| Top Ten USA Walks - 1999 | |
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The clubs of the American Volkssport Association host over 1000 self-guided trails in the USA. The walks go through a wide variety of areas, from National Parks to countryside to quaint towns to neighborhoods and cities. Each year the walkers vote for the Top Ten Walks, without being allowed to vote for any in their own state. For 1999 the results celebrate several walks in the Midwest due to the AVA Biennial Convention in June, 1999 having brought many walkers to that area.
1999
1. Mackinac Island, Michigan YR961, Mackinaw Walkers Volkssport Club 618-234-8706
Walk Review
2. New York City, Midtown Manhattan YR1330, Seneca Valley Sugarloafers
Walk Review
3. New York City, Central Park YR1330, Seneca Valley Sugarloafers
Walk Review
4. Fumee Lake, Michigan YR779, Menominee River Volkssport Club 715-251-4555
5. Georgetown, DC YR1395, Seneca Valley Sugarloafers
Walk Review
6. Kennebunk, Maine YR344, Southern Maine Volkssport Association
7. Iron Mountain, Michigan YR403, Menominee River Volkssport Club 715-251-4555
8. Washington DC Mall YR231 Washington DC Area Club's description and directions.
Walk Review
9. West Point, New York YR37, Volkssport Club of West Point 914-462-6845.
10. Colorado Springs, Colorado, Garden of the Gods YR464, Falcon Wanderer's web site, no walk description.
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 The Washington Monument is just one of the sights on the Washington DC Monuments Walk. Also featured are the Lincoln Memorial, Capitol, White House and Vietnam Memorial. The walk is flat and paved. Start is at the Columbia Plaza Pharmacy, 516 - 23rd St., NW.
Photo by Kevin Shaw. |
 The Garden of the Gods walk near Colorado Springs, Colorado takes you into a stunning natural area of fantasy rock formations. The start is at the Garden of the Gods Trading Post, 324 Beckers Lane. It is rated moderate on trails and roads and is at an altitude of 6412 ft.
Photo by Wendy Bumgardner. |
The AVA publishes Starting Point each year, a book with descriptions and directions to all of the Year-Round Walks. It can be ordered for 2002, be sure to specify the 2002 edition. Order the book
