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.

June 1 (short): Susquehanna State Park. Enjoy a beautiful overlook of the river while hiking 4-5 miles in this scenic park. Some ups and downs, so bring good shoes/boots, water, snack. Hike leader and contact: Sandy Grove (717) 244-9122. Meet at Vo-Tec (York County High School of Technology) 1 PM. Carpool fee: $ 1.75.

June 1 (long): About 9.4 miles along the Tuscarora Trail from Sterretts Gap to Route 74. Lots of ups and downs. I've never been here so bring a spirit of adventure (and maybe a compass). Bring boots, lunch, & plenty of water. Meet at Adams Electric at 8:00 AM. Carpool fee: $5. Leader: Deborah Slawson at (717) 235-2671.

    Please note that Deborah, who was scheduled to lead the Long Hike on June 1, will not be available. Jim McCoy has agreed to lead a long hike in her place. Jim’s hike may or may not be the one that Deb had planned. In any event, the meeting will be as was scheduled, at Adams Electric at 8:00 AM. Bring boots, lunch and plenty of water. Jim can be reached at 717-852-7570 or . 

June 7,8 AT Work Trip: Join the club in its annual brush clearing effort on the AT. We need people of all different skills from operating brush cutters to using loppers and other hand tools. Meet 8:30 AM at North End meeting place next to Rutter's Store side road parking spot. Bring boots, work gloves, water, lunch and day pack. Those coming out on Sunday should contact Jim Hooper Saturday night to find out the plans for Sunday. Contact Jim Hooper (717) 252-3784 or if you have questions.

June 15 (medium): Spring Valley County Park circuit hike of about 7 miles. This is a multi-use trail of varied terrain, which may have muddy or wet portions. Rookie hike leader: Alan Noble (717) 938-8506 (H), (717)817-9430 (C), amnoble@ptd.net (email). Meet at Vo-Tec (York County High School of Technology) 10 AM. Car fee: $1.50. Bring boots, water, snack and lots of encouragement/support for our new leader!

June 22 (short): 4 miles around Gettysburg town and battlefield. Mostly easy walking on sidewalks/paved roads but 2 moderate hills. Optional observation tower climb. Will see multiple historic buildings/battlefield locations including Spangler’s Spring and Culp’s Hill. Optional stop at historic Dobbin House Tavern for a cool drink afterwards. Meet at Adams Electric 1:30 PM. Car pool fee $2.50. Bring water, snack, good walking shoes. Leader and contact: Terri Ring at or (717) 521-4628 before 9 PM.

June 22 (long): (MDT-SERIES) This 10.4-mile hike will begin in Perryville, MD. and will end in North East near Rt.7. We will be on and around, roads (hard & dirt), RR beds, woods, creeks, ponds, business parks, housing developments, a park, and bridges. It is found on the MDT Trail map #7, at mile 1.8 to 12.2. Meet 8:30 AM at Vo-Tec (York County High School of Technology), parking lot, just off of Rt. 74 (Queen St). Bring lunch, water, hiking boots. Car pool fee $5.00. Hike leaders Jim & Joyce Hooper. (717)252-3784 

June 28 Saturday (short): Circle hike at tumbling run. Mildly strenuous five mile hike. Bring good hiking boots, water and a snack. Meet at the Adams Electric Building parking lot at 10:00 AM. Hike leaders Frank and Mary Phipps (717) 818-8035 Car pool fee: $2.75.

Announcements:

INVITED: Thursday Work Trips Join the group that does trail work on Thursdays. Contact Jim Hooper (717)252-3784 or to get on the email list announcing each week’s work trip.

NEEDED: Hike Leaders Short/medium hike leaders needed for July 13 and July 27. Please contact Kim Herbst at (717) 887-4462 or or if interested. 

WANTED: Club "Talkers" Help spread the word about our club by offering to staff an information table at Shanks Mare Outfitters in Wrightsville, Saturday August 2, 10 AM -4 PM and Sunday August 3, Noon to 4 PM. Table, chairs, literature, and great location on a porch overlooking the Susquehanna River all provided...just come talk up our club! Contact to schedule a time to help: Gwen Loose, (717) 891-9967 or (Club "Talkers"- Step forward...we know who you are.)


The Mason-Dixon Trail System is trying to get the trail off the roads and needs help from citizens in the following townships: Hellam, East Manchester, Connewago, Warrington and Franklin. Contact Jim Hooper (717) 252-3784 if interested.

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