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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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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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