Walking Events and Destinations

Events in the Americas and Worldwide Programs

IVV Walking Worldwide
The International Federation of Popular Sports has thousands of walking clubs and events worldwide.

International Marching League
Organizations, events and schedules through 2000 for these major worldwide walking events.

Walk Our National Heritage
Walk 10 events in US National Parks, Historic Sites, and National Cemeteries to earn a special award patch from the AVA.

Top Ten USA Walks
Walkers voted for the top trails, see the results with links and photos.

Vancouver USA Discovery Walk 1997 and 1998 and 1999
Your Guide Wendy helped organize this newest International Marching League walk in Vancouver, Washington. Come on over every 4th weekend of April!

Portland Marathon 1999
First-time marathoner participates in the Portland, Oregon event reputed to be the best organized and most novice-friendly marathon in the US.

Portland-to-Coast Walk  1997 and 1998 and 1999.
Walking the Portland-to-Coast Relay Walk.

Victoria Blossom Walks 1998 and 1999
Victoria, British Columbia hosts Canada's only International Marching League walk - photos and review.

Walking the Indy Motor Speedway
The AVA walking convention started off in the woods and on the big track.

A Crazy Little 18-Hour Walk
A crazy idea is turned into a fun event, come see the results.

Winston-Salem Two Day Walk
Photos and story from the USA's first International Marching League sanctioned walk.

AVA Walking Convention 1997
When 800 walkers get together, there's plenty of fun.

International

Melanie Walks the Glasshouse Mountains
Fifty tough miles of ultrawalk in Queensland, Australia.

Castlebar Ireland Four Days' Walk
Diane Ference enjoys this yearly IML walk in Ireland.

IVV Olympiad Report
Regina Overholt walks the IVV Olympiad in Finland and enjoys walks in Russia and Estonia.

Wendy Walks the Nijmegen Vierdaagse and Christina Walks the 50K Trail at the Nijmegen Vierdaagse
Your Guide Wendy tries the 30K trail and our correspondent Christina Elsenga walks the granddaddy of all walking events - the 50K/day/4 days walk in the Netherlands.

Walking in Viborg, Denmark
Our correspondent Christina Elsenga sends personal highlights from the seven-day walk in Denmark.

Nijmegen-Rotterdam 160 KILOMETER
Christina Elsenga walks across the Netherlands.

Walking Through Scotland
Alan Cook starts his jouney through the United Kingdom with a walk from the northeast tip of Scotland to Loch Lomond.  Photos and day-by-day account.

Destinations and Walking Holidays

Manassas and Gettysburg
A weekend of hiking and walking Civil War battlefields and other great areas with Don and Mimi.

West Virginia with the Janes
Don and Mimi walk West Virginia

Virginia Tidewater
Don and Mimi walk in coastal Virginia

North Carolina
Don and Mimi walk in North Carolina

Grand Canyon
The Rim Trail provides the grandest views, or you can challenge yourself in taking one of the canyon trails

Bryce Canyon National Park
Strolling through the fanciful hoodoos this astonishing southern Utah park.

Zion National Park
Awesome natural beauty awaits the walker in this southern Utah park.

Summer Walking Getaways
Great events to walk, great walking vacations to enjoy