Titusville, FL – 5/3/2026

Happy Wanderers 

POC: John McClellan: @

Happy Wanderers hold guided walks twice a week – on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings in Volusia County, FL and adjoining counties.

WED May 6 – Andy Romano Beach Park, Daytona Beach – 6pm
WED May 13 – Tuscawilla Park, Daytona Beach – 6pm
WED May 20 – Sunrise Park, Holly Hill – 6pm
WED May 27 – Halifax Marina, Daytona Beach – 6pm

Registration Time: 7:30 AM       Walk Start Time: 8:00 AM

Orlando, FL – 5/16/2026

Mid-Florida Milers Walking Club – Meander thru Old Orlando

POC: Cathy Metherell: @

Join us as we walk through the old Orlando neighborhoods with their majestic homes and manicured yards, past the many lakes and parks that make old Orlando so attractive especially in Springtime. At the end of the walk our club is having its Annual Membership Meeting and a Potluck at the Beardall Senior Center.

Registration Time: 8:00 – 8:45 AM       Walk Start Time: 8:00 AM

Downers Grove, IL – 5/2/2026

 Windy City Walkers – Downers Grove FoundersFest Walk

POC: Irena Paronis: @

Join Windy City Walkers and the Downers Grove Historical Society to celebrate FoundersFest. This is the 10th year we are partnering to enjoy a walk through Downers Groves’ neighborhoods, parks and downtown while honoring the Founder of the Year. After the walk, enjoy Country in the Park’s petting zoo and other attractions.

Registration Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM       Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM group walk 9:30 AM

Winamac, IN – 5/9/2026

HOOSIER HIKERS – TIPPECANOE RIVER STATE PARK

POC: BOB BUZOLICH: @

The Hoosier Hikers offer a group guided walk of their seasonal walking event at the Tippecanoe River State Park (Event MA26/Y3849) to introduce the public to the joys and thrills of Volkssporting activities that may be experienced on Indiana Department of Natural Resources properties. Registration may be done through the Online Start Box (OSB) offered by America’s Walking Club.  Registration will also be available on site for this activity to accommodate the general public and anyone unable to use the AVA Online Start Box.  The registration fee for this event for all participants is $4.  The Park may also charge an entry to the park, which is $7 for Indiana plated vehicles and $15 for out-of-state plated vehicles.  The Start/Finish Point for this activity is the parking area nearest the Nature Center, where you will encounter signage for a Volkssporting activity.  Detailed information for this event may be found by clicking the blue link above. 

Registration Time: 9:00 – 10:00 AM         Walk Start Time: 10:00 AM

Shelby, IA – 5/24/2026

Nebraska Wander Freunde Trailblazers – Old Stone Arch Trail

POC: Sandy Spaulding: @

There’s lots to see in this small, walkable town! A picturesque cemetery, nature trail dotted with spring wildflowers and a small wetlands are all featured on this walk.

Registration Time: 1:45 PM          Walk Start Time: 2:00 PM

Germantown, MD – 5/2/2026

Seneca Valley Sugarloafers Walking Club – GERMANTOWN/LITTLE SENECA CREEK

POC: Anthony Laing: @

Walk is on sidewalks and asphalt trails with no significant hills.
The 5k loop leaves Germantown – named after a merchant of German origin. It then meanders around 18-acre Lake Churchill with its shade trees and abundant waterfowl before returning to the vibrant small downtown of Germantown with its plentiful and bountiful restaurants. The 10k loop leaves Germantown for a stroll next to the scenic 505 acre Little Seneca Lake that is part of the stunning Black Hill Regional Park before returning to downtown Germantown.

Registration Time: 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM     Walk Start Time: 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Ellicott City, MD – 5/9/2026

Freestate Happy Wanderers – Centennial Lake 1000 Clarksville Pike (Rt 108) Ellicott City MD

POC: Mark Piasecki: @

Centennial Lake and lovely spring walk with flowers in bloom Friendly club members, Fun, Fitness and Friendship.

Walk begins between 9-10 am start S Playground Pavilions A B & C 

Registration Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM     Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Chesapeake Beach, MD – 5/23/2026

Freestate Happy Wanderers – Chesapeake Beach YRE

POC: Bill Hassell: @

Historic homes, Chesapeake Bay and marshland along boardwalk also visit North Beach on trail. Lunch planned at 12 noon at local restaurant.

Meet Railroad Museum porch free parking in garage walk on right up to – Rod & Reel Resort 4165 Mears Ave. Chesapeake Beach, MD 

When you want to start box is available but we will be thereto sign you in. Also OSB.

