Brookside Gardens: "Heart Health" Walk & Coffee at Starbucks
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Brookside Gardens "Heart Health" Walk
Note: there are two entrances to the gardens and we will meet at the 1800 visitor's center entrance (not at the 1500 conservatory entrance).
• 8:30 - 9:30 am - Walk 1 - 2 miles for "Good Heart Health" in Brookside Gardens (http://www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside/),
• 9:30 - 10:30 am - coffee at Starbucks at 2800 W. University Blvd in Wheaton
Directions to Brookside Gardens: From Washington Beltway - Take exit 31A to Georgia Avenue (rte 97) north toward Wheaton. Travel 3.3 miles on Georgia Avenue to Randolph Road. Turn right on Randolph. Travel 0.3 miles on Randolph Road, to 2nd right, Glenallen Avenue. Drive about 0.4 miles to the 1st entrance of Brookside Gardens. The visitor's center is at the end of the parking lot and we will be in front of it (bathrooms inside).
Directions from Brookside Gardens to Starbucks: Turn left onto Glenallan Ave, follow .4 miles to Randolph Road. Turn left on Randolph and drive 1.2 miles to W. University Blvd. Turn right on University and drive .4 miles to the entrance to Westfield Wheaton Mall (better known as Wheaton Plaza). Turn left into the mall, then left again at the stop sign. Starbucks is on the left in the strip facing Giant Food.
HeartSmart Trails - The Heart Smart Trail program is intended to encourage people to take the first step toward a healthier lifestyle. Walking can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, improve blood pressure control, decrease the risk for type 2 diabetes, breast and colon cancer and help control weight. Heart Smart Trails are generally 1-mile in length or less and follow a hard surface, level path. Bronze medallions are embedded in the path every 1/10 of a mile so walkers can keep track of the distance they have traveled. Go ahead…take your first step toward a healthier life!
Brookside Gardens HeartSmart Trail (http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkTrails/trails_MAPS/wheaton.shtm) at Wheaton Regional Park
The trail follows a popular pathway around this 50-acre public display garden that is open year-round, sunrise to sunset. The trail begins at the rear of the Visitors Center. Use the "Walking Log" to record the date, distance you've traveled and the time it took.
All Aboard, Mates!
Brookside Gardens: "Heart Health" Walk & Coffee at Starbucks