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.

Dec. 2 (short): About 4 miles in Glen Rock area including part in-town, part rail trail and part country roads. Meet at Vo-Tec (York County High School of Technology) at 1:30 P.M. Hike will start and end at Glen Rock Post Office. Car pool fee: $1.00. Leader: Sally Zimmerer (717) 235-3158. Bring water, snacks and good walking shoes.

Dec. 2 (long): A Mason Dixon Trail Series (make-up due to bad weather). We will hike 10.7 miles on dirt and mostly hard roads starting in State Game Land 243 and ending at Pinchot State Park. Wear shoes/boots suitable for hard surfaces. Bring lunch and water. Meeting place: Adams Electric at 8:30 A.M. Car pool fee: $3.00. Hike leaders: Jim and Joyce Hooper (717) 252-3784 or .

Dec. 9 (medium): This is a 6.9 mile hike of the Mason Dixon Series. It is all hard roads with some hills. Meet at Boscov's East Parking (across from Texas Roadhouse) at 9 A.M. Bring good boots/walking shoes, lunch or snack, water. Car pool fee: $2.50. Leader: Joan Fitzpatrick (717) 840-1101 or .

Dec. 16 (short): no hike leader

Dec. 16 (long): Hike along the Tuscarora Trail from Pole Cat Rd. to the intersection with the AT, then along the AT to Scott Farm, approx. 14 miles. No shuttle: a volunteer will meet us at Scott Farm and return drivers to cars. Lots of woods walking, rocks, ups and downs. Options to shorten depending on group and weather. 1/2 mile of road walking. Meet at Adams Electric at 7:30 A.M. Bring water, food, good hiking boots and prepare for any type of weather. Car pool fee: $4. Leader: Gwen Loose (717) 891-9967.

Dec. 23 (short): About 4 miles around Gettysburg town and battlefield with optional stop at the historic Dobbin House Tavern for a hot brew after the hike. A great hike to help get us into the holiday spirit! 
This route is directly from “Gettysburg for Walkers Only”, Tour #2 by Jerome H. Miller and Dolores Miller. Mostly easy walking on side-walks/paved roads, with 2 significant hills plus an optional trip up stairs in an observation tower. The “in-town” portion visits some historically significant places such as the passenger depot that President Lincoln debarked at prior to his famous Gettysburg Address. The “battlefield” portion will lead you past gorgeous fields, woodland, and to some well known battlefield locations, such as Culp’s Hill. 
Bring: good boots/shoes, snack, camera, weather appropriate clothing. Please note, at this time of year, some of the battlefield restrooms are closed. Leave 12:30 P.M. from Adams Electric lot. Car pool fee: $2.50. Leader: Terri Ring (717) 378-0317 or . Please call before 8 P.M.

Dec. 30 (long): Approximately 8.5 miles on Tuscarora Trail to Flat Rock and returning through Colonel Denning Park trails. There are 2 long climbs and some rocky terrain, and two stream crossings which won’t get you wet unless we have wet weather before this hike. This could burn off the extra holiday pounds, but there may be Christmas cookies as extra incentives. Meet at North End meeting place next to Rutter's Store at 8 A.M. Bring: good walking boots, water and lunch. Car pool fee: $5. Co-leaders: Tom and Phyllis Morley (717) 764-6822.

Announcements:

***Notice to hike leaders*** Please be prompt getting names of hikers and guests to the membership chairperson, Phyllis Morley, , so they can get credit for their miles hiked. E-mails are fine, but both members and nonmembers must be included.

The following people have fulfilled the requirements for membership and will be invited to join the club if there are no objections within ten days*:

Terri Ring -  Hanover, PA 17331
Alan Noble - Etters, PA 17070
Helmut Wirschel - York, PA 17402

Please welcome the following new members:

Carol Figdore - York, PA 17408
Eric Ling - York, PA 17402

Every Thursday a group meets to do trail work. Contact Jim Hooper for location and time (717-252-3784)

Dues reminder: In lieu of raising dues, we will continue with the 3 contribution levels in the hope that those able would contribute more and help eliminate the negative balance (as a general reminder, annual dues become payable as of October 1st). All three levels provide full membership, this is just one of many ways members can contribute to the club. Make your check payable to York Hiking Club for $10 for Hiker (base level), $15 for Trailblazer, $20 for Pathfinder, or more if you wish, and mail it to Bernie Frick or pay at JPJ before the Turkey Dinner.

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!

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.

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

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.