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Visit our Facebook page for announcements

about our Meet and Greets (M&G)

and the club's FUN events!

 

WALK ALERT

Please check our Facebook page for current information.  A new website for the club is under construction. 


QUESTIONS - Send an email to
 President@EastTennesseeWanderers.org

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NOTICE:  Before visiting the Smoky Mountains review
https://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/temproadclose.htm.
Also, check for up-to-date information on road closures due to downed trees, unsafe conditions or special events at https://twitter.com/smokiesroadsnps.
A camera was installed at Newfound Gap!

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I DID A WALK CHALLENGE

Walk 1,049 Minutes

 (February 1st to March 31st) 

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2023 WALK SCHEDULE
Rough Draft -- Please check back for changes made throughout the year. 

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO UNDERSTAND
ACRONYMS AND TRAIL RATINGS. 

Notes:

  • Our events take place unless weather presents a danger to the participants either while walking or getting to the start point.  Contact the Club President if you have any concerns.

  • It is important to stay hydrated.  Please bring water to drink during ALL walks. 

  • If you have not walked in awhile, please do not start off trying to walk the 10K distance, but walk the 5K instead. 

  • Information about events for club members only can be accessed at https://www.groupworks.com/.  New members are added to the group when they send in their membership application. 

 

DOWNLOAD -  PRINTER-FRIENDLY SCHEDULE

 

The OSB is located at https://my.ava.org/index.php.

 

MONTH DATE DAY LOCATION TYPE & RATING
January 17 Tuesday Meet & Greet
Annual Kickoff 		M&G
January 21 Saturday Ice Bears Hockey
Knoxville, TN		 FUN
January 28 Saturday West Town Mall
Walk/Dinner
Knoxville, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
1A
February 6 Monday Ten Mile Creek Greenway
Knoxville, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
1A
February 11 Saturday Town Creek Greenway
Lenoir City, TN		 YRE
5/10 KM
1A
February 19-26 Sunday to Sunday 18th IVV
Olympiad 2023
San Antonio, TX		 Walking, Biking & Swimming
March 6 Monday Haw Ridge Park Oak Ridge, TN TGW
5/10 KM
2C/3C
March 11 Saturday Cove at
Concord Park
Farragut, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
2C/3C
March 17 Friday Ijams Nature Ctr
Old Hickory Forest
Knoxville, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
3C
March 21 Tuesday Meet & Greet M&G
March 25 Saturday Elkmont Historic
GSMNP		 YRE
7/12 KM
2B
April 3 Monday Clinton 12 Historic
Clinton, TN		 YRE
5/10 KM
2A
April 8 Saturday Townsend Historic
Townsend, TN		 YRE
6/11/14KM
1A/2A
April 14 Friday Sequoyah Hills
(Dogwood Trail)
Knoxville, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
2A
April 22 Saturday White Oaks Sink
GSMNP		 TGW
5/10 KM
3C
April 29 Saturday Baxter Gardens
Knoxville, TN		 FUN
May 5 Friday Comedy Club
Knoxville, TN		 FUN
May 13 Saturday Alcoa & Maryville Extend Greenway
Alcoa, TN		 YRE
5/10/21KM
1A
May 16 Tuesday Meet & Greet M&G
May 27 Saturday Knoxville UT
Knoxville, TN		 YRE
7/10 KM
2A
June 5 Monday Appalachian Trail GSMNP YRE
5/14 KM
4C
June 10 Saturday Members’ Picnic
Park Pavilion
Maryville, TN		 YRE
5/10 KM
1A
June 16 Friday  Hiwassee Rail Adventure
Delano, TN		 FUN
June 24 Saturday Riverwalk Greenway
Pigeon Forge, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
1A
July 8 Saturday Ijams Nature Ctr Sunflowers
Knoxville, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
2B/3C
July 14 Friday East Lakeshore
Coytee Branch
Greenback, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
2B/3C
July 18 Tuesday Meet & Greet M&G
July 22 Saturday Northern Boundary
Oak Ridge, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
2C/3C
July 26 Wednesday Cades Cove
GSMNP		 TGW
6/12 KM
2A
August 7 Monday Indian
Boundary Lake
Tellico Plains, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM 2B
August 12 Saturday Tuckaleechee Caverns
Townsend, TN		 FUN
August 18 Friday Gatlinburg Trail
GSMNP
Gatlinburg, TN		 TGW
7/10 KM
1B/2B
August 26 Saturday Panther Creek
State Park
Morristown, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
3C
September 1 Friday North
Knoxville Historic
Knoxville, TN		 YRE
5/10 KM
2A
September 9 Saturday Kahite Neighborhood
Vonore, TN		 YRE
10/12 KM
2C
September 15 Friday Anakeesta
Mountaintop Park
Gatlinburg, TN		 FUN
September 19 Tuesday Octoberfest
Schultz Brau
Knoxville, TN		 M&G
September 23 Saturday UT Aboretum
Oak Ridge, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
3C
October 2 Monday Seven Island State Birding Park
Kodak, TN		 YRE
5/7/12 KM
2C/3C/3C
October 7 Saturday Linda Nelson
Memorial Walk
Alcoa Greenway
Alcoa, TN		 YRE
5/10 KM
1A/2A
October 14 Saturday Laurel Valley Neighborhood
Townsend, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
3A
October 20 Friday Abrams Falls
GSMNP		 TGW
13 KM
3C
October 28 Saturday Cove Lake
State Park
Caryville, TN		 TWG
5/10 KM
3C
November 6 Monday Ft. Loudoun Historic State Prk
Vonore, TN		 YRE
5/10 KM
2B/3C
November 11 Saturday Rogersville Historic
Rogersville, TN		 YRE
6/10 KM
1A
November 21 Tuesday Meet & Greet M&G
November 25 Saturday Sevierville Greenway
Sevierville, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
1A
December 2 Saturday  Jaycees
Christmas Parade
(Members Only)
Maryville, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
2A
December 4 Monday Dolly Parton's Stampede Dinner Show
Pigeon Forge, TN		 FUN
December 9 Saturday Maryville Downtown/Historic
(Evening)
Maryville, TN		 YRE
5 KM
2A

