Top Ten USA Walks - San Antonio
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The San Antonio Riverwalk #0055 has been voted one of the Top Ten Walks in the USA by the clubs of the American Volkssport Association in most years since 1995.
Voting history:
1995: #3
1996: #2
1997: #1
1998: #9
2000: #6
The starting point is at the Clarion Hotel Riverwalk, 110 Lexington Ave (downtown San Antonio). As changes can occur suddenly, check the walk listing or Texas Wanderers Club site beforehand. As with all year-round walks, please allow the staff to serve their regular customers before asking them any questions. A file box will be at the Bell Captain's station. Identify yourself as a volkssport participant and you will be given the box to assist yourself. Register, take a map and enjoy the walk.
This walk, and the hotel, is open daylight hours, so you can get a jump on the summer (or winter) heat.
The route is 11 kilometers (6.8 miles), rated easy but includes stairs. The national headquarters of the American Volkssport Association is in a suburb of San Antonio, and when I served as a national officer for eight years I visited San Antonio yearly and enjoyed the Riverwalk.
The route includes the Alamo - stop and soak up the history of that brave locale. Then all along the river canal on a pleasant trail away from traffic.
The route goes through the restaurant, shopping and entertainment areas along the river in downtown - bring an appetite and your credit cards. It can also get crowded along this section on weekends and evenings and during festivals, so be prepared to slow down and enjoy.
The route goes through the Hemisfair site past museums and exhibits of Texas culture - and seemingly under constant renovation.
Bring your taste for Tex-Mex, dress for the heat, and have a great stroll.
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What could be better? A Tex-Mex dinner an margaritas after a great walk.
Photos copyright 1997, Wendy Bumgardner, licensed to About.com
