Lock 12 hike starts along the SW side of the Susquehanna River just before Rt. 372 crosses the Norman Wood Bridge going N. It starts at a wooded parking lot, runs 5 miles to another wooded lot, then returns partly on the Mason-Dixon trail and partly on a loop trail that takes us onto the […]

https://www.usna.usda.gov. We will walk the full grounds and woods and visit pretty much all the areas that are open including (1st part- 5E) dogwoods, fern valley, conifers, magnolias, Asian collections, and National Capitol Columns, see how many of the State Trees we can find, and a short walk along the Anacostia, and (2nd part, after […]

This “1st Saturday of the Month” Appalachian Trail hike for HAM Has-beens and Wannabes offers an out-and-back, self-paced hike targeting a moving pace average (MPA) approaching 3.0 mph or better over 15 to 20+ miles. The hike has intermediate “distance/ascent” targets, so you can both track how far/fast you have walked and test/develop your pace […]

Starting from the Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, we will briefly stop to see the spring flowers, then take the Northwest Branch Trail along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River, returning on the Copperhead Run to the Fall Line Trail for lunch and then the Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, where she wrote Silent Spring. Elevation […]

Wooded and paved trails, beautiful manicured gardens (including Aquatic Garden, Butterfly Garden, Rose Garden, Japanese Style Garden with cherry blossoms, and sculptures) and a nice pond and natural area in the Park. Flexible hike if you want fewer miles. We will meet at the entrance to the Brookside Gardens Visitors Center (restrooms available). (Also an […]