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Types of Events
Volkssporting offers several ways (events) to help keep yourself in good health. We offer mainly walking events; but at times may offer swimming, skating, biking, snow shoeing, and cross country skiing. In Oregon and Washington, walks (and other events) are offered as Hosted Events or as Year-Round & Seasonal Events.
Hosted Walking Events are normally held on weekends or special holidays/celebrations. These walks will have club members at the start, about midway, and finish of the course to help you get started and complete it. The event will have a start time normally allowing several hours in which you can start and
adequate time for you to finish. Normally walkers may start. In summer, walkers can normally start between 8 am and 1 pm and finish by 4pm. There are exceptions so please check with the club that is sponsoring the event for the times of that specific event.
Events are not competitive and times are not kept. For hosted walking events, walkers will have 3 hours after the last start to finish the walk.
In most hosted walking events, the trail will be marked with colored arrows and ribbons designating where the walk goes. A map and written directions are also available. Walks are normally 10 Kilometers (6.2 miles) in length. Most walking events will also have a shorter 5 kilometer (3.1mile) option for those that may want to walk a shorter distance. Swims, bikes and other sports will be similar to the walking events when they are held.
Year Round Walking Events (YRE’s) are Walks that can be walked on any day of the year. These walks will have a starting point where you go to register on your own. YRE's differ from Hosted Events in some important ways. The trail will not be marked but instructions and usually a map will be there for you to follow the route on your own at nearly any time convenient to you. YRE's must be completed during daylight hours for safety reasons.
Seasonal Walking Events are similar to YRE’s except that they are offered in a time period less that a year. Many will start April 1 and end September 30 or as other conditions (mainly weather) permit a safe trail.
In the Portland – Vancouver metro area there is normally a hosted walking event(s) every weekend. There are also more than 50 Year Round events that can be walked at any time. Every Wednesday a small group does one of the YRE’s and then goes to lunch after the walk. All are welcome to attend. You can find these events at www.walkoregon.org |