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.

Friday, March 28, 2025

Saturday April 19, 2025 - Gravity Trail

4-5 moderate miles

Leader will take hikers on the Gravity Trail, Antietam Lake to Egelmans Park. There will be rocky hills at beginning, and then will be mostly flat. Hopefully filled with beginning of spring blooms, walking through a light green haze. NOTE: Rainy horrible forecast will cancel hike.

Meeting place: 10:00 am at the large Antietam Lake Park parking area – on the horseshoe bend in sight of the lake at Angora Rd.

Directions: From Business 422 going East from Reading – Turn left at traffic light from Perkiomen Ave. in Mt. Penn to North 23 rd St./Carsonia Ave. Follow Carsonia Ave. 3.5 miles. Turn left at intersection at end of Carsonia onto Antietam Road. Make first left onto Angora Road. Follow road and make left onto large parking lot at horseshoe curve.
From Business 422 going West from Exeter – Go right from Perkiomen Ave onto North 23 rd St./ Carsonia Ave. Follow Carsonia Ave. 3.5 miles. Turn left at intersection at end of Ave. onto Antietam Road. Make first left onto Angora Road. Follow road and make left onto large parking lot at horseshoe curve.

GPS: 230 Angora Rd. [40.35637, -7587406 parking lot coordinates]

For more information or further directions, contact: 610-505-9397

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