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Calendar of Events
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about our Meet and Greets (M&G)!
WALK ALERT
LINDA NELSON MEMORIAL WALK
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8TH
Join the East Tennessee Wanderers for a traditional 5K and 10K walk on the Maryville/Alcoa Greenway in Alcoa, TN.
As a traditional AVA event, walkers can start anytime between 9:00 am and 11:00 am. Each walker will be given a map & instructions and allowed to walk at their own pace.
Plus, guided group walks will be offered starting at 9:00 am for the 10K walk, and at 10:00 am for the 5K walk.
We will meet near the Cedar Lawn Cemetery at the southern end of Kings Court in Alcoa. You can park at the Quality Inn at 206 Corporate Pl, Alcoa, TN or near the start table at the southern end of Kings Court.
This is a completely paved walk on the Greenway that is generally flat as it follows along Pistol Creek.
We will have an optional lunch, outdoors, weather permitting, at the Blackhorse Pub & Brewery in Alcoa, 441 N Hall Rd, Alcoa, TN following the completion of our walks.
This is a sanctioned AVA event and there is a modest $3.00 fee payable at the registration table at the start of your walk. Please bring exact change.
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2022 WALK SCHEDULE
Rough Draft --
Please check
back for changes
made throughout
the year.
PLEASE SCROLL
DOWN TO
UNDERSTAND
ACRONYMS AND
TRAIL RATINGS.
Notes:
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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.
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It is important
to stay
hydrated.
Please bring
water to drink during
ALL walks.
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If you have not
walked in
awhile, please
do not start off
trying to walk
the
10K distance, but walk
the 5K instead.
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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.
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MONTH |
DATE |
DAY |
LOCATION |
TYPE &
RATING |
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January |
22 |
Saturday |
Riverwalk
Greenway
Pigeon
Forge, TN |
TGW
5/10 KM
1A |
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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
CANCELLED! |
YRE
6/10 KM
2A |
|
March |
15 |
Tuesday |
Meet & Greet |
M&G |
|
March |
18 |
Friday |
Excursion
Knoxville,
TN |
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 |
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May |
2 |
Monday |
Wildflowers
Walk GSMNP
Townsend, TN |
FUN
8 KM
3C |
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May |
14 |
Saturday |
Secret City
Historic
Oak Ridge,
TN |
YRE
5/10 KM
2A |
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May |
17 |
Tuesday |
Meet & Greet |
M&G |
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May |
23 |
Monday |
Maryville/Alcoa
Extended
Greenway
CANCELLED! |
YRE
5/10/21KM
1A |
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May |
28 |
Saturday |
Enterprise
South
Chattanooga,
TN |
TGW
6/11 KM
1B/2C |
|
June |
6 |
Monday |
Seven
Islands
State
Birding Park
Kodak, TN |
YRE
5/12 KM
2B/3C |
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June |
11 |
Saturday |
Members’
Picnic
Park
Pavilion
Maryville,
TN |
YRE
5/10 KM
1A |
|
June |
17 |
Friday |
Knoxville
Walking Tours
Knoxville,
TN |
FUN
1-3 KM
1A |
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June |
25 |
Saturday |
IC King
Park,
Knoxville,
TN |
TGW
5/10 KM
2B/3C |
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July |
9 |
Saturday |
Hall's Bend
Trail
Lenoir City,
TN
CANCELLED! |
TGW
5/10 KM
2B/3C |
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July |
15 |
Friday |
Ware's Bend
Greenback,
TN |
TGW
5/10 KM
2B |
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July |
19 |
Tuesday |
Meet & Greet |
M&G |
|
July |
23 |
Saturday |
Lost Seas
Sweetwater,
TN |
FUN
1 KM
1B
|
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August |
1 |
Monday |
Ijams Nature
Ctr
Urban
Wilderness
Knoxville,
TN |
TGW
5/10 KM
2B/3C |
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August |
13 |
Saturday |
Obed Wild &
Scenic River
Wartburg, TN |
TGW
7K/10K
3C |
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August |
19 |
Friday |
Norris Lake
State Park
Songbird
Trail
Norris, TN |
TGW
5/10 KM
1B |
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August |
27 |
Saturday |
Davis Ferry
Branch
East
Lakeshore
Lenoir City,
TN |
TGW
5/11 KM
2B/3C |
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September |
2 |
Friday |
Maryville
Evening
Maryville,
TN |
YRE
5 KM
2A |
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September |
10 |
Saturday |
Elkmont
Historic
GSMNP
Elkmont, TN |
YRE
7/12 KM
2B |
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September |
16 |
Friday |
Conasauga
Falls
Tellico
Plains, TN
CANCELLED! |
FUN
TBD |
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September |
20 |
Tuesday |
Octoberfest
Schultz Brau
Knoxville,
TN |
Meet & Greet |
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September |
24 |
Saturday |
Founders
Park/Grigsby
Chapel Rd
Greenway
Farragut, TN |
TGW
5/10 KM
2A |
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October |
3 |
Monday |
Gatlinburg
Trail
GSMNP
Gatlinburg,
TN |
YRE
7/10 KM
1B/2B |
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October |
8 |
Saturday |
Linda Nelson
Memorial
Walk
Alcoa
Greenway
Alcoa, TN |
TE
5/10 KM
1A |
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October |
14 |
Friday |
Corn Maze
(Kyker Farm)
Sevierville,
TN |
FUN
1-3 KM
1B |
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October |
22 |
Saturday |
Hall Bend
Trail
Lenoir City,
TN |
TGW
5/10 KM
2C/3C |
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October |
28 |
Friday |
Metcalf
Bottom-Walker
Sisters
Wear's
Valley |
FUN
5 KM
3C |
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November |
7 |
Monday |
Sharp's
Ridge
Veterans
Memorial
Park
Knoxville,
TN |
TGW
5/10 KM
2B/3C |
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November |
12 |
Saturday |
Ft. Loudoun
Historic
State Park
Vonore, TN |
YRE
5/10 KM
2B/3C |
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November |
15 |
Tuesday |
Meet & Greet |
M&G |
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November |
26 |
Saturday |
MMA
(Holiday
Decor)
Knoxville,
TN |
YRE
5/10 KM
2A |
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December |
3 |
Saturday |
Jaycees
Christmas
Parade
(Members
Only)
Maryville,
TN |
FUN
5/12 KM
2A |
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December |
10 |
Saturday |
Holiday
Lights
Knoxville,
TN |
FUN
TBD |
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
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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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