What we’re about
Welcome to the AMC - Delaware Valley Chapter Meetup site. The AMC is the Northeast's oldest outdoors club and one of its most respected. The AMC is built on the pillars of conservation, outdoors education and in getting people outdoors. Our "About" page provides more information about the AMC and our Chapter. We ask that when you join you submit a photo and tell us a little about yourself. It's not mandatory that you provide this information but it's useful to many members who want to meet people with similar interests.
Our activity leaders are experienced outdoors people who volunteer their time and expertise. All leaders receive training in activity and risk management prior to leading Chapter activities. Safety is always our number one concern. We recognize that hiking and our other activities involve elements of risk that cannot be avoided. Participants must accept the risk and take responsibility for their own safety.
NOTE: Some activities may require that you also register on the club Activities Database electronic registration system. In that case, follow the trip leaders link to register.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Valley Forge Tuesday Morning HikeValley Forge Artillery Park, Valley Forge, PA
Join us for some enjoyable exercise: an approximately 5–7 mile hike on trails in Valley Forge National Park. The difficulty level will be moderate, with speeds around 3 to 3.5 mph in the easier sections, and lower in hilly and uneven sections (rocks, tree roots, etc.); total elevation gain will be around 700 – 1,200 feet. Trails on Mt. Misery and/or Mt. Joy will be included as well as flatter areas. We will stop periodically, especially at the tops of hills if some go up faster than others, so that we all continue on the same hike.
Meet in the Artillery Park parking lot, at the end near the restrooms. Note: GPS maps commonly lead you the long way around Inner Line Drive because they mistakenly show all of it as a one-way road. The shorter way: heading SE on Gulph Road, turn right at the second intersection with Inner Line Drive. It is a two-way road from that intersection to the parking lot.
Bring water, clothing appropriate for the weather (layers work well), sturdy footwear (hiking shoes or boots work well), and a smile.
Please sign up on Meetup as this allows easy communication and lets us know to expect you. If the hike is canceled, such as due to weather, we plan to announce this on Meetup at least two hours in advance.
Well-behaved dogs are welcome on a 6’ or shorter leash as required by the park.
AMC is a non-profit organization and the hike leaders are volunteers. All participants will need to sign the AMC liability release agreement just prior to the hike (if you want to review it in advance, click here: Agreement). Children under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, who will need to sign the agreement for them.
If you are running late or have questions, call or text Pat at 610-220-7012 or David at 610-420-9714.
- AMC Lehigh Valley Group Monthly Program MeetingNeeds location
AMC Lehigh Valley Group meeting –on Zoom only in March!
Here’s the program information and link:
The Colorado Trail
Margot Lacey will share one of her trail experiences in the western US with us: the Colorado Trail. This trail wends its way from just outside Denver southwest to Durango. Over its 486 miles, it rises from 5522 feet to a high of 13,271 feet at mile 373. For over 300 miles, the CT and the CDT share the trail. The Colorado Trail crosses eight mountain ranges, six national forests, and countless streams and rivers. There are oxygen-deprived climbs and some hot, dry slogs along miles of fence-line in cattle country, but the magnificent mountain passes, gorgeous mesas, and splendid alder and aspen alleys make the Colorado Trail totally worth the effort. Including a few rest days in fabulous trail towns, Margot spent thirty-one days on the trail last summer, before having to come off just seventy miles from the end. But plans are already in place for her to get back on the trail and become a "Trail Completer" in 2024.
This program will be done as a Zoom Webinar, with no in-person meeting. We will return to in-person and Zoom meetings in April.
To take part in this meeting, please sign up in advance using this link:
https://outdoors.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqdemgqzkuEteIo9SsCGUDwp9D_IpK5yj3