General Club Facts:

Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Membership in the BCHC is $10.00 per person per year in order to receive the quarterly newsletter. Further information on membership can be obtained when attending a scheduled hike. Other subgroups within the BCHC are the "Thursday Wanderers." Most hikes are followed by a dinner stop. We call ourselves "The Eating Club with a Hiking Disorder"! ****Hiking and Trail Guidelines: ** Be courteous & stay behind the leader unless directed otherwise.** Offer $.10/mile to driver when carpooling. * *In the event of inclement weather, the hike may be canceled.** Please leave your pets at home.**If unable to keep a club commitment, please find a replacement. * Wear blaze orange during hunting season (Sept 1 to last day of Feb). * Appropriate footwear and attire should match the type of hike.** If you leave the hike early, notify the hike leader or ask someone to do that for you.** Bring water and food as the hike description and weather demand.* * Hiking involves risk. Come out prepared and know your capabilities. Each hiker is responsible for their own safety and well-being.

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

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

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