Calendar of Walks, Meetings and Events

National Walking Week Event #1. This event is FREE.

This walk will have one long hill, with the rest of the walk flat, mostly on sidewalks. Deer Creek surrounds The Players Club golf course and is a very walkable neighborhood. Strollers and leashed dogs welcome.

We will start walking promptly at 5:30, so arrive early enough to sign the paperwork. Please park AWAY from the day care, so that parents can pick up their children.

If you'd like, head over to Legends at Cherry Hills after the walk to join the Spring Social and a brief club meeting.

Join us after our first walk of National Walking Week for our Spring Social and a short business meeting. We're always happy to talk to newcomers about our club and about volksmarching!

National Walking Week Event #2. This event is FREE.

Stroll historic Boys Town. Several buildings may be open for visitors, such as the Hall of History. Longer visits to exhibits/buildings will be available after the walk. Strollers and leashed dogs welcome. No dogs in buildings. 

Tour orientation will start promptly at 10:00, so arrive early enough to sign the paperwork. Come inside the Visitors Center to be directed to our meeting point.

Lunch is available for purchase in the Overlook Café inside the Visitors Center, after the walk.

National Walking Week Event #3. This event is FREE.

Be one of the first to see La Vista's new City Centre. We'll start from the entrance to Central Park at Park View Blvd and S. 83rd ST. Strollers and leashed dogs welcome. 

The walk will start promptly at 5:30, so arrive early enough to sign the paperwork.

National Walking Week Event #4. This event is FREE.

Get a look at the newly opened FIRST AVE Trail in Council Bluffs. See the new murals and the newly refurbished Cochran Park. Strollers and leashed dogs welcome. 

The walk will start promptly at 11:30, so arrive early enough to sign the paperwork. 

Plenty of parking available at the Hy-Vee at 23rd & Broadway, just 2 blocks away.

National Walking Week Event #5. This event is FREE. 

Enjoy a walk around the pond, the Great Lawn, Heroes' Plaza and the Inez Boyd Fountain. Reflect at the 9-11 Memorial. Strollers and leashed dogs welcome.  

The walk will start promptly at 5:30, so arrive early enough to sign the paperwork. Meet in the parking lot just off E. Mission Avenue and Jerry Ryan Plaza (on the Nebraska side of the Bellevue Toll Bridge).

A springtime walk at Chalco Hills Recreation Area, 5k and 10k routes available. An alternate 5k route will be available for those with strollers or for all if the route is not suitable due to weather. Leashed dogs welcome.

Walk fee: $4

Group walk begins at 10:30. Walk on your own any time starting between 10 a.m. and noon. The building lobby closes at 1 p.m., but there are toilets on the route for those starting closer to noon who won't return by 1 p.m.

National Walking Week Event #7. Walk Fee is $4

Both groups will walk the RiverFront 5k loop. We'll return to the Landmark briefly before walking the Urban 5k loop, with its emphasis on architecture and history.

The walk will start promptly at 2:00, so arrive at 1:45 p.m. to sign the paperwork and pay. Meet by the security desk in the Landmark Center.

Walk Fee is $4. Park admission is FREE that day!

Enjoy nature as this walk takes you on grass trails through the woods and along park roads. This is a hilly, rugged walk, so a hiking stick is recommended. Leashed dogs are welcome, but this is not suitable for strollers. 

The walk will start promptly at 10:00, so arrive at 9:45 a.m. to sign the paperwork and pay. Meet in the middle cabin (follow the signs). Bring your own lunch and drinks to leave in the cabin while you walk.