Monday, May 7, 2012

Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Club to lead 5K & 10K walks on June 2nd

As part of Saturday morning National Trails Day activities in advance of the designation event, on June 2nd the Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Club will be leading 5k and 10k (3.1 and 6.2 miles respectively) self-guided walks along the Appalachian Trail through Duncannon (maps and directions will be provided). 

Start/Finish location is at the Senior Center, located in the Asbury Methodist Church, 27 North High Street, Duncannon. Start times are from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. with all walkers to be finished by 4:00 p.m. Walks are free to non-IVA-AVA participants and are suitable for all ages with hike rating of 1A. Register at the Start location. Pre-registration is not necessary. For further information, contact Charlie Johnson at chuck@debndoug.com

The Susquehanna Rovers are a group of people in Central PA and surrounding areas who share a love of the outdoors and an interest in walking.  Rovers range in age from babies in backpacks to folks in their 80's, and they come from all walks of life.

Susquehanna Rovers are part of a worldwide network of similar clubs, all of whom host and take part in volkssporting events.  "Volkssport" means people's sport.  There are four main sports - walking, biking, swimming and cross country skiing.  Walks, or volksmarches, are the most popular type of event.

DATC is very excited to have the Rovers joining the day's events!!

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