The final HYP group hike of 2016 will be on Saturday 11/12 at Flat Rock Trail in Colonel Denning State Park!

The hike is 2.5 miles up, 2.5 miles down and has an amazing view at the summit. More details on the trail here: https://www.visitcumberlandvalley.com/listings/Flat-Rock-Trail/1273/

A carpool will be gathering at City Island by the Parking Garage structure. The carpool will leave from there by 10AM so try to be there around 9:45AM. We can organize a carpool from the vehicles available there. Volunteers are welcome for this!

We will be driving to Colonel Denning State Park, address:

1599 Doubling Gap Rd, Newville, PA 17241

It is approximately a 1 hour drive from City Island. The route of the carpool will be City Island to 581 West, continue on 581 West for 7.3 miles, then to 81 South toward Carlisle for 22.4 miles, then taking exit 37 then a right turn to get on PA-233 for 13 miles. The destination is on the right. There are shorter ways there but this one lends itself best to keeping together a carpool.

You can meet us there at the above address or take another route if you wish. The hike will start around 11:15AM. The entrance to the hike is well marked and is blazed in red.

Please note that portions of the hike ARE DIFFICULT! It is steep for much of the first half of the hike. If you have health issues you should avoid this hike. We will take our time, and frequent stops will be made to collect our energy, but the view at the top will make it more than worthwhile! It is truly breathtaking. Sneakers or hiking boots are recommended. Bring a water bottle and a bite to enjoy at the top of the hike.

The event will proceed rain or shine.

To review, the timetable is as follows:

Come out & join us for another HYP Hike! For this hike, we will be hiking another section of the Appalachian Trail. We will be going from the Boiling Springs Tavern, north on the Appalachian Trail & heading to Lisburn Road where we will then circle back and end back at the Tavern. This hike will be around 6 miles long and will take about 3 hours. The scale of difficulty for this hike is about a 2 out of 5, 5 being the toughest/most difficult. This hike is beginner friendly & people are encouraged to bring water & snacks.

As usual, we will be meeting ahead of time in the City Island parking lot (lot closest to the parking garage) at 10:00am to carpool over. We will leave promptly at 10:00am to arrive at the Boiling Springs Tavern at 10:30am to start the hike. Parking is not limited so feel free to meet us there.

Should you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. (stankiewiczella@gmail.com).

Come out & join us for another HYP Hike! For our second hike of the year, we will be hiking the Appalachian Trail between Sherwood Drive to Darlington Shelter in Carlisle. This hike will be a little less than 6 miles long and will take about 3-3 ½ hours. The scale of difficulty for this hike is about a 3 out of 5, 5 being the toughest/most difficult. There is a nice look out at the top & everyone is encouraged to bring snacks & water.

Everyone will be meeting in the City Island parking lot (lot closest to the parking garage) at 10:30am. We will leave promptly at 10:30am to arrive at the trail at 11:00am. Parking is somewhat limited so carpooling is encouraged. If you plan to drive yourself/meet us there, please email Ella for directions to the parking lot (stankiewiczella@gmail.com). Should you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Come out & join us for the first hike of the year! We will be going to the Ned Smith Center & Trails in Millersburg. This hike will take about 3-3 ½ hours and the scale of difficulty is about a 4 out of 5, 5 being the toughest/most difficult. We will be taking the Drumming Log Trail up through Deer Run Trail & Lenker Trail to Berry’s Mountain Trail & back down. There is a nice look out at the top & everyone is encouraged to bring snacks & water.

Everyone will be meeting in the City Island parking lot (lot closest to the parking garage) at 10:15am to arrive at the trails by 11am. Parking is not limited for this event so feel free to meet us at the center. The address for Ned Smith Center & Trails is 176 Water Company Road, Millersburg, PA.

For questions or more information, email fitness@hyp.org.