HILLSIDE Pavilion. See all your hiking buddies and enjoy a day hikes, games, food, and fun! See the club flier for picnic details.

For further information: 610-779-0142

Horseshoe Trail - Saturday August 9, 2008

7.5 miles

Meet the leader at the Middle Creek Visitor's Center for a shuttle hike along the Horseshoe Trail between Pumping Station Road and the Middle Creek Preserve. Includes some hills with nice lookouts.

Meeting place: 9:30 am at Middle Creek Visitor's Center. (Take Route 272 to Adamstown, make a right on Route 897 North for about 14 miles into Kleinfeltersville. In Kleinfeltersville, make the first left turn after the stop sign (Hopeland Road). The Visitor's Center will be on the right about 2 miles down Hopeland Road.

For further directions or information, contact: 610-373-6730

Mystery Hike - Saturday August 2, 2008

4-5 miles

Meet Mark for a 4 to 5 mile hike somewhere in Schuylkill County. Hopefully it will be a pleasant mystery!

Meeting place: 10:00 am at Redner's on Route 61 in Leesport

For further information or directions, contact: 610-589-5575

French Creek State Park - Saturday July 26, 2008

Approx 5 miles

Hike on the Lenni Lenapi Trail that is thought by some to be the former vacationing spot of the local indians at French Creek State Park. This trail can also be used as a shortcut to the Coventry Mall by ambitious and adventurous shoppers!

Meeting Place: 9:30 am at Boscov's East (at the northeast corner of the lot) on Business Route 422 East in Exeter Township.

For further information or directions, contact: 610-603-9461

Pennside Ice Cream Hike - Sunday Evening July 20, 2008

2 to 4 miles - Easy

Enjoy an "almost full moon" walk around the Pennside area. We will visit the new location of Fegeley's restaurant to see if any progress has been made on its restoration. We will also walk the trail behind the Antietam Valley Park & Recreation Center. All the walk is on level streets except for a short, level trail section. We can also "check out" the ducks in lake as we experienced last year! Return for ice cream, doggies, and burgers at Coney Tony's Pennside Drive In.

Meeting Place: 5:00 pm at Coney Tony's Pennside Drive In at the 900 block of Carsonia Ave in Pennside. Note: please park on the grassy area to the right of the drive in.

For further information or directions, contact: 610-898-9988 or 610-779-2599

Hamburg Reservoir Observatory - Saturday Evening July 19, 2008

Meet at CJ Hummel's Restaurant in Lenhartsville at 6:06pm for dinner or at 7:19 pm to carpool to the Hamburg Reservoir where we will hike to the observatory to check out the ***STARS***...which may show up!!!

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Meeting Place: 6:06 pm for dinner or 7:19 pm at C.J. Hummel's Restaurant in Lenhartsville.

For further information or directions, contact: Ron Kiefer at 484-269-0852

Horseshoe Trail Maintenance - Saturday July, 19, 2008

Please bring tools, gloves, and water. We will be working on our section of the nearby Horseshoe Trail. Call the leaders if the weather is in doubt.

Meeting Place: 8:15 am at the Sears Hardware parking lot in the Kenhorst Plaza, at Routes 625 & 724

For further information or directions, contact: 610-777-4223

Blue Marsh Lake - Saturday July 12, 2008

6 miles

Richard will lead a six mile loop hike at Blue Marsh.

Meeting Place: 9:30 am at Church Road parking lot off of Route 183.

For further information or directions, contact: 610-926-3415

Indiantown Gap - Saturday July 5, 2008

5 miles

This will be a joint hike with Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club. Meet the leader for a 40 minute drive to Indiantown Gap Military Cemetery. The hike will be about 5 miles around Memorial Lake. Pack a lunch.

Meeting Place: 10:00 am, at Boyer's IGA on Routes 422 & 419 in Womelsdorf

For further information or directions, contact: 610-678-5245