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Friends of Beltzville: Beltzville On The Move Hiking Series   TRINITY GORGE TRAIL

2950 Pohopoco Dr., Lehighton, PA 18235-8905

http://http:www.fobsp.org/
Free Event

Friends of Beltzville: Beltzville On The Move Hiking Series  

TRINITY GORGE TRAIL - APRIL 23, 2017  -   2PM

Meet at the Trinity Gorge Trail Parking Lot off Evergreen Dr

Join the Friends Group as we hike along the trails at Beltzville State Park.

 

The Trinity Gorge Trail follows and old road which leads past farm fields and through both open and forested areas.  Please come dressed for the weather and wear your hiking shoes!  Please bring drinking water.  Rain cancels event.

 

Other Hike Planned:  Beltzville On the Move Hiking Series

5/7/17 – A Walk Back in Time –  Christman will lead a hike on the old farmstead, pointing out artifacts remaining after 50 years.  He will also open Kibler School for the hikers.  He will also illustrate his talk with photos from there 50s.  Dr. Roy Christman grew up on the Christman Farm, owned and operated by his father and two uncles.  The 460 acre farm was the largest farm in what is now Beltzville State Park.  Christman, who received his Ph.D. in political science from Penn State, taught at San Jose State until his retirement in 2002.  He and his wife Linda moved back to the old farmhouse and put the remaining 23 acres of the farm into the Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Program.

 

For information about the Friends of Beltzville State Park:

www.fobsp.org or like us on face book

Sunday, April 23, 2017 2pm to 4pm