Hike & Hot Mugs! 🍂
Details
Update: This event was rescheduled due to the storm forecast for 10/12. Hope you can join us for the new date!
Join us for our first official event: Hike & Hot Mugs! 🍂
We'll take a 3.4-mile fall hike through the woods at Mount Joy in Valley Forge National Historical Park, then circle back to the parking area for a BYO warm mug + snack hang. Bring tea, coffee, cocoa, cider — whatever sounds good in your own mug or thermos.
We'll finish up before sunset and hang for a bit afterward with our hot mugs and snacks.
Leave your hot drink and post-hike snack in your car during the hike. Bring water and trail snacks for the actual trail.
I've added photos of the parking lot, restrooms, and trail to the album Hike & Hot Mugs! 🍂 (under Photos > Albums) so you can see what to expect.
🌲 THE PLAN
- Date: Sunday, October 19, 2025 (*Postponed from 10/12 due to rain)
- Time: 3PM (we'll head out shortly after, so please arrive a few minutes early)
- Location: Mount Joy, Valley Forge National Historical Park
- Parking: Artillery Park Bathroom and Parking (Google Maps)
- GPS: 3HV2+FF, Phoenixville, PA 19460
- Large lot with restrooms and picnic tables
- Distance: ~3.4 miles, moderate pace
- Terrain: Brief paved section, then wooded trails (dirt, gravel, rocky sections with some hills)
🎒 WHAT TO BRING
- Water (two 24 oz bottles recommended)
- Trail shoes or hiking boots (better than regular sneakers)
- Sunscreen, bug spray, hat/sunglasses
- Trail snacks
- A filled mug/thermos with your hot drink (leave in car until after hike)
- Post-hike snack (optional, also left in car)
- Folding chair if you want to sit afterward (picnic tables available too)
⚠️ TRAIL NOTES
- Mixed terrain with hills
- Ticks and poison ivy present
- Watch for horse poop
📝 DISCLAIMER
By attending, you acknowledge:
- You're responsible for your own safety and well-being
- The organizer is not liable for injuries, accidents, or loss
- Come prepared, know your limits, hike responsibly
- Consult a physician before engaging in physical activity if needed