AVA: America's Walking Club - National Walking Week
April 1 - 7, 2020
To find an AVA National Walking Week event in your
area click on your state below.
Spring Mill State Park, IN
Greenwood, IN
Universal Garden Path, FL
Ipswich Whipple House
West Point, NY
UpState Pathfinders, SC
Westminister, MD
Sacramento Walking Sticks
Charlie Fowble Memorial - Groupwalk
Registration Time: 9:15 am - April 1, 2020 - Morning Groupwalk
Start Time: 9:30 am
Registration Time: 6:15 am - April 1, 2020 - Nighttime Groupwalk
Start Time: 6:30 pm
Start Point: Tea Garden Restaurant, 9109 Laguna Main St #100, Elk Grove 95758
POC: Paul Robb
Description: The Elk Grove -- Charlie Fowble Memorial walk is a delight both day and
night. There is a 5K (3.1 miles) and a 10K (6.2 miles) route to choose from and both are rated
1A. The routes take you by the Elk Grove Town Hall and along pathways by many manmade lakes.
There are fountains, playgrounds, schools and parks that people will walk by as well as lovely
homes.
After the walk, a fan-favorite place for lunch or dinner is Tea Garden. A
wonderful way to meet and greet those who you walked with. The walks are non-competitive and
stopping along the way for a restroom break, picture taking or playground for the kids is just
fine with us. Everyone is welcome to join in our walks, including the family dog who should be
on leash with cleanup.
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Universal City Walk
Registration Time: 9:30 am, April 1, 2020
Start Time: 10:00 am, April 1, 2020
Start Point: Starbucks Kirkman Rd
POC: Mike Lanpher
Description: What can be better than walking in the spring on April Fools Day -
5 or 10ks (3.1 or 6.2 miles)? Plus support American Heart Association and start on one of
two National Walking Week events. Join the 30 year old Mid-Florida Milers Walking Club as
we stroll through the wonderful Universal grounds and the following Saturday (4/4) at
Downtown Orlando with the large-sized art and older buildings described as Points of
Interest. See Orlando you can only see by walking.
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Downtown
Registration Time: 9:00 am, April 4, 2020
Start Time: 9:30 am, April 4, 2020
Start Point: Beardall Senior Ctr.
POC: Mike Lanpher
Description: What can be better than walking in the spring on April Fools Day -
5 or 10ks (3.1 or 6.2 miles)? Plus support American Heart Association and start on one of
two National Walking Week events. Join the 30 year old Mid-Florida Milers Walking Club as
we stroll through the wonderful Universal grounds and the following Saturday (4/4) at
Downtown Orlando with the large-sized art and older buildings described as Points of
Interest. See Orlando you can only see by walking.
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Bedford Hiking Club
Spring Mill State Park
Registration Time:9:30-10:00 AM, April 4, 2020
Start Time:10:00 AM, April 4,2020
Start Point: Spring Mill State Park Inn, We will meet in the lobby of the Inn.
POC: Teena Ligman, (812) 278-0139
Description: Celebrate National Walking Week at beautiful Spring Mill State Park.
Participants can do either a 5 or a 10K guided walk Carry water. This shaded trail includes
uneven paths, stairs, and inclines. It passes through a virgin forest, a restored pioneer
village and a grist mill. The trail goes by a stream, sinkholes, caves and around a lake.
Accommodations and a restaurant are available at the lovely inn where you register. This
event also supports the park's Trail Challenge program's goal to walk all the park trails.
You will start the walk promptly at 10:00 AM. Please arrive at the site at least 15 minutes before the
start time to register.
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Goodtime Trailblazers
Greenwood Year Round Event
Registration Time: 1:30 -2:00 PM , April 5 2020
Start Time: 2:00 PM, April 5 2020
Start Point: Greenwood Community Center
POC: Tom Martin, (317) 610-6037
Description: Celebrate National Walking Week at beautiful Greenwood Indiana in
suburban Indianapolis. Participants can do either a 5 or a 10K guided walk. We will start
the walk promptly at 2 PM. The event route covers Old Greenwood, city parks, and an
All-Purpose paved path. There will also be a stop for ice cream at Mrs, Curl's, a
landmark in Greenwood and southside Indy.
