Hiking Around Philly

March 28, 2010 11:45 AM - 10 attended

Explore Green Lane Park Rescheduled

Green Lane Park (map)

Selected By: Sidney G

21 photos of this Meetup

Uploaded by: Denise (Yorkiemom)

Green Lane Park is a large beautiful park that stretches around a reservoir for a gazillion miles. There are inland trails, but most of the trails go up and down and twist and turn right on the banks of the reservoir.
For our 4th hike in this area, we start at a parking lot near the incredible Knights Rd bridge. See the link. http://local.google.c...
We will make a loop around a very beautiful area of the park that borders the reservoir. As usual, in Green Lane Park, I know where I want to go, but I'm not sure of the trails.

This is a 4-4.5 hour hike, not for folks out of shape. I'll find a great restaurant in the area and post it for those interested in dinner afterwards.

To carpool from Hill House (201 W Evergreen, 19118) meet at 1030am. Each carpooler chips in $6 at the start. Make sure to email me if you want to carpool. Here's a Google Map link to Hill House.
http://local.google.c...

Make sure to bring:
• lots of water, I drink 1 liter per hour in warm weather.
• some food for hikes over 3 hours. An apple is great.
• your camera

We need an ERP!

Two days before the event I will email a weather update.

Have your event fee of $2 ready in dollar bills. No coins, dubloons, or 5's or 10"s.

If you change your mind please change your RSVP. No-shows may be barred from my events. Email or call if you have a problem.

Great to bring fido.

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10 attended

5.005 (5 ratings)

Event Host

Sidney G
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Denise (Yorkiemom)
2222, Assistant Organizer

I had a great time. The weather held out so we were able to cover a good distance.
JOE M
2010
Norman
2222
Jeff S
2222
Aileen McHugh
1111
Karen
Susan Landick
1111
A former member
+1 guest

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Hiking Around Philly is different from most hiking groups because we hike (and sometimes bicycle) off the beaten path. We hike in the woods and the city. We go places that won't be found on any hiker's map. The events are usually within a 1.5 hour drive from Philly, though we sometimes visit NYC or the Jersey shore. Once each year we go to Acadia National Park in Maine, one of the best places in the world to hike. We sometimes participate in a conservation work party in a area we hike.

And, we do a lot more than hike; we explore. Whether it be a trail in a park or a back alley in the city, we always look for neat things, and we find them. Did you notice the 25 foot dinosaur made from pink suntan lotion bottles? We take time to appreciate a beautiful tree, a low flying eagle, or a hickory horned devil (look it up). We visit museums, historic houses, bakeries, battleships, and other neat places. We appreciate architecture, sculptures (Philly has more than any other US city, yea!), or whatever we find near our path. After a hike we often eat at a special place. And, we rarely repeat ourselves.

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