WILMINGTON TRAIL CLUB
Hiking and Volunteer Events Upcoming Fair Hill Area
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Welcome:
Below is a list of events at or near area parks, that will be led by the Wilmington Trail Club (www.wilmingtontrailclub.org) volunteers, within the next 3 months. You are very welcome to join these hike & volunteer events. Please read the description to determine if you are capable of doing a hike. If you have questions or for more information about a hike contact: Gary Kirk [garykirk_3@msn.com or (302) 366-0464]. Parks included in this list are:
Fair Hill State Natural Resources Area – P1 (MD-273)
Fair Hill State Natural Resources Area – P2 (Covered Bridge)
Fair Hill State Natural Resources Area – P3 (Appleton North)
Fair Hill State Natural Resources Area – P4 (Gallaher Rd)
Big Elk Creek State Park – Springlawn Lot
Big Elk Creek State Park – Strickersville Lot
Fair Hill State Natural Resources Area – P5 (Appleton South)
12/09/2023 10:00am-12:00pm New Member Hike - Fair Hill, Gallaher Road, Elkton, MD (3-4 mi)
Join us for the New Member Hike. We will begin at 10 am and discuss lunch opportunities afterward. As the name suggests it is hilly. There will not be any appreciable stream crossings. It is bow hunting season in Maryland, so please wear high visibility colors—i.e. avoid tan camo
Fair Hill State Natural Resources Area – P4 (Gallaher Rd) | 483 Gallaher Rd, Elkton, MD 21921 | 39.688124, -75.841923
12/12/2023 8:30am-11:30am Fair Hill Appleton South (5-7 mi)
Join us on a hike with mixed terrain, ruins, some stream crossings, and a few (Fair) hills. Bring water and poles if you use them.
Fair Hill State Natural Resources Area – P5 (Appleton South) | 2000 Appleton Rd, Elkton, MD 21921 | 39.688320, -75.816094
12/15/2023 9:00am-12:00pm Fair Hill Gallaher Road (5-6 mi)
Join me for a hike in Fair Hill. It is named appropriately—it has hills. There will not be any appreciable stream crossings and most of the hike will be on natural trails with short gravel road stretches. It is bow-hunting season in Maryland, so please wear high visibility colors—i.e. avoid tan camo.
Fair Hill State Natural Resources Area – P4 (Gallaher Rd) | 483 Gallaher Rd, Elkton, MD 21921 | 39.688124, -75.841923
12/26/2023-01/27/2024 All Day Big Elk Creek State Park active firearms hunting ( mi)
Regular Firearms: Nov. 25; Sunday, Nov. 26; Nov. 27-Dec. 9 and Dec. 26-Jan. 27, 2024.
(PA trails are not marked closed for firearms season, but for your safety it is recommended you
should treat them as closed.)
Big Elk Creek State Park – Strickersville Lot | 338 Strickersville Rd, Landenberg, PA 19350 | 39.730960, -75.835722
12/26/2023 9:00am-12:00pm Fair Hill Covered Bridge (6-7 mi)
Here’s a chance to show off those new holiday clothes and to work off some of that new holiday weight. We will be hiking up and down (Fair) hills, over rocky and rooty leaf-covered trails, crossing a few streams, and enjoying the last regular Tuesday hike of 2023. We might even see a special Christmas woodland treat. Poles are recommended and hikers are encouraged to wear orange (bow hunting season).
Fair Hill State Natural Resources Area – P2 (Covered Bridge) | 630 Tawes Drive, Elkton, MD 21921 | 39.710506, -75.839659