Blue links below take you to a map page!  

Parking For the Club!  Five Lots Click

Fee for a hike is only if one Carpools.

 

Please volunteer to lead a hike or two for this 2010 year.


January 3: Pork and Sauerkraut at the JPJ Cabin. "Pick-up" hike begins at 10 AM led by John Seville meal at 1:30 PM. Cook is Diane McCoy. Reservations are required & must be made by 9:00 PM Jan. 1 & once made must be paid. Cost for the meal will tentatively be $4 plus $1 cabin fee or $5 total for members & nonmembers. Call Diane before 9 PM at 717-852-7570 with questions or to reserve.

January 8: Covered Dish & Program: York Township Recreation Building at 6:30 PM. Bring a dish to share. Your own place setting also appreciated, but paper goods will be available. (See Announcements Below)

Directions:

From I-83 exit 16, take Queen St (PA-74) south for about 1 mile.  At Campbell Music, turn left onto Oak St.  Drive about a tenth of a mile and stop at the stop sign; do not turn right.  Drive straight ahead past the township building to the small building in the middle of the field.

January 10 - Short Hike: A surprise hike, approximately of 4-miles in Airville, which will take you on and off trail, I have no idea where we will end up. Meeting at Boscov’s, Galleria Mall, near Texas Roadhouse Boscov's East Parking at 1:00 P.M. Bring water, lunch, and hiking shoes. Car Pool Fee: $2. Hike leader: Eddie Johnson at (717) 862-3741

January 10 - Long Hike: Another attempt of the of the ill fated hike on November 1st. 10 mile hike on the AT in Maryland, begins at Rte 40 and ends at Rte 77. Gradual 400 ft climb at the beginning and then mostly a ridge walks with a few minor ups and downs. Bring lunch, water, and sturdy boots. We will leave Adams Electric at 8 AM. Car Pool Fee $5. Hike leaders: Tom & Phyllis Morley. (717) 764-6822

January 17 - Short Hike: Spring Valley County Park 5 mile loop hike. Moderate trail conditions with a number of hills and depending on weather conditions can be wet or muddy in some locations. Bring hiking boots lunch/snack, water, and appropriate outerwear for the weather. Meet 10:00 AM at the South parking lot located at Vo-Tec (York County High School of Technology). Car Pool Fee: $1.00. Hike Leader: Alan Noble 717-938-8506 or .

January 17 - Long Hike: Caledonia State Park: Quarry Gap circuit hike and Charcoal Hearth Trail. A bit over 9 miles with some good climbs, rhododendron thickets, hemlocks and beautiful streams. We’ll be using part of the AT and part park trails, total elevation gain 1200 ft...400 ft in 0.5 miles. Meet Adams Electric 8:30 AM. Bring boots, water, lunch, and dress for weather. Option to stop afterward for post-holiday cheer at the winery off RT 30. Leader: Gwen Loose (717) 891-9967. Car Pool Fee: $5.

January 22 - Trails Committee Meeting: Everyone invited. Plan 2010 YHC trail work efforts. Meet at 7:15 pm at the Hooper farm. Contact Jim Hooper (717)252-3784 if you need directions.

January 24 - Short hike: About 5 miles around Lake Williams. Hike leaders: Bob and Julie Falsetti. If weather conditions look iffy, please call 717-854-3437 to see if the hike is still scheduled. Meet at Vo-Tec (York County High School of Technology) at 1:00 PM. Car Pool Fee: $.50.

January 26 - Board of Directors Meeting: The club's quarterly board of directors meeting will be held at 7 PM at the home of Bernie Frick, 168 Springdale Road, York, PA 17403, Call 843-6675. Non-board members are welcome.

January 30 - Saturday Night Full Moon Short Hike: on the Heritage Rail Trail. Bundle-up and join us for a night hike on the rail trail. With the benefit of a full moon, we will hike about 6 miles on the rail trail starting at the Brillhart Station parking lot off Days Mill Road. Meet at the Adams Electric parking lot at 6:15PM or the Brillhart Station parking lot at 6:30. We'll hike about 2-3 hours depending on conditions and the consensus of the group. After the trek, all hikers are welcome to come to Frick's at 168 Springdale Road in York for hot chocolate and refreshments. The Car Pool Fee will be a modest $.50. Questions - contact Bernie or Alice Frick at 843-6675 or . Bring drinking water and don't forget a flashlight.

January 31 - Medium Hike: DARK HOLLOW / NIXON PARK: 7 MILES (More or Less) Join Allen & Lou for a wonderful winter hike nearby. Expect moderately steep hills and happy streams. Bring water, lunch & wear good hiking boots. Meet at the Vo-Tec (York County High School of Technology) parking lot at 10:00 or at Nixon Park at 10:15 AM. Leaders: Allen Britton, 741-0624, and Lou Tateosian 741-2652,  


ANNOUNCEMENTS:

January 8: Covered dish and slides the program will be a slide show on the Mason-Dixon Trail. Some of our club members have made a significant commitment over the last 30 years to establish and maintain this trail, which traverses 193 miles and connects the AT at Whiskey Springs to the Brandywine Trail near Chadds Ford. Between Wrightsville and the Norman Wood Bridge the trail generally follows the Susquehanna River, includes the counties newest park at Highpoint, an undeveloped parks at Apollo and some of the most wild and rugged areas of York County. Find out why this section has been nominated for national recognition and part of it was selected for the Super Hike sponsored by Keystone Trails Association last fall. In September 2009 William Schaffer of Vermont and his wife walked the entire trail and took extensive photos, which they turned over to the M-DTS. Selected photos from their collection have been combined with others to make up this slide show. Contact Bernie Frick for additional information at 843-6675.

Thursday Work Trips: Come join the group that does trail work, usually on the MDT. Call Jim Hooper at (717) 252-3784 or for time and place.

Reminder, anyone wishing to receive their newsletter by e-mail instead of by postal mail (we have saved postage costs keeping dues down), please forward your e-mail address to Bernie Frick to sign up.

Any hike leader who has maps (topo, hand drawn, or otherwise) of past hikes they have led are asked to send a copy to Tim Schmidt, president 

    Tim has volunteered to maintain a catalog of hikes to be shared with future hike leaders who are looking for suggestions of where to hike. Thanks!

BE COOL! - Sport a York Hiking Club license plate on your car.  Cost $5.  Contact Tim S. at (717) 235-5940.   and ask for details.  

Please volunteer to lead a hike or two for this year's schedule.

* "If there are no objections within 10 days" refers to things like almost getting a hike kicked out of a park.

A sheet is handed out to all New hikers at the parking lots before the hikes.

Our new place for meetings/events  is inside the York Township Recreation Building, directions as follows:

  From I-83 exit 16, take Queen St (PA-74) south for about 1 mile.  At Campbell Music, turn left onto Oak St.  Drive about a tenth of a mile and stop at the stop sign; do not turn right.  Drive straight ahead past the township building to the small building in the middle of the field.

Parking lot maps

200 W. Market St. MAP!

Vo-Tec (York County High School of Technology)

North End meeting place next to Rutter's Store

Adams Electric

Boscov's East Parking