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.
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
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Part 1 – INCLINE/ELEVATION
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Part 2 - TERRAIN
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1
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Very small hills or very little stair climbing.
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A
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Almost entirely on pavement.
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2
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Some moderate hills or stair climbing.
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B
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A significant part of the route is on well-groomed trails with very few obstacles.
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3
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Some significant hill or stair climbing.
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C
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A significant part of the route is on somewhat difficult terrain (rocky/rooted paths or soft sand.)
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4
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Lots of significant hills or stair climbing.
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D
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A significant part of the route is on very difficult terrain.
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5
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Many steep hills.
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E
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The majority of the route is on very difficult terrain.
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