Calendar - Allentown Hiking Club

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28	1	2	3 3-3-21 7:00 pm \| Meeting MARCH MONTHLY MEETING Monthly Business Meeting New Format: For this this meeting we will be using Zoom. To join the meeting use this link Time: March 3, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us Meeting ID: 724 5526 4368 The passcode will be emailed to club members the day before the meeting. Details Meeting place: Your Home Posted on meetup.com? YES Leader: Karen Gradel 215-536-5857 Co-leader: Paula Uhrin 484-951-4299 jcnj168@ptd.net Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/MARCH-MONTHLY-MEETING-1739 MARCH MONTHLY MEETING	4	5	6
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21 3-21-21 1:00 pm \| Hike Sunday Afternoon Walk on the Walnutport Spur A Sunday afternoon easy and scenic 4 mile walk on the upstream part of the Walnutport Spur tow path. COVID PROTOCOLS REQUIRE A FACE COVERING IF UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A SIX_FOOT DISTANCE! We'll meet at the Walnutport Canal Association Trailhead and walk north (upstream) to the north end of the spur. Note this is the Walnutport Spur on the east side (not the Slatington side). We will have views of the Lehigh River and the canal adjacent to the towpath. At the north end of the spur we will be viewing the Lehigh Gap. I will speak about the history of the Spur and the Delaware and Lehigh Canal in general. Bring water, a snack and dress for the weather. Please be on time! Details Round trip road miles distance: 4 miles Hike / bike / on-water distance: 4 miles Hike rating: A+ Meeting place: Walnutport Canal Association Trailhead parking lot. See https://delawareandlehigh.org/map/trail-head/walnutport-canal-association-trailhead/ Posted on meetup.com? NO Leader: Mike Swartley 267-490-9652 Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/Sunday-Afternoon-Walk-on-the-Walnutport-Spur-1741 Sunday Afternoon Walk on the Walnutport Spur	22	23	24	25 3-25-21 5:30 pm \| Hike A Late Afternoon Thursday Hike at the Upper Bucks Rail Trail Join us for an easy walk on the rail trail before sunset ! COVID PROTOCOL CALLS FOR FACE COVERINGS WHEN UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A 6-FOOT SOCIAL DISTANCE. The Upper Bucks Rail Trail just opened last year. It runs from Veterans' Park along the former railway line to Coopersburg... The trail is wide and made of packed gravel and largely runs through woods. We will hike about an hour out and return before dark. Bring water and snacks. And it's a good idea to have a flashlight and light colored clothing. Please RSVP so we have some idea how many hikers we have. We plan to leave promptly at 5:30pm! Details Round trip road miles distance: 4 miles Hike / bike / on-water distance: 4 miles Hike rating: A+ Meeting place: We will meet at Veteran's Park in Richland Township. Address is: 145 E. Pumping Station Rd, Quakertown PA. Meet us at the parking lot for the playground and open pavilion in the back of the park. I can't guarantee it but there is usually a porta-potty there. Posted on meetup.com? NO Leader: Mike Swartley 267-490-9652 Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/A-Late-Afternoon-Thursday-Hike-at-the-Upper-Bucks-Rail-Trail-1748 A Late Afternoon Thursday Hike at the Upper Bucks Rail Trail	26	27
28	29	30 3-30-21 5:30 pm \| Hike Five Miler on Saucon/Upper Bucks Rail Trails from Coopersburg Join us for a late afternoon/evening Tuesday walk upon the Saucon/Upper Bucks Rail Trail. We’ll start at the Southern Lehigh Living Memorial Park on Landis St in Coopersburg. After introductions we’ll walk a short distance to the trailhead and head south on the Saucon Rail Trail. . We should have enough time to do about 2.5 miles and then return for a total of about 5 miles.We will probably overlap some of the trail we did on last weeks’ walk. Please be on time! We need to be out of the park at sunset. Afterwards we can go to the Inside Scoop Ice Cream Shop, which is strategically placed nearby, to replace any lost calories ! Details Round trip road miles distance: 5 miles Hike / bike / on-water distance: 5 miles Hike rating: A+ Meeting place: We will meet at the parking lot between two baseball fields at East Landis St. and 2nd S. in Coopersburg. Address at the entrance to this parking lot is: 199 E Landis St Coopersburg, PA Please contact the event leader if there are any questions. Posted on meetup.com? NO Leader: Mike Swartley 267-490-9652 Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/Five-Miler-on-SauconUpper-Bucks-Rail-Trails-from-Coopersburg-1749 Five Miler on Saucon/Upper Bucks Rail Trails from Coopersburg	31	1	2	3 4-3-21 11:00 am \| Hike Scenic 7 miler on the D&L Trail from Sand Island to Freemansburg and Back Join us for a Saturday scenic 7 mile walk on the Delaware and Lehigh trail from Sand Island in Bethlehem to Freemansburg. On this walk the D&L trail has views of the Lehigh River and the historical Bethlehem Steel site. There are a couple of canal locks along the way and also remnants of a wing dam. In Freemansburg, the walk reaches the Freemansburg Canal Education Center in the historic mule barn. This is the site of Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor hosts field trips about life as a canal locktender family. We’ll stop there, have lunch and return. Public bathroom availability is uncertain, so be prepared… Please bring water, snack and lunch. Dress for the weather.... Details Round trip road miles distance: 7 miles Hike / bike / on-water distance: 7 miles Hike rating: A+ Meeting place: The parking lot is at 134 River St, Bethlehem, PA. Some maps show a slightly different location by a couple of hundred feet. Can also use this coordinate on Google maps: 40.615533,-75.385716. Please contact the event leader if there are any concerns. Posted on meetup.com? NO Leader: Mike Swartley 267-490-9652 Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/Scenic-7-miler-on-the-DL-Trail-from-Sand-Island-to-Freemansburg-and-Back-1750 Scenic 7 miler on the D&L Trail from Sand Island to Freemansburg and Back

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