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

    The start point is the First Congregational Church, 725 Washington Street, Holliston, MA 01746. Registration for the 10km walking event is from 9:00 -10:00 a.m. and registration for the 5km walking event is 10:15-11:00 a.m. The walk times are staggered so that wakers will finish shortly before noon when the soups are served. The participation fee is $4 per person. The 5km and 10km walk routes are mostly on paved surfaces with a few slight inclines suitable for baby strollers, but difficult for wheelchairs due to some missing curb cuts..

     The 10km walk comprises two loops. The first loop is the 5km route, which traverses the downtown venturing into the Mudville neighborhood, a tribute to Casey At The Bat and Rita’s Labyrinth. Walkers will head to Arch Street, walking under a 1-arch railroad bridge (listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the smallest railroad bridge in the world). Weather and trail conditions permitting, walkers will head up to the Upper Charles Rail Trail and walk over the renovated 8-Arch Bridge/Bogastow Brook Viaduct, originally built in 1846 by the Boston and Worcester Railroad over the brook.

     The second loop of the 10k route includes two gentle hills and is on paved surfaces.
The route travels through the Thomas Hollis Historic District with stately antique colonial homes dating to the early 19th century.

     Walkers are invited to join fellow walkers for Walk’n Mass’s Soup Social which kicks off our walking season. If you would like to contribute an appetizer, soup, bread or dessert please notify the contact person Beate Hait. No nuts please as the facility is nut-free.

     Volkssporting events sponsored by Walk 'n Mass Volkssport Club promote fun, fitness and friendship through non-competitive walking and biking to the public. There is also an achievement awards program through the AVA: America's Walking Club (ava.org). For further information contact Beate at (774) 292-9098 or [email protected]. Additional information at www.walknmass.org for this event and others.