Our walking club is a member of the American Volkssport Association (AVA), also known as “AVA: America’s Walking Club”. That means access to nearly 4,000 walks put on by clubs across the country!
Use the AVA website to search by state listing, by interactive map or by typing a name. The “Search by State” option can be filtered by criteria, such as Traditional or Year Round Events or by length of route or rating.
The AVA is divided into regions, and our club is part of the North Central Region (NCR).Ā Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin comprise the NCR.Ā Many NCR walks are published in our newsletter.Ā Here are links to other NCR clubs’ websites:
- For walks in Iowa, seeĀ Iowaās Walking Club.
- For walks in South Dakota, see theĀ Black Hills Volkssport AssociationĀ and theĀ Prairie Wanderers.
- North Dakota’s clubs do not have websites.Ā To contact those clubs, click on the club listings from AVA’s websiteĀ and search by state
- For walks in Minnesota, seeĀ Twin Citiesā Volkssports (no website, Facebook Page only). TheĀ Lake Country WanderersĀ and theĀ NorthStar Trail Travelers websites are down as of January 6, 2022; use AVA’s website and search by state.
- For walks in Wisconsin, see the Madison Area Volkssport Association, aka the Dairyland Walkers, atĀ Dairyland Walkers Calendar.
Nearby Kansas and Missouri are not part of the NCR and we don’t get regular updates from them.Ā Both states have active walking clubs with events, often only 2 – 3 hours’ drive from Omaha.
To contact those clubs, click on the club listings from AVA’s website and search for KansasĀ andĀ Missouri. Ā Clay-Platte TrackersĀ of Kansas City, Missouri has its own website, with links to many other regional events.