Walk 360 Segment 1/Week 1 (Winter Walk & Bike Week)

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TYPE: Walk & Bike Week Program Event | PACE: Conversational | TERRAIN: Sidewalks, paved multi-use paths | DISTANCE: Approx. 5.5 miles | DIFFICULTY: Easy

Walk Description: Walk 26 miles all the way around Boulder over the next four Thursdays! We'll get started during Winter Walk and Bike Week (https://bouldercolorado.gov/goboulder/winter-walk-and-bike-week) with segment 1/week 1, from Four Mile Creek Trailhead to Valmont Bike Park (5.5 miles). Participants can easily take the bus back to the starting place (Route 208 to Broadway, then Skip to Lee Hill Rd.), or we can arrange carpool rides.

Walk all 4 sections to get a Walk 360 sticker and prizes!

Segment 1, February 8: Four Mile Creek Trailhead to Valmont Bike Park (5.5 miles)
Segment 2, February 15: Valmont Bike Park to Table Mesa Shopping Center (7 miles)
Segment 3, February 22: Lucky's Market to Chautauqua Dining Hall (6.5 miles)
Segment 4, March 1: Chautauqua Park to Four Mile Creek Trailhead (5.5 miles)

Walking Movement Leader: Darcy Kitching (http://walk2connect.com/darcykitching/) is a professional member of the Walk2Connect Cooperative and the Walk2Connect Boulder program manager. Walk with Darcy on Thursday mornings and during periodic Boulder Walks (https://bouldercolorado.gov/goboulder/boulder-walks) events like this one, organized in cooperation with the City of Boulder's GO Boulder program.

Schedule and Planning: Here is a link (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ytl8k_AO9sPEzUveUYpifGgKoAw&usp=sharing) to the route map for this walk, with rest stops indicated. ** Please note that we will begin at 9:30 this day ONLY.**

Notes:

~ Please bring plenty of water, and wear breathable layers appropriate for the weather, with sun hat, sunscreen and everything you need to stay comfortable.

~ Dogs are allowed on this section (no retractable leashes, please - they present a tripping hazard).

~ If you have not joined one of our walks yet this year, please take a moment to sign our Welcome Waiver, available here: http://walk2connect.com/welcomewaiver/

RSVP: You can register for this walk by A) signing up here, or B) emailing or calling Darcy at darcy@walk2connect.com or 303-250-2436.

About Boulder Ramblers:

Colorado-based Walk2Connect works with individuals and organizations to create whole-health outcomes through innovative walking programs focused on connecting to others, to place and to self. Our Boulder community, Boulder Ramblers, offers a variety of local walks and hikes led by trained volunteer Walking Movement Leaders. We also partner with GO Boulder to develop walking events that orient community members to the city's pedestrian facilities and invite feedback about them. Across the Front Range, W2C principals and trained volunteer Walking Movement Leaders lead dozens of free community walks every week.

Learn more: www.Walk2Connect.com (http://www.walk2connect.com/)

Get Involved!

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