Boston Special Places (5 and 10 KM walks)

$4/walker fee
Register & begin walking between 8:00-10:00
Please note this is a map-guided walk with the opportunity to go on your own or join a group-led walk. 10km & 5km group-led walks at 8:45 a.m.;
participants decide the distance for a group-led walk at 10:00 a.m.
If you do not wish to walk with a group, you may register and proceed with a map at any time during the registration/start window.

Boston, known as “America’s Walking City,” is steeped in history and
tradition. The trails follow downtown city streets and walkways, exploring a plethora of historic sites, monuments, and landmarks.
The Special Places walk routes visit some of Boston’s hidden gems (places not part of our YRE Back Bay or Freedom Trail routes) in this visually rich and walkable city.
The 10km & 5km routes explore such highlights as the Esplanade along the Charles River, including the Hatch Memorial Shell famous for its summer concerts; Bay Village consisting of small brick 19th century homes which were bought and restored when houses on Beacon Hill became more expensive; the Armory, a four-story granite structure with a six-story tower designed by William G. Peterson; and the New Old South Church built in 1875.
Some of the additional sights to be seen on the 10km route include the Church of the Advent built in 1879;
the elegant Harrison Gray Otis House; Custom House Tower; Liberty Square with its statue honoring the 1956 Hungarian Revolution; the site where
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone; and Chinatown.
The AVA rating for both routes is 1A and would be doable for strollers, but not wheelchairs. There is one set of stairs along with occasionally uneven
sidewalks or missing curb cuts.
Chinatown Gate A few of the Boston Bricks found along Winthrop Street
MORE TO SEE: The Walk ’n Mass Volkssport Club also sponsors year-round events covering
Boston’s historic Freedom Trail (11km & 6km walk routes) as well as Back Bay (10km & 5km walk routes).