 

For information about club walks, please go to the AVA website at

https://my.ava.org/event-view.php?club=AVA-0948
 

															

															ACRONYMS

															

															AT = Appalachian 
															Trail

															

															AVA = 
															 
															American 
															Volkssport 
															Association

															

															GSMNP = Great Smoky 
															Mountains National 
															Park

															

															KM = Kilometer / 
															Each Kilometer is equivalent to 0.6214 
															miles. 

															

															M&G = Meet & Greet

															

															MMA = Music, 
															Moonshine and Art

															

															OSB = Online Start 
															Box

															

															PSB = Physical Start 
															Box

															

															SVC = Sugarlands 
															Visitor Center

															

															TBD = To Be 
															Determined

															

															TE = Traditional 
															Event

															

															TGW = Traveling 
															Guided Walk 

															

															UT = University of 
															Tennessee

															

															YRE = Year Round 
															Event 

															

															 

															

															AVA TYPES

															

															
															

															

															
															

															

															
															

															
															

															 

															

															
															Traditional Events 
															(TE) are walks 
															limited to one or 
															two days with a set 
															start and end time. 
															Use the OSB or pay 
															the $3 to the walk 
															leader.

															

															
															  

															
Traveling Guided 
															Walk (TGW) 
															are done as a group 
															at different 
															locations throughout 
															the year.  Pay 
															the $3 to the walk 
															leader.  
															Details about these 
															walks are NOT on the 
															AVA website.  
															

															

															 

															

															
															Year Round 
															Events 
															(YRE) can be done as 
															a group, and also as 
															an individual.  Use 
															the OSB or pay the 
															$3 to the walk 
															leader for guided 
															walks.  Guided 
															walks are listed 
															with dates on our 
															annual club 
															calendar.  Walk 
															alerts will provide 
															more details for 
															each walk.  

															

															 

															

															 
															If walking as an 
															individual on your 
															own time, you can 
															use the OSB or mail 
															in your $3 to the 
															club treasurer using 
															the envelope 
															provided in the 
															traditional walk box 
															-- if one is 
															available.  Due 
															to some locations, 
															not all YRE's have a 
															traditional walk box 
															with maps and 
															directions, but 
															details can be 
															downloaded from the 
															OSB.   

															

															 

															

															FUN -- no $3 
															charge, and no stamp 
															in books.  
															
															

															

															 

															

															Our club's YRE walks are located in 
															Alcoa, Clinton, 
															Elkmont, Gatlinburg, 
															Knoxville, 
															Maryville, Oak Ridge, 
															Rogersville, 
															Seven Islands State 
															Birding Park, Townsend and Vonore.   
															Plus, hiking on the 
															Appalachian Trail in 
															Tennessee. 
															

															

															 

															

															Our TGW and FUN 
															walks may be in a 
															variety of 
															locations.  
															Details are posted 
															in the walk alerts.
															

															

															 

															
															
															
"WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN EAST TENNESSEE" (Video)

															
															

															 

															

															
																				
															
																
																
																AVA TRAIL/ROUTE 
																RATING SYSTEM
																
															
																
															

															
																

																	
																		

																			
																			

																				 

																					
																			
																			

																				Part 1 – INCLINE/ELEVATION 
																			

																					
																			
																			

																				 

																					
																			
																			

																				Part 2 - TERRAIN 
																			

																					
																		

																		

																			
																			

																				1

																					
																			
																			

																				Very small hills or very little stair climbing.

																					
																			
																			

																				A

																					
																			
																			

																				Almost entirely on pavement.

																					
																		

																		

																			
																			

																				2

																					
																			
																			

																				Some moderate hills or stair climbing. 
																			

																					
																			
																			

																				B

																					
																			
																			

																				A significant part of the route is on well-groomed trails with very few obstacles.

																					
																		

																		

																			
																			

																				3

																					
																			
																			

																				Some significant hill or stair climbing. 
																			

																					
																			
																			

																				C

																					
																			
																			

																				A significant part of the route is on somewhat difficult terrain (rocky/rooted paths or soft sand.)

																					
																		

																		

																			
																			

																				4

																					
																			
																			

																				Lots of significant hills or stair climbing. 
																			

																					
																			
																			

																				D

																					
																			
																			

																				A significant part of the route is on very difficult terrain.

																					
																		

																		

																			
																			

																				5

																					
																			
																			

																				Many  steep  hills. 
																			

																					
																			
																			

																				E

																					
																			
																			

																				The majority of the route is on very difficult terrain.

																					
																		

																

																
															
															

																

											
								

								

									
									

										Updated 02/06/23

											
								

							

									
						

					

							
				

				

					
					

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