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Mid-America Regional Director
National Walking Week - Event 1 - Guided Walk
Registration Time: 1 pm (EDT) to 1:30 pm - April 5, 2020
Start Time: 1:05 pm (EDT) to 1:35 pm
Start Point: McHargue Mill at Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park
POC: Bob Buzolich
Description: This event is intended to be a family friendly guided walk
along groomed existent trails in the Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park.
Participants may choose to walk a distance of 5-kilometers or 10-kilometers. All
distances will pass several historic sites within the park. The Start/Finish Point
is in the vicinity of the Hargue Mill. As participants complete registration, groups
of 10 to 15 persons willl be formed based upon the distance to be walked. All
participants will be assessed a fee of $3 and provided with a water bottle.
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Seneca Valley Sugarloafers Volksmarch Club
WESTMINSTER BREAKFAST WALK
Registration Time: 8:00 to 10:30 am - April 4, 2020
Start Time: 8:00 to 10:30
Start Point: Ascension Episcopal Church
POC: Ward Parr
Description: This is a Traditional Volksmarch on Saturday, April 4,
2020 at Church of Ascension in Westminster MD. The church is offering a country
breakfast and we walk through a scenic and rural small town in Maryland plus a
jaunt through part of McDaniel College.
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Freestate Happy Wanders
Walk into Spring Event
Registration Time: 9:00 to 12:00 noon - April 5, 2020
Start Time: 9:00 to 12:00 noon
Start Point: Fairland Sports & Aquatics Complex at Fairland's Clubhouse Bldg. 13850 Old Gunpowder Rd., Beltsville, MD 20707
POC: Rita Goerling
Description:
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Two Town Walking Club
Registration Time: 9:30 - 9:55 - April 4, 2020
Start Time: 10:00am
Start Point: Ipswich Family YMCA
POC: Joseph Piffatt
Description: The Two Town Walking Club invites anyone who wishes to join us in
celebrating National Walking Week in Historic Ipswich, MA. We will meet at the Ipswich YMCA,
110 County Rd., Ipswich, MA, and have the opportunity participate in a guided walk of either 5
kilometers, (3.1 miles), or 10 kilometers, (6.2 miles). It will give all participants the
opportunity to walk in the outside air with like-minded people. Ipswich has the most first
period houses (40) of any town or city in the United States. Walkers will pass many of these
homes, the site of the home of Anne Bradstreet, the first published woman poet in the American
colonies, and views of the Ipswich River. On the EBSCO Building there is an interesting mural
on the History of Ipswich. Come join us to meet others interested in walking as an organized
activity. Perhaps you wi9ll make new friends and learn about the participating clubs and walks
sponsored by America's Walking Club and its associated member clubs. Those who wish to learn
more may meet for lunch at a nearby restaurant after the walk. Bring good walking shoes. We
will hope that the weather will be cooperative.
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Walk 'N Mass Volkssport Club
Registration Time: 9:00 am - April 4, 2020
Start Time: 10:00am
Start Point: Minuteman National Historical Park
POC: Beate Hait
Description: The April 4, 2020, group walk of the Lexington Battle Road
walk starts at the Minuteman National Historical Park in Lexington, MA at 10:00
A.M. Join us at 9:00 AM or 9:30 AM at the Visitor Center to watch “The Road To
Revolution”, a wonderful 25-minute multimedia presentation that provides an
introduction to the historic events of April 19, 1775. (If attending the 9:30
presentation, please arrive in time to sign in to the walk prior to the
presentation.) We’ll all do the traditional 6 km route (rating 1B) and those
wishing to do a longer walk will do the new Fiske Hill 3 km Extension (rating 2B)
which begins at the Visitor Center Start/Finish. Weather- and temperature-permitting,
you can bring a picnic lunch and blanket or chairs to picnic at the park after
the walk
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Washtenaw Wanderers
Tour of Adrain
Registration Time: 8:30 - 11:30 am - April 4, 2020
Start Time: 8:30 - 3:30 - April 4, 2020
Start Point: Trestle Park
POC: Roxie Weaver
Description: An early spring event coinciding with National Walking Week. See
downtown Adrian, historic homes, shops and restaurants. The 10K follows the Kiwanis rail
to trails trail. The 5K passes many city parks and downtown Adrian. Both walks start at
beautiful Trestle Park.
