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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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2022 WALK SCHEDULE
Rough Draft -- Please check back for changes made throughout the year. 

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 22 Saturday Riverwalk Greenway
Pigeon Forge, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
1A
February 7 Monday Lakeshore Park
Greenway
Knoxville, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
1A
February 12 Saturday Maryville Downtown
Maryville, TN 		YRE
5/10 KM
2A
February 26 Saturday Concord Park East
Farragut, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM 2B/3C
March 7 Monday McFee Rd &
Pryse Farm Greenways
Farragut, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
2A
March 12 Saturday Rogersville Historic
Rogersville, TN		 YRE
6/10 KM
2A
March 15 Tuesday Meet & Greet M&G
March 18 Friday Excursion, TBD FUN
March 26 Saturday Emory Valley &  Melton Lake  Greenways 
  Oak Ridge, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
1A
April 4 Monday Gatlinburg Tourist
Gatlinburg, TN		 YRE
5/10 KM
1A
April 9 Saturday Brushy Mountain
Petros, TN		 FUN
1A
April 15 Friday Victor Ashe Pleasant Ridge Greenways
Knoxville, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
1A
April 23 Saturday Third Creek Greenway
Knoxville, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
1A
May 2 Monday Wildflower Walk GSMNP
Townsend, TN		 FUN
5 KM
3C
May 14 Saturday Secret City Historic
Oak Ridge, TN		 YRE
5/10 KM
2A
May 17 Tuesday Meet & Greet M&G
May 23 Monday Maryville/Alcoa
Extended Greenway 		YRE
5/10/21KM
1A
May 28 Saturday Enterprise South
Chattanooga, TN		 TGW
TBD
June 6 Monday Seven Islands State Birding Park
Kodak, TN		 YRE
5/7/12KM
2B/3C/3C
June 11 Saturday Members’ Picnic
Park Pavilion
Maryville, TN		 YRE
5/10 KM
1A
June 16-17 TBD Knoxville
 Walking Tours
Knoxville, TN		 FUN
1-3 KM
1A
June 25 Saturday IC King Park,
Knoxville, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
2B/3C
July 9 Saturday Hall's Bend Trail
Lenoir City, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
2B/3C
July 15 Friday Ware's Bend
Greenback, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
2B
July 19 Tuesday Meet & Greet M&G
July 23 Saturday Lost Seas
Sweatwater, TN		 FUN
1 KM
1B
August 1 Monday Ijams Nature Ctr
Urban Wilderness
Knoxville, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM 2B/3C
August 11-13 TBD Perseids Meteor Shower
Obed Wild & Scenic River
Wartburg, TN		 FUN
TBD
August 19 Friday Norris Lake State Park
Songbird Trail
Norris, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
1B
August 27 Saturday Davis Ferry Branch
East Lakeshore
Lenoir City, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
2B/3C
September 2 Friday Maryville
Evening
Maryville, TN		 YRE
5 KM
2A
September 10 Saturday Elkmont Historic
GSMNP
Elkmont, TN		 YRE
7/12 KM
2B
September 16 Friday Conasauga Falls
Tellico Plains, TN		 FUN
TBD
September 20 Tuesday Octoberfest
Schultz Brau
Knoxville, TN		 M&G
September 24 Saturday Founder's Park/Grigsby
Chapel Rd Greenway
Farragut, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
2A
October 3 Monday Gatlinburg Trail
GSMNP
Gatlinburg, TN		 YRE
7/10 KM
1B/2B
October 8 Saturday Linda Nelson Memorial Walk
Alcoa Greenway
Alcoa, TN		 YRE
5/10 KM
1A
October 14 Friday Corn Maze
(Kyker Farm)
Sevierville, TN		 FUN
1-3 KM
1B
October 22 Saturday House Mountain
Corryton, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
4C
October 28 Friday Metcalf Bottom-Little Sisters
Wear's Valley		 FUN
5 KM
3C
November 7 Monday Sharp's Ridge Veterans
Memorial Park Knoxville, TN		 TGW
5/10 KM
2B/3C
November 12 Saturday Ft. Loudoun Historic State Park
Vonore, TN		 YRE
5/10 KM
2B/3C
November 15 Tuesday Meet & Greet M&G
November 26 Saturday MMA
(Holiday Decor)
Knoxville, TN		 YRE
5/10 KM
2A
December TBD Monday Holiday Lights
Knoxville, TN		 FUN
TBD
December TBD Saturday  Jaycees
Christmas Parade
(Members Only)
Maryville, TN		 FUN
5/12 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.  
															 

															

															 

															

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

															

															 

															

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

															

															 

															
															
															
"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 01/22/22

											
								

							

									
						

					

							
				

				

					
					

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