The Walk Schedule For 2004 continues with one of our favorite walks:
On Sunday 16th of May @ 2:00pm we will be at Canoe Lake
This is a 10Km Event rated at 2B and will be a guided event led by Elsie Buck.
From Sydney take Rte 327 towards Gabarus, we will begin at the obscure T-junction of Rte 327 and Canoe lake Road.
A WALK in The WOODS:
On Sunday the 2nd of May we met at the corner of Glengarry and East Bay Hills Road.
There were 22 walkers as we ascended a long steady hill on the East Bay Hill Road.
A view of a low valley to our right just beginning to explode with summer colours,this was a reminder of why the Walk Committee picked this trail as one of our Celtic Colours Fall walk Events. The Colours should be fabulous in October
This was a nice leisurely walk through the forest with signs of rabbits and plenty of birds for the birdwatchers amongst us.
As is the poblem with many of our trails on the island, we were unable to make this a looped trail, we had to walk in for 5 Kms and return on the same trail.
Our two most devoted walkers, Elsie and Joe could not make it for this Event, as they had been to the States on a visit, however being such devoted Volkswalkers; they met us at the finish point as they were on their way home at about the same time as we were completing the event.
Sydney, Glace Bay & North Sydney YRE's
Changes to the routes have been made to all three of these Year Round Events; which we hope will be more appealing to our visitors and our club members.
Check our website for details on the "Start Points" for these events.
What is a Year Round Event (YRE)?
The Walk Committee along with a local club member and a volunteer business establishment set up a Start/Finish Point within a community.
These are Map Walks that are self-guided events enjoyed every day of the year. Ask for the 'Walk Box' and after registering, walkers receive a map and instructions and then proceed along the trail at their own pace.
The trails may sometimes be marked with signs and tape and may have checkpoints along the route. Generally, participants may start the walk any time after 0800 and finish by 1800 hours.
Anyone may participate in a Year Round Event or a volkssport event free of charge, but before starting an event, all participants must register and those walkers who want to collect the coveted IVV stamps may then stamp their Books and ensure they put $2.00 in the envelopes provided and fill out the information on the front of the envelopes, at the finish.
Organized walking events in the volkssport program are called "volksmarches". They follow planned routes which are safe, scenic, and circular (that is, you finish where you started). The trails are normally 10 kilometres and occasionally, longer walks are offered.
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