Marsh Creek West Ramp - Mountain Bike or Hike, Picnic, Kayaking/SUP, Beer garden

Let's go get a little bit of exercise on the mountain bikes or hiking trails, and then get our first XNM paddle for the year at Marsh Creek State Park - West Ramp(at the end of Marsh Creek Park Rd, off of N Reeds Rd) near Downingtown, PA. Meet some new folks, ask about upcoming adventures!

We will meet at the WEST RAMP parking (do not get confused and go to other side) at 10:30am. For biking, wheels will be rolling at 10:45-11AM. We will split up into mountain bikers and hikers.

For mountain biking - we will split into two groups based on ability. We plan to have an advanced and intermediate/beginner group, so beginners are welcome! Plan for the bike ride to last for about two hours. Bring water for the ride.

At 1:00PM, we will set up some blankets or grab some tables to have a picnic. Bring your own food and drinks. Bring a folding chair or a blanket if we just want to grab a space in the shade.

At 2:00PM, we will start gearing up to get in our kayaks/SUPs and we will plan to be on the water by 2:30 (for those who have their own kayaks). Assuming that some people will need to rent kayaks, rentals can only be done on the other side, where you must drive to. If you need to rent, single kayak rentals at Marsh Creek are $60 for two hours. If there are a few renters, we can meet the renters across the lake over on the East side, at around 2:30PM, and then we will head north to the inlet creek.

We will plan to kayak for 2 hours and then be back to the cars at around 4:30/5PM.

Afterwards, for those that still have energy, we will head to a local beer garden... Details to be announced on location.

Feel free to come for any of the 4 parts (mountain biking/hiking part, picnic, kayaking/SUP part, or just the beer garden, but let us know which parts you plan to join, and note that on nicer/warmer days, the parking often fills and they "close the park" until more parking opens up, so getting there earlier is better.