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This is a 2 loop hike with a new combination of trails starting at a different trailhead on Tracey’s Store Road. We will hike fireroads & the Prettyboy Trail and have lots of water views. Lunch will have a great view of Goose Island. Some stream crossings. A 9-mile hike with option to leave after […]
Hike the Prettyboy Trail all along the water from the CCC trailhead to Copperhead Point and then all the way to Prettyboy Dam. After Copperhead Point, this is the most challenging part of the Trail, with rock scrambles and a slope side trail that makes you feel like a mountain goat, but we will take […]
This is a lollipop hike and starts just west of the Beckleysville Road bridge. We will be hiking wide fire roads with many diversions to water views. The hike follows a cove to Grave Run which runs into the reservoir. We will also visit an old graveyard with one grave being that of a decorated […]
This hike on the east side of Prettyboy begins on Parsonage Road at Frog Hollow (a river/marsh that feeds into the reservoir) and crosses Spooks Hill Road to great water views of the Reservoir. Some hikers say our lunch spot has the best view of Prettyboy. A couple of stream crossings. Pace will be 2 […]
Join us on this hike that will begin on the west side of Georges Creek at Prettyboy Reservoir. We will follow the Prettyboy Trail & hike up to Shamberger’s Peninsula. The Shamberger Trail is an old “horse & buggy” road. We will hike part way down Shamberger's Pennisula, and will have an absolutely awesome lunch […]
Join us on this lollipop hike that traverse the Prettyboy Trail along the water 80% of the time, beginning on Georges Creek and then to the wider and open portions of the Reservoir. It doesn't get any better than this. A couple of stream crossings. Lunch overlooking Goose Island. Pace will be 2 to 2.5 […]
This is a 2 loop lollipop hike which starts west of the Beckleysville Road bridge, a different trailhead than on previous hikes. We will be hiking wide Fire Roads with two snack/lunch breaks to enjoy 2 water views. The hike follows a Cove to Grave Run which runs into the Reservoir. We will also visit […]
Join us as we hike in a remote area on the northeastern side of Prettyboy Reservoir on fire roads with some hills and several stream crossings. Multiple (5+) gorgeous water views & a fantastic view at lunch. This may be the best hike at Prettyboy. Pace of 2 – 2.5 mph. Leave: 9:30 a.m. From […]
A hike in a remote area on the southeast side of Prettboy Reservoir. We will hike on an old horse & buggy road with stone foundations on both sides and interesting remains of an under road stonewall surrounding a spring, and then hike more trails passing an old CCC (Civil Conservation Corp) Camp to a […]
A 6 or 7.5 mile hike on the west side of Prettyboy Reservoir on fireroads and trails that were actually built by the Civil Conservation Corps (President Roosevelt). These trails are some of the most popular and easiest trails at Prettyboy. We will also hike the Prettyboy Trail to another small peninsula to get the […]
Join us as we hike in a remote area on the northeastern side of Prettyboy Reservoir on fire roads with some hills and several stream crossings. Multiple (3+) gorgeous water views & a fantastic view at lunch. This may be the best hike at Prettyboy. Pace of 2 – 2.5 mph. Leave: 10 a.m. From […]
Join us as we explore the northwestern side of Prettyboy Reservoir with some hills and several stream crossings. Many great water views and an interesting venture into a stream gorge with a small waterfall between two huge boulders that dump into a swimming hole that dates back 100+ years. Great view at lunch. We will […]
We will hike to the end of the Shamberger Trail, which is an old “horse & buggy” road. We will explore 4 side trails to different water views & historic remains. Lunch will be at the end of the peninsula with 3 different water views of the 2 largest islands in the watershed. Pace of […]
This is a 2 loop hike with a new combination of trails starting at a different trailhead on Tracey’s Store Road. We will hike fireroads & the Prettyboy Trail and have lots of water views. Lunch will have a great view of Goose Island. Some stream crossings. A 9 mile hike with option to leave […]
This is a hike that, to my knowledge, has never been listed on the Mountain Club website, so I am offering it on March 8th and March 12th. This lollipop hike will start on Deer Park Road at a Trailhead near the power lines. We will hike along Middle Run on gorgeous fire roads to […]
This is a hike that, to my knowledge, has never been listed on the Mountain Club website, so I am offering it on March 8th and March 12th. This lollipop hike will start on Deer Park Road at a Trailhead near the power lines. We will hike along Middle Run on gorgeous fire roads to […]
This is a late entry for a new hike I just finished scouting. We will be hiking in the Hereford area of Gunpowder State Park, the majority on trails that are not on any of the “official maps”. We will meet & start at the Highland Trailhead on Falls Road, hike 1.5 miles to a […]
Registration Required. Join us as we hike at the top of the Reservoir on the Gunpowder River. After going to the graveyard that dates back to the 1700s we will go to the cave on the north side, flashlight recommended and go to the Betty’s Run waterfall. We will continue on fire roads (different trails) […]
We will hike the Prettyboy Trail, a foot trail that goes along the water so there are constant water views. This is a real gem of a hike. This is a long linear hike (not out & back) that will require having cars at the beginning and end of the hike – hence we will […]
Registration Required. This hike on the east side of Prettyboy begins on Parsonage Road at Frog Hollow (a river/marsh that feeds into the reservoir) and crosses Spooks Hill Road to great water views of the Reservoir. Some hikers say our lunch spot has the best view of Prettyboy. A couple of stream crossings. Pace will […]
