Hike Schedule
Upcoming Events
The leaves have fallen and cooler temperatures have arrived. This can make for more views along the trails. We are looking forward to hiking with you this month. Also, more hikes and work trips may be added as our leaders finalize their plans. Watch your email for upcoming hikes for the week.
The leaves have fallen and cooler temperatures have arrived. This can make for more views along the trails. We are looking forward to hiking with you this month. Also, more hikes and work trips may be added as our leaders finalize their plans. Watch your email for upcoming hikes for the week.
Snowshoe Alert Group: A number of SSVC members have snowshoes so let's link up and go snowshoeing whenever the weather gods bless us with sufficient snow to give us an opportunity for a beautiful and vigorous outing. Contact John Kolp at jlkolp@yahoo.com to register as a member of this elite alert group. John will contact the group whenever a snow event presents itself to set up a place and time for an adventure.
Sunday, December 5: Hike for New Members: White Rocks Falls Loop-6 miles, 1500 feet ascent/descent. The SSVC is joining with the PATC's Charlottesville Chapter to offer a hike giving priority to new members in our area. If you have joined PATC within the last six months and would like to join this hike, email Jeff Monroe at MembershipSup@patc.net for more information.
Wednesday, December 8: Wintergreen Overlook Hike, total 3 miles, easy to moderate. It begins and ends in the Humpback Rock Picnic Area. Contact hike leaders: Karen and Mike Waterman (home 540-337-1273 or karenswaterman@gmail.com) to register and for final details.
Sunday, December 12: Whetstone Ridge - 12.2 miles, strenuous. This is a strenuous ridge top hike with great winter views. The first five miles are relatively level, but the remainder of the trail is a "roller coaster" of steep ups and downs. This will be a shuttle hike and masks will be required in shuttle cars. Contact Jean Stephens (443-986-5649 or jtstephens12@yahoo.com) to register and for more information.
Wednesday, December 15: Massanutten Exploratory Hike: High Peak, 7 miles, moderate, This is an exploratory hike for more experienced hikers as I, the hike leader have not hiked this before. For more about the hike, see this description from Hiking Upward: https://www.hikingupward.com/gwnf/HighPeak/
To attend, contact Pam Heinrich, (540-290-5595 or pamheinrich13@gmail.com).
Sunday, December 19: Crawford Knob/Chimney Hollow, 7 miles, strenuous, shuttle hike. We will go up Crawford Knob Trail #487 a steep 3-3/4 mile climb and down Chimney Hollow Trail #489 a steep 3-1/2 mile descent. Both trails are heavily leaf covered with many hidden rocks leading to the difficult rating. However the great views will make up for the challenge. Contact hike leader: Jim Fye (jfye40@icloud.com or 540-830-2023) to register and for final details.
Tuesday, December 21: Celebrate the first day of winter by hiking Old Rag Fire Road, 10 miles, out/back, moderately strenuous with approximately 2,000 feet of elevation change. We will begin on the Skyline Drive, mile post 43. Hike leader is Millie Davis. Contact her at pisgahdavis@gmail.com or (540)292-0869 to participate in the hike.
Wednesday, December 29: Close out the year hike! Winter weather conditions will determine the location and length of this hike. It will be a "Leader's Choice" moderate hike somewhere in our territory, most likely Shenandoah National Park. Alternative weather dates will be December 30th or 31st. Contact the leader, John Kolp, at jlkolp@yahoo.com or at 917-288-2622 to sign up and help the Leader make a good choice!
Saturday, January 1, 2022: Start the New Year off with a hike! We hope to offer two hikes from Braley Pond. Lynn and Malcolm Cameron will lead a hike to Bald Ridge Overlook, 7.5 miles, moderate, out/back. To participate in this hike, contact Lynn and Malcolm, (540) 234-6273 or slynncameron@gmail.com.