Registration Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM     Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

 Fall River, MA – 5/2/2026

Walk ‘n Mass Volkssport Club

POC: Ann Plichta: amplic@comcast.net508

This seasonal walk includes Battleship Cove (largest collection of WW II ships), Portuguese neighborhood with cobbled streets and sidewalks, and two Frederick Law Olmsted designed parks including North Park with an Iwo Jima sculpture and an 80% replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

 Fall River, MA – 5/2/2026

Walk ‘n Mass Volkssport Club

POC: Ann Plichta: amplic@comcast.net508

This seasonal walk includes Battleship Cove (largest collection of WW II ships), Portuguese neighborhood with cobbled streets and sidewalks, and two Frederick Law Olmsted designed parks including North Park with an Iwo Jima sculpture and an 80% replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

Registration Time: 9:45 AM          Walk Start Time: 10:00 AM

 Roslindale, MA – 5/6/2026

Walk ‘n Mass Volkssport Club

POC: Carol Giesecke: @

Seasonal walk including Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, a 281-acre outside museum of trees, plants and a bonsai garden, as well a view of the Boston skyline and a residential area containing a wetlands.

Registration Time: 10:30 AM          Walk Start Time: 10:30 AM

Lowell, MA – 5/9/2026

Walk ‘n Mass Volkssport Club

POC: Marianne Marshall: @

Year-Round event including Pawtucket Falls loop along a canalway, historic buildings and operating mills, U-Mass and Middlesex Community College campuses, and several museums.

Registration Time: 10:15 AM          Walk Start Time: 10:30 AM

Williamstown, MA – 5/13/2026

Empire State Capital Volkssporters – Williamstown

POC: Sue Grey: @

A beautiful village in the Berkshires, home to Williams College, the Clark Art Institute and the Tony-awarded Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Registration Time: 1:00 – 1:25 PM          Walk Start Time: 1:00 PM

 Boston, MA – 5/24/2026

Walk ‘n Mass Volkssport Club

POC: Carol Giesecke: @

Year-round event including Charles River Esplanade, 19th century homes, Boston Common, the six-story Armory and well as many other historic buildings.

Registration Time: 9:30 AM          Walk Start Time: 10:00 AM

Sandwich, MA – 5/30/2026

Walk ‘n Mass Volkssport Club

POC: Keith Harlow: @

Year-round event of the oldest town on Cape Cod including the Glass Museum, Dexter Grist Mill, Hoxie House (ca. 1675), historical landmarks, village shops, and a newly reconstructed boardwalk crossing a salt marsh with a view of Cape Cod Bay.

Registration Time: 9:45 AM          Walk Start Time: 10:00 AM

Florissant, St. Louis County, MO – 5/2/2026

Saint Louis Walkers – Valley of Flowers Festival

POC: Steve McGrath: @

Our walk is in conjunction with Florissant’s annual spring festival. Florissant is one of the oldest settlements in Missouri, first settled by the French and in 1786 founded under Spanish rule. The route passes many historic homes and even a classic car display set up for the occasion. After the walk, walkers can enjoy the carnival and a Knights of Columbus bratwurst (although that’s not French or even Spanish).

Registration Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM     Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

St. Charles, MO – 5/6/2026

Saint Louis Walkers – New Town at St. Charles Walk

POC: DeAnne and Gordon Brown: @

New Town at St. Charles is a uniquely designed housing project with neighborhood identities. Each neighborhood has a distinct style of architecture. Small neighborhood squares and courts weave throughout and all have access to canals crossed by scenic pedestrian bridges. These beautiful canals also manage storm water! The 10K route follows the Boschert Greenway before entering New Town. The 5K is an out and back. Our Start is at a park outside New Town.

Registration Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM     Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Omaha, NE – 5/23/2026

Nebraska Wander Freunde Trailblazers – Standing Bear Lake

POC: Sandy Spaulding: @

Walk around Omaha’s Standing Bear Lake. This walk will include the unique wind organ created by artist Douglas Hollis. The sculpture is a combination of metal pipes placed vertically in the ground. Each pipe has a hole in its side for filtering the wind and making sound. Sense its peace even in a strong wind. Also unique to this walk, will be the ability to cross the lake on the Floating Boardwalk. Join us any day 18-May 24.  We will host a walk each day.  Check our website at nebraskatrailblazers.com

Registration Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM          Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM

Albany, NY – 5/6/2026

Empire State Capital Volkssporters – Albany Tulip Walk

POC: Linda  Dunn: @

Walk starts in a park and then through the heart of downtown Albany, passing many historical sites before entering the Tulip Gardens in Washington Park. In the gardens, the King Memorial Fountain stands splendid and tall among the tulips. It was erected at the bequest of the sons of Rufus Henry King and was unveiled in 1893.

Registration Time: 8:30 – 8:55 AM         Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM

Saratoga Springs, NY – 5/9/2026

Empire State Capital Volkssporters – Saratoga National Historic Park

POC: Leon Barnish: @

The Park encompasses the field of battle for the Battle of Saratoga fought here in 1777. American forces defeated the British in one of the most significant battles in world history and the first time a British army had surrendered. The battle is remembered as the “Turning Point of the American Revolution”. The park includes a paved tour road for cars, bicycles, and walkers.

Registration Time: 8:30 – 8:55 AM         Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM

Saratoga Springs, NY – 5/13/2026

Empire State Capital Volkssporters – Saratoga Springs Museum Walk

POC: Linda Morzillo: @

Walk passes the Dance Museum, the Saratoga Springs Children’s Museum, the Harness Racing Museum, the Racing Museum, the NYS Military Museum, The Canfield Casino and the Visitor Center, which is also a museum.

