Rip Van Winkle (RVW) Hiking Club Schedule (

RIP VAN WINKLE (RVW) HIKERS SCHEDULE JUNE – JULY 2004 http://newyorkheritage.com/rvw

SATURDAY, JUNE 5th ADVANCED 8:30AM Trail Day/Catskill Park 100th Anniversary Celebration Hike to Giant Ledge Moderate hike: 6 miles, 5 hours 246-8616 Donna Wamsley

MONDAY, JUNE 7th Choice of Hiking Pace INTERMEDIATE 7:30AM Plateau (3840’) from Mink Hollow Road with car spots Strenuous hike at a slow pace: 5.6 miles, 5 hours, EG 1650’ 246-7616 Pat Kramer OR

ADVANCED 8AM Plateau (3840’). Strenuous hike at a moderate + pace: 7 miles, 5 hours, EG 1650’ 246-8546 Frank Serravallo

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9th NOVICE 8AM Platte Clove/Catskill Center Moderate+ hike: 5 miles, 5 hours 246-2945 Sally Colclough

MONDAY, JUNE 14th INTERMEDIATE 8AM Franklin D. Roosevelt Estate to Val Kill Easy Hike: 4.0 miles, 3 hours 246-4145 Bill Smith

MONDAY, JUNE 21st Choice of Hikes ADVANCED 8AM Doubletop (3860’) Strenuous bushwhack at a moderate pace: 5.5 miles, 5 hours, EG 1850’ 246-8616 Donna Wamsley

` INTERMEDIATE 7:30AM Westkill (3880’) from Spruceton Road with possible car spots Strenuous hike at a slow pace: 7 miles, 6 hours, EG 1800’ 338-8772 Chet Schramm

SATURDAY, JUNE 26th NOVICE 8AM Belleayre Moderate + hike: 5 miles, 5 hours 246.6208 Dagmara Nunn MONDAY, JUNE 28th INTERMEDIATE 8AM Vernoy Kill Falls Trailhead: Upper Cherrytown Road (off rte 209) Easy hike: 3.6 miles, 3 hours 658-8606 Ellen Berlin

MONDAY, JULY 5th ALL 8AM Lake Awosting circular. Scrambles plus carriage road walking plus swim at Lake Awosting Moderate: 10 miles, 7 hours 255-0614 Addie Haas Note: Parking fee about $5 per car (if no NYS senior citizen is in the car).

MONDAY, JULY 12th INTERMEDIATE 8AM Appalachian Trail Egremont Road, MA Easy hike: 5.4 miles, 3 hours 246-5670 Fred Backhaus

W EDNESDAY, JULY 14th NOVICE 8AM Mt. Everett & Guilder Pond Moderate hike: 5 miles, all day 246-9373 Arlene Breitung

MONDAY, JULY 19th Choice Of Hiking Pace ADVANCED 8AM Sugarloaf (3800’). Strenuous hike at a moderate pace: 7 miles, 5 hours, EG 1800’ 246-7987 Dick Moore OR

INTERMEDIATE 7:30AM Sugarloaf (3800’) Strenuous hike at a slow pace: 7.0 miles, 5.0 hours, EG 1800’ 338-8772 Chet Schramm

SATURDAY, JULY 24th NOVICE 8AM Diamond Notch Falls, Spruceton Rd. Moderate hike: 5 mes, 4 hours, Ascent 300feet 246-7174 Sandy Thorpe

MONDAY, JULY 26th INTERMEDIATE 8AM Huckleberry Point Moderate hike: 4.8 miles, 3.30 hours 246-4145 Bill Smith

MONDAY, JULY 26th ALL 7PM Meeting: Atonement Lutheran Church Refreshments: Frank Serravallo & Gaye Smith

Meeting place for all hikes is rear of Sawyer Savings Bank parking lot, 87 Market Street, Saugerties.

Rain dates will be the following Monday for Monday hikes, the following Saturday for Saturday hikes.

Hiking involves certain inherent hazards, and participants do so at their own risk.