Karen and Mike Waterman will offer a shorter hike of approximately 3 miles. To participate in this hike, contact Karen and Mike, (Karen and Mike Waterman (home 540-337-1273 or karenswaterman@gmail.com).
Saturday, January 22: Work trip on the club's section of the AT: Primary task would be to clean waterbars and move rocks for waterbar reconstruction in the spring. We are planning for a short workday this afternoon, probably from 2:00-4:00 pm. To attend and help out, contact Jeff Bolander (jblndr@hotmail.com or 540-421-9275).
Sunday, December 5: Hike for New Members: White Rocks Falls Loop-6 miles, 1500 feet ascent/descent. The SSVC is joining with the PATC's Charlottesville Chapter to offer a hike giving priority to new members in our area. If you have joined PATC within the last six months and would like to join this hike, email Jeff Monroe at MembershipSup@patc.net for more information.
Wednesday, December 8: Wintergreen Overlook Hike, total 3 miles, easy to moderate. It begins and ends in the Humpback Rock Picnic Area. Contact hike leaders: Karen and Mike Waterman (home 540-337-1273 or karenswaterman@gmail.com) to register and for final details.
Sunday, December 12: Whetstone Ridge - 12.2 miles, strenuous. This is a strenuous ridge top hike with great winter views. The first five miles are relatively level, but the remainder of the trail is a "roller coaster" of steep ups and downs. This will be a shuttle hike and masks will be required in shuttle cars. Contact Jean Stephens (443-986-5649 or jtstephens12@yahoo.com) to register and for more information.
Wednesday, December 15: Massanutten Exploratory Hike: High Peak, 7 miles, moderate, This is an exploratory hike for more experienced hikers as I, the hike leader have not hiked this before. For more about the hike, see this description from Hiking Upward: https://www.hikingupward.com/gwnf/HighPeak/
To attend, contact Pam Heinrich, (540-290-5595 or pamheinrich13@gmail.com).
Sunday, December 19: Crawford Knob/Chimney Hollow, 7 miles, strenuous, shuttle hike. We will go up Crawford Knob Trail #487 a steep 3-3/4 mile climb and down Chimney Hollow Trail #489 a steep 3-1/2 mile descent. Both trails are heavily leaf covered with many hidden rocks leading to the difficult rating. However the great views will make up for the challenge. Contact hike leader: Jim Fye (jfye40@icloud.com or 540-830-2023) to register and for final details.
Tuesday, December 21: Celebrate the first day of winter by hiking Old Rag Fire Road, 10 miles, out/back, moderately strenuous with approximately 2,000 feet of elevation change. We will begin on the Skyline Drive, mile post 43. Hike leader is Millie Davis. Contact her at pisgahdavis@gmail.com or (540)292-0869 to participate in the hike.
Wednesday, December 29: Close out the year hike! Winter weather conditions will determine the location and length of this hike. It will be a "Leader's Choice" moderate hike somewhere in our territory, most likely Shenandoah National Park. Alternative weather dates will be December 30th or 31st. Contact the leader, John Kolp, at jlkolp@yahoo.com or at 917-288-2622 to sign up and help the Leader make a good choice!
Saturday, January 1, 2022: Start the New Year off with a hike! We hope to offer two hikes from Braley Pond. Lynn and Malcolm Cameron will lead a hike to Bald Ridge Overlook, 7.5 miles, moderate, out/back. To participate in this hike, contact Lynn and Malcolm, (540) 234-6273 or slynncameron@gmail.com.
Karen and Mike Waterman will offer a shorter hike of approximately 3 miles. To participate in this hike, contact Karen and Mike, (Karen and Mike Waterman (home 540-337-1273 or karenswaterman@gmail.com).
Saturday, January 22: Work trip on the club's section of the AT: Primary task would be to clean waterbars and move rocks for waterbar reconstruction in the spring. We are planning for a short workday this afternoon, probably from 2:00-4:00 pm. To attend and help out, contact Jeff Bolander (jblndr@hotmail.com or 540-421-9275).