Registration Time: 8:30 – 8:55 AM         Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM

Round Lake, NY – 5/20/2026

Empire State Capital Volkssporters – Round Lake Walk

POC: Suzanne Daly: @

The magical village of Round Lake was born in 1868 as a Methodist Camp Meeting town. The streets are arranged in a hub and a spoke pattern lined with tiny Victorian style homes. Look for a rare octagonal sided home on your walk.

Registration Time: 8:30 – 8:55 AM         Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM

Ballston Spa, NY – 5/23/2026

Empire State Capital Volkssporters – Zim Smith Bike Ride

POC: Tad Darling: @

Saratoga’s prime bike trail features a ride through the historic Round Lake village with its quaint cottages and a popular local bakery.

Registration Time: 8:30 – 8:55 AM         Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM

Colonie, NY – 5/27/2026

Empire State Capital Volkssporters – Shaker Farms Walk

POC: Deborah D’Arcangelis: @

Starting at site of the first Shaker settlement in the U.S. Includes the Meeting House, barns, an apple orchard, herb garden, and the Ann Lee Pond Nature Preserve, named after the community’s founder.

Registration Time: 8:30 – 8:55 AM         Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM

Albany, NY – 5/31/2026

Empire State Capital Volkssporters – Albany Pine Bush Preserve

POC: Barbara Nigro: @

The Albany Pine Bush is one of the best remaining examples in the world of an inland pine barrens. This gently rolling sand-plain is home to a unique variety of rare plants and animals, including the federally endangered Karner Blue Butterfly.

Registration Time: 1:00 – 1:25 PM         Walk Start Time: 1:30 PM

Gettysburg, PA – 5/2/2026

York White Rose Wanderers – Deb Choiniere Memorial Walk

POC: Tom Jackson: @

Explore Gettysburg your way on Saturday, May 2nd starting from the Gettysburg YWCA between 9 AM and 12 PM. From historic battlefields to downtown streets, the life-size “Return Visit” statue by J. Seward Johnson, Jr., and local boutique shopping, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Registration Time: 9:00 AM        Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM – Noon 

Waco, TX – 5/2/2026

Dallas Trekkers – Waco, TX – Historic

POC: Helen Hull: @

Meet at the Hilton, 113 S. University Park. See Waco’s historic downtown — City Hall, Heritage Square, Magnolia Market, the Dr. Pepper Museum, and bronze sculptured cattle drive. Cross the Brazos on the iconic Suspension Bridge.

Registration Time: 8:45 AM       Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM

Dallas, TX – 5/5/2026

Dallas Trekkers – Downtown Dallas Walk

POC: Helen Hull: @

Meet at the Old Red Courthouse, 100 S. Houston in downtown Dallas. We will walk a modified route to explore the Old City Park, really nice. Then north to visit some of our newer parks on the east end of downtown. Afterwards we’ll have lunch somewhere. If you’re coming from Fort Worth, or the mid-cities, you can catch the TRE train into downtown Dallas to save parking and driving.

Registration Time: 9:15 AM       Walk Start Time: 9:30 AM

Fort Worth, TX – 5/12/2026

Tarrant County Walkers – Fort Worth, TX – Downtown

POC: Brooke Hudson: @

Meet at the Sheraton Hotel, 1701 Commerce St. The 10km walk also includes paths along Victorian Homes, the new campuses of Tarrant County College and the Trinity River. You will walk through the Fort Worth Water Gardens, where the movie “Logan’s Run” was filmed, walk thru historic buildings and experience the 35-block Sundance Square, an entertainment district that is home to a collection of restaurants, live music clubs, theatres, shops, and exciting nightlife. Plus…you’ll see Bass Performance Hall, rated one of the top 10 opera houses in the world.

Registration Time: 9:15 AM       Walk Start Time: 9:30 AM

Fredericksburg, VA – 5/9/2026

 Fredericksburg Walking Club – Fredericksburg Bridge to History

POC: Kay Shoemaker: @

FWC has scheduled 2 club walks for National Walking Month. Both are YREs.  May 9 we will be doing the second half of the Bridge to History walk. Trail passes through 2 local parks and then explores the Historic Falmouth Cemetery, including Hobby School where George Washington attended.

Registration Time: 9:00 AM – Noon         Walk Start Time: 9:15 AM

Fredericksburg, VA – 5/23/2026

 Fredericksburg Walking Club – Chancellor Battlefield

POC: Kay Shoemaker: @

Our May 23 walk will be through the Chancellor Civil War Battlefield, starting at the Chancellors Visitors Center.

Registration Time: 9:00 AM – Noon         Walk Start Time: 9:15 AM

Auburn, WA – 5/16/2026

Daffodil Valley Volkssport Association – Walking Flaming Geyser State Park 

POC: Carolyn Warhol: @

We have 2 group walks each week with friendly, active people.

Registration Time: 9:00 AM – Noon         Walk Start Time: 9:00 AM