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Volkssport Club at West Point
US Military Academy at West Point - Guided Walk
Registration Time: 11:00 am - April 4, 2020
Start Time: 11:15 am
Start Point: Highland Falls Market
POC: Andrew D. Schmidt
Description: This is a Guided Group Walk of the club's Flagship Year Round
Event. The West Point YRE (Y0037) is known country-wide for the views of the Hudson
and the experience of walking the nation's foremost (and oldest) military academy,
the United States Military Academy at West Point. Club Treasurer and AVA Northeast
Region Deputy Director Andrew Schmidt will provide the commentary. We plan to do the
10 km walk, but walkers can leave at any time.
NOTE! Base passes ("Local Area Credential") are required to be obtained by
everyone on the walk if you do not already have a current version. The form is
located on their site or you can click here for form,
and information about where to have it processed on the base ahead of the walk by clicking
this link.
Please try to do this before registering for the walk across the street at the Highland
Market. (The office is open on the weekend despite the wording on the old webpage.
Be sure to bring a government-issued photo ID (eg: Driver's License).
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Ohio Wander Freunde
Group Walk
Start Time: 5:00 pm - April 1, 2020
Start Point: Fairborn Police Station
POC: Dawn Gruber
Description: April 1st through Friday, April 3rd, OWF will be hosting Group
Walks at our year round events, with participants seeing a wide variety of sights.
Wednesday's Walk will feature the Fairborn YRE that a explores the downtown areas,
historic neighborhoods, as well as along WPAFB to see the flight line and "airport."
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Ohio Wander Freunde
Group Walk
Start Time: 10:00 am - April 2, 2020
Start Point: Wright Hill/USAF Museum Walk
POC: Dawn Gruber
Description: April 2nd's Group Walk will be the Wright Hill/USAF Museum YRE.
This walks main feature is the Huffman Prairie Interpretive Center and USAF Museum's
four hangers, exploring the history of flight and space innovations.
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Ohio Wander Freunde
Group Walk
Start Time: 4:00 pm - April 3, 2020
Start Point: Englewood MetroPark
POC: Dawn Gruber
Description: April 3rd's Group Walk will be the Englewood YRE, which is along
walking paths meandering past lakes and rivers and through natural wooded areas (on 10K
route).
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Ohio Wander Freunde
Fairborn Traditional Walk
Start Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - April 4, 2020
Start Point: Faiborn's Central Park Bandstand
POC: Dawn Gruber
Description: April 4th - will host a Traditional Walk in Fairborn that is
different from the Fairborn YRE. Loop #1 includes the 9/11 Memorial and Downtown with
Foy’s iconic costume shops, 10 Cent Store and family diner, antique stores and other
quaint businesses of Fairborn. Loop #2 will be along the Huffman Prairie Bikeway and
through residential areas.
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Ohio Wander Freunde
Group Walk
Start Time: 10:00 am - April 5, 2020
Start Point: Winans Chocolates & Coffees
POC: Dawn Gruber
Description: April 5th the Group Walk will be at the Wapakoneta YRE, exploring
the town and walking past multiple sites related to John Glenn, the First Man on the Moon. .
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Ohio Wander Freunde
Group Walk
Start Time: 10:00 am - April 6, 2020
Start Point: Dorothy Lane Market
POC: Dawn Gruber
Description: April 6th's Group Walk will be the Oakwood YRE, through Oakwood,
past the Wright Brother's home, and exploring the University of Dayton's campus (on 10K
route).
