BOSTON, MA, SPECIAL PLACES WALK

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH– The Walk 'n Mass Volkssport Club invites walkers to complete a 5km or 10km (3.1 or 6.2 mile) walk route in B0ST0N, MA. This is a walk-at-your-own pace, just-for-fun event “in your own backyard.”

    The start point is Prudential Center, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199. Meet in lobby across from US Post Office Inside Pru.. Registration for the walking event is from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.. This is a map-guided walk with the opportunity to go on your own or join a group-led walk. 10km group-led walk at 8:45 and 10 a.m.: 5km group-led walks at 9:00 and 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. Participation fee is $4.00 per person.   

    Boston, known as “America’s Walking City”, is steeped in history and tradition. The trails follow downtown streets and walkways, exploring a plethora of historic sites, monuments, and landmarks.  

    The 10km and 5km routes explore the Esplanade including the Hatch Memorial Shell, Bay Village consisting of small brick 19th century homes, the Armory, and the Old North Church built in 1875. Additional sights to be seen on the 10km route include the Church of the Advent built in 1879, the Harrison Gray Otis House, Custom House Tower, Liberty Square, the site where Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone; and Chinatown.

     Both routes are doable for strollers, but not wheelchairs. There is one set of stairs along with occaisionally uneven sidewalks or missing curb cuts.

     Volkssporting events sponsored by Walk 'n Mass Volkssport Club promote fun, fitness and friendship through non-competitive walking and biking to the public for a $4.00 fee.. There is also an achievement awards program through the American Volkssport Association (AVA). For further information contact Carol at 302-399-6334 or [email protected]. You may also contact www.walknmass.org for this event and future events.