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Burleith Hiking Group |
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- Purpose
- The Burleith Hiking Group is consists
of Burleith Citizens Association (BCA) members interested in hiking.
Activities may include
choosing one of the many hiking venues in Washington, DC or in nearby Maryland and Virginia.
- To Join
- Send and email with name, address, email address and phone to
Ross Schipper indicating your interest in the group.
- For More Information, Contact the Group Organizer
- Status
- The group has decided to meet at least once every two weeks on a Saturday (or possibly a Friday). For now we
will plan the hikes that are approximately 4 to 5 miles long.
- The next hike will be in Great Falls Park. We will meet on
Saturday, May 26 at 12:00 noon at the home of Ross and Linda, and from there we will carpool 30 min. to the Great Falls Park
Visitor's Center where the hike will begin.
This hike will be a 4.5 mile loop and should take about 2.5-3 hours to complete. A trail map for this hike can be
found on the Burleith Hiking Group's Yahoo Group.
- The Burleith Hiking Group welcomes new members. BCA members are always welcome to join us on one
of our hikes, just let Ross (s526@erols.com) know so we don't start without you.
- Hike Nr. 4: On Friday, May 11, the Burleith Hiking Group took a 4 mile loop hike in Scptt's Run Nature Preserve.
The hike began at 1:30 pm at the trailhead off Georgetown Pike. We finished the hike and were back at
the trailhead by 3:45 pm. The hike included beautiful views of the Potomac River (from the Virginia side). Most of the hike was
fairly easy through forested woodland, however there was a section along the Potomac River that was rocky and
somewhat challenging, although there were beautiful views of the river.
This hike is Hike No. 30 in the book 60 HIKES WITHIN 60 MILES (2nd Edition) by Paul Elliott.
- Hike Nr. 3: On Friday, April 27, the Burleith Hiking Group took a 4.5 mile loop hike in Rock Creek Park's rocky central section.
The hike began at 1:30 pm at the Rock Creek Nature Center, a short 20 minute drive from Burleith. We finished the hike and were back at
the Nature Center by 3:40 pm. We enjoyed beautiful views of boulder filled Rock Creek. The trail was adorned by occasional wild azaleas (Pinksters)
in full bloom. The picturesque Boulder Bridge was a highlight.
This hike is Hike No. 10 in the book 60 HIKES WITHIN 60 MILES (2nd Edition) by Paul Elliott.
- Hike Nr. 2: On Saturday, April 14, the Hiking Group took a 3.6 mile hike at the National
Arboretum. We drove together from Burleith to the Arboretum, leaving Burleith at 1 pm. We started our hike at 2:15 pm. The weather was perfect and hike was fabulous. Highlights were
azaleas in full bloom, a beautiful path through fern valley and a nice walk along the shore of the Anacostia River. We
completed the 3.6 mile hike at 4:40 pm. The drive back to Burleith was uneventful and took only 40 minutes. We arrived
back at 5:20 pm.
- Hike Nr. 1: For its first activity the Burleith Hiking Group met on Sunday,
April 1, 2012 at 1:30 pm at the Green Lot (Corner of 37th Street and Whitehaven) for a
hike to Battery Kemble Park and back. This 4 mile hike took 2 hours and
followed the Glover Archbold trail, the Wesley Heights trail, and the Battery Kemble trail.
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