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Ohio Wander Freunde
Group Walk
Start Time: 10:00 am - April 7, 2020
Start Point: Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark
POC: Dawn Gruber
Description: April 7th's finishs up the week Tuesday with a Group Walk at
the Wegerzyn Gardens YRE, exploring.
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Liberty Bell Wanderers
Traveling Guided Walk
Registration Time: 9:45 am - Thursday, April 2
Start Time: 10:00 am
Start Point: Antietam Lake Park
POC: Dave Brown
Description: This event is a Traveling Group Walk and will be held on April
2nd at Antietam Lake Park in Reading, PA. There will be 10K and 5K options. Walk is on
natural paths through wooded areas. Much of the trail parallels a scenic creek. Learn
about the history of Antietam Lake and see historic sites along the trail. More information
including directions to the start point are on the AVA website under Search Events.
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Liberty Bell Wanderers
Traveling Guided Walk- Remembrance Walk
Registration Time: 9:30 am - Saturday, April 4
Start Time: 10:15 am
Start Point: Lorimer Park
POC: David Doerffel
Description: Registration begins at 9:30. A remembrance ceremony to honor deceased members of LBW members
will begin at 10:00. The Guided Walk will begin at 10:15 immediately following the ceremony. The trail follows natural
paths through heavily wooded areas with some hills and uneven terrain, offering beautiful scenery alongside creeks and
huge trees. There is also a segment on a rails-to-trail with a crushed stone surface.
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Lonestar Walkers
Downtown Churches
Registration/ Start Time: Dawn til Dusk - April 1, 2020
Start Point: Holiday Inn, San Antonio, Downtown, Market Square
POC: Susan Medlin
Description: This is a lovely walk visiting the historic churches of San Antonio. It
also takes you through the new portions of the San Pedro Creek project. So far over 1,000 people
hve walked this walk in 2020.
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Selma Pathfinders
Mission Concepcion and Mission Reach
Registration/ Start Time: 7:30 to 10 am - April 2, 2020
Start Point: Mission San Jose Visitor's Center, San Antonio Missions National Historic Park
POC: Mike Schwencke
Description: This walk take you from the Blue Star Art Complex to Mission
Concepcion, a World Heritage Site. You can also tour the Yturri-Edmond Home + Mill.
Afterwards, enjoy craft beer and great pizza at Stella's, in the Blue Star Art Complex.
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Randolph Roadrunners
Leon Creek Greenbelt - Bill Radigan Memorial Walk
Registration/ Start Time: Dawn til Dusk - April 3, 2020
Start Point: Drury Inn and Suites
POC: Ellen Ott
Description: This is a nice wooded out and back section of the Howard Peak Trail
System. You also pass new UTSA buildings.
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Selma Pathfinders
Historic Landmarks Walk
Registration/ Start Time: 8:30 to 11:30 am - April 4, 2020
Start Point: Sammy's Restaurant
POC: Mike Schwencke
Description: This is part of the 9th annual Tour de Castroville. Come to the
AVA Start/Finish tables under the tent. Enjoy your stroll in Castroville with its classic
stores, unique Alsatian architecture, restaurants, and shops filled with antiques and
collectables.
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Midland Walkabout Volkssport Club
Celebrate Walking
Registration Time: 9:00 am - April 4, 2020
Start Time: 9:00 to 10:00 am
Start Point: Allison Fine Arts Building
POC: Diana Smart
Description: April 4th - Join us at the Allison Fine Arts Building at Midland
College to walk around the campus during all or part of a 2 hour time span from 9:00 to
11:00 am. Participants can walk as many laps as they like in that time frame. Toatally
non-competative. We're just here to 'CELEBRATE WALKING'.
To Volkssporters: Directions
and stamp will be available for the Midland Racquet Club walk for those who want credit for
an actual 5k/10k that begins at Midland College. Please bring booklets and $3.00 if interested.
