Discovery Walk Festival Routes for 2009
Friday Mayor's Walk: will include the new Vancouver Land Bridge, which connects the Columbia River to the Historic Reserve and celebrates the land, the river, and the people.
Saturday Walks: New routes for all distances. The 5K route, which also serves as the Family Fun Walk, will enjoy a walk through the Vancouver Farmer's Market and then down the Columbia River Renaissance Trail to the Princess Ilchee Statue and back.
The 10K route will follow the 5K route for the first half, then join the 21K and 42K route at our Super Checkpoint at Marshall Center where you can enjoy a Germany theme food and fun.
The 21K route and 42K routes enjoy local greenways and neighborhoods. The 42K route is a full circle route that only shares its first 10K and last 10K with the 21K route. Both converge at the Marshall Center for a fun Super Checkpoint before your final return to the finish.
Sunday Walks: New routes for all distances. We have eliminated using buses. You will start and end your walk at the Vancouver Hilton Hotel. All routes visit a Super Checkpoint at the Washington State School for the Blind.
Bikes: We have added a 15K route and will also have a 10K family route available for those who need an even shorter route.
We should have overview maps available before the event. Each walker and biker receives a detailed map and directions at the start. Our routes are also marked with ribbons and arrows.
We do not have 32K routes this year. That distance offering was only sparsely used and we need to put our trailmarking and sweeping teams to better use on the other routes. It takes about 4 hours to mark each 10K of trail properly. We are always recruiting experienced trail markers.