Tuesday Vigorous Hikers
Hikes Schedule

NOTE: Additional information and details on each hike will be emailed to those on the group list 2 to 4 days before each hike. After it is emailed to the list it will be the top message at http://groups.google.com/group/Vigorous-Hikers.

 Anyone is welcome to signup for the weekly emails. These hikes and many more for everyone are listed on the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club [PATC] Calendar of Activities. Sierra Club's Potomac Region Outings [PRO], https://www.sierraclub.org/virginia/potomac-region-outings ,  also lists many interesting hikes open to everyone. 

Tuesday October 14, 2025 - PA Pine Grove Furnace-Mt Holly Marsh Preserve Loop.  Beginning at Pine Grove Furnace we will attempt to access the Mt Holly Marsh trail system via Buck Ridge and  Hammonds Rock Trails and Ridge Road and return via the AT.  About 18 miles.

Leader: Dave Green, dkgreenva@hotmail.com    

Tuesday October 21, 2025 - Keys Gap South to Blackburn + Side Trip

Leader: Ed Cook,  veetee76@gmail.com 

Tuesday October 28, 2025 - Catoctin Mountain Park West side trails - Cat Rock trail to Catoctin trail to West end with stop at Cunningham Falls, looping back on Orange Trail and around the lake. 18M/ 3000 feet.

Leader: Sydney Dy, syd0705@gmail.com

Tuesday November 4, 2025 - 

Leader: Ed Cook,  veetee76@gmail.com 

Tuesday November 11, 2025 - 

Leader: Carol Christensen, c.christensen@comcast.net  

Tuesday November 18, 2025 - 

Tuesday November 25, 2025 - 

Tuesday December 2, 2025 - 

Tuesday December 9, 2025 - 

Tuesday December 16, 2025 -

Leader: David Horn, horn.david@yahoo.com 

Tuesday December 23, 2025 -  Loch Raven Reservoir - Glen Ellen (South) area, start from intersection of Seminary Road/Dulaney Valley Road. Mountain biking trails with great views of the reservoir and Dam. 15M/ approximately 1000 feet elevation. https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/documents/lochravenmap.pdf 

Leader: Sydney Dy, syd0705@gmail.com

Tuesday December 30, 2025 -