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Texas Wanderers
Riverwalk - North or South
Registration/ Start Time: Dawn til Dusk - April 5, 2020
Start Point: The Inn at Alamo
POC: Gerald Kamika
Description: Start at The Inn at Alamo, 405 Broadway. Follow the River either
north or south, enjoying the river, the lovely landscaping, and the many shops and
restaurants.
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Texas Trail Roundup
Stone Oak
Registration/ Start Time: Dawn til Dusk - April 6, 2020
Start Point: Drury Inn and Suites North
POC: John Ives
Description: Walk through the quiet, uopscale Stone Oak Neighborhood; a highly
desireable residential area with hip restaurants and trendy shops.
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Texas Trail Roundup
Beat the Heat: North Star Mall
Registration/ Start Time: 3 to 7 pm - April 7, 2020
Start Point: Holiday Inn, San Antonio, Downtown, Market Square
POC: Susan Medlin
Description: Walk through the air conditioned and upscale North Star mall. Enjoy
shopping and fine dining in perfect weather year round. Two complete loops is 5km and 4
complete loops in 10 km. Mall closes at 9 pm.
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Wood and Dale Wanderers
Harris Pavilion
Start Time: 12:00 noon - April 1, 2020
Start Point: 9201 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110
POC: Timothy Miner
Description: This is a Guided Walk through Historic Downtown Manassas with mayor and other leaders during
National Walking Week. Begins at noon with 2, 5 and 10 kilometer options.
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Wood and Dale Wanderers
Occoquan Regional Park
Start Time: 12:00 noon - April 2, 2020
Start Point: 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton, VA 22079
POC: Timothy Miner
Description: This is a Guided Walk.
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Wood and Dale Wanderers
Manassas Regional Airport
Start Time: 12:00 noon - April 3, 2020
Start Point: 10600 Harry J Parrish Blvd, Manassas, VA 20110
POC: Timothy Miner
Description: #FindTheLOVE at the terminal and see the activities at this regional airport. Civil War fortress remains.
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Virginia Vagabonds
Daffodil Festival 2020
Start Time: 8am - 12:00 noon - April 4, 2020
Start Point: 7519 Hospital Dr, Gloucester, VA 23061
POC: Annette Tollet
Description: Walk through the Daffodil Festival grounds, with lots of arts and crafts and daffodils available. Enjoy lunch at one
of the many fine restaurants at one of the Daffodil Festival vendors
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Wood and Dale Wanderers
Rippon Landing Park
Start Time: 12:00 noon - April 5, 2020
Start Point: 15125 Blackburn Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22191
POC: Timothy Miner
Description:
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Wood and Dale Wanderers
Bull Run Church Manassas
Start Time: 12:00 noon - April 5, 2020
Start Point: 9350 Main St, Manassas, VA 20110
POC: Timothy Miner
Description: Interfaith Pilgrimage Walk 2020.
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Wood and Dale Wanderers
National Walking Week in Haymarket
Start Time: 12:00 noon - April 6, 2020
Start Point: Haymarket, VA 20169
POC: Timothy Miner
Description: National Walking Week in Haymarket.
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Wood and Dale Wanderers
Potomac Mills Mall
Start Time: 12:00 noon - April 7, 2020
Start Point: 2700 Potomac Mills Cir, Woodbridge, VA 22192
POC: Timothy Miner
Description: Visit one of the best outlet malls in the Commonwealth and the site of one of
the most-walked YR trails in the nation. Join with members of the Potomac Mills Milers Club as they
learn volksmarching.
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US FreedomWalk Festival
Harpers Ferry-Bolivar - Fundraiser
Registration Time: 12:30 pm
Start Time: 1:30pm & 3:30pm
Start Point: The Barn, 1062 W. Washington St. Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
POC: Dolores Grenier
Description: There are two guided walks through historic Harpers Ferry followed by a soup dinner at The Barn, a popular tavern in Bolivar.
This event is a fundraiser for the Harpers Ferry-Bolivar Historic Town Foundation.
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