|  | 2025 Seasonal and Year-Round Self-guided Events  | 
 
        
          |  |  Have you ever really wanted to go volksmarching, but couldn t find a scheduled walk? Are there too few 
		scheduled events to satisfy your need to get out and about?  We can help.  This year Walk  n Mass offers 18 seasonal or 
		year-round events for your walking enjoyment.  These events are map-guided along well planned routes and you can enjoy 
		them on your schedule and at your own pace. 
 Our walks include two state capitals (Boston, MA and Providence, RI); two events offer an extended distance 
		route for bicycling; and four events (Boston Freedom Trail, Boston Back Bay, Newport, and Providence) have been recognized by the 
		AVA as among the top year-round events in the country!
  
	Please note - the brochures for our Seasonal/Year-round events are published
at the begining of the year and can't anticipate circumstances that force changes 
in the location, availability, or hours of the listed start points.  Also, our mid-week
(usually Tuesday) group walks may choose a pre-start gathering point different from
the published start point, as some of those locations aren't well suited as a group 
meeting point.  Look for notes in the listing below, or contact the event POC.   Due to the federal government shutdown the walk start points for
			  several of our Seasonal/Year-round events MAY not be available.  These walks include
			  Boston, Lowell, Providence, RI., and Quincy. We recommend that you use the Online Start Box (OSB) or check with the park before travelling.   More Information | 
	
      
      
        	
  
 
		
        | Event    | Dates  | Information Contact   | 
 
 		
		 
		  | Boston - Freedom Trail 6 & 11km
 
 | Jan 1 - Dec 31
 
 | Carol Giesecke  302-399-6334, or
 Bonnie Neggers & Tom Narcavage  781-483-6115
 
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		 | Register using AVA's Online Start Box. Check Boston National Historic Park Information
		 for visitor center operating hours.
 
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		  | Boston - Back Bay 5 & 10km
 
 | Jan 1 - Dec 31
 
 | Carol Giesecke  302-399-6334, or
 Bonnie Neggers & Tom Narcavage  781-483-6115
 
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		| Register using AVA's Online Start Box. Check Boston National Historic Park Information
		 for visitor center operating hours.
 
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		  | Bristol, RI
 5 & 10km
 
 | Apr 1 -
 Dec 31
 
 | Karen Plichta  508-673-2374, or
 Beate Haite  508-429-3564
 
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		 | Register at the start location only. 
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		  | Cheshire, MA
 (Appalachian Trail)
 5, 10 & 13km
 | Apr 1 - Oct 31
 
 
 | Mary Frink  617-387-1577
 
 
 
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		| *** Online registration ONLY using AVA's Online Start Box. *** 
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		  | Concord, MA
 5 & 10km
 
 | Apr 1 -
 Nov 30
 
 | Miriam Boucher 781-248-6695
 
 
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		 | Register at the start location only. 
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		  | Fall River, MA
 NOTE! -
 NEW START POINT!
 6 & 10km
 
 | Apr 1 - Dec 31
 | Ann Plichta 508-673-6553, or Karen Plichta 508-673-2374
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		| Register at the start location only. 
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		  | Hyannis, MA
 6 & 11km
 
 | Jan 1 -
 Dec 31
 
 | Pat Damiani 508-888-7366
 
 
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		 | Register at the start location only. 
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		  | Lowell, MA
 5 & 10km
 
 | Jan 1 -
 Dec 31
 
 | Bill Howe 978-256-7370
 
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		| * NOTE - The start location and walk box location have changed! Register using EITHER AVA's Online Start Box.
		 OR at the start location.
 Check Lowell National Historic Park Information
		 for visitor center operating hours.
 
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		  | Newport, RI
 7 & 10km
 
 | Apr 1 -
 Dec 31
 
 | Dawn Harlow 978-804-3404  or
 Keith Harlow 508-353-3336  or
 
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		Register at the start location only. 
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		  | Newton Center, MA
 5 & 10km
 
 | Jan 1 -
 Dec 31
 
 | Marianne Marshall 781-899-5975
 
 
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		| Register at the start location only. 
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		  Oak Bluffs, MA
 5 & 10km
 
 | Apr 1 -
 Sep 30
 
 | Rick Almeida 508 -994-1626
 
 
 |  | *** Online registration ONLY using AVA's Online Start Box. *** 
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		  | Plymouth, MA
 5 & 10km
 
 | Apr 1 -
 Dec 31
 
 | Margo Craven 508-369-4052
 
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		| Register at the start location only. 
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		  Providence, RI
 5 & 11km
 
 | Jan 1 -
 Dec 31
 
 | Ann Plichta 508-673-6553
 
 |  | Register using EITHER AVA's Online Start Box.
		 OR at the start location. The summer hours for the Providence Start Point, the Roger Williams National Memorial, are now in effect.  
		 The building will be open Thursday through Sunday from 10 to 4.  OSB is available anytime.  
		 Check Roger Williams National Memorial Information
		 for changes in operating hours.
 
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		  | Provincetown, MA
 6 & 10km
 
 | Apr 1 -
 Dec 31
 
 | Pat Damiani    508-888-7366
 
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		| *** Online registration ONLY! use AVA's Online Start Box. *** 
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		  Quincy, MA
 5 & 10km
 
 | April 1 -
 Dec 31
 
 | Helen Tolbert 508-574-2807
 
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		 | Register using EITHER AVA's Online Start Box.
		 OR at the start location. Check Adams National Historic Park Information
		 for visitor center operating hours.
 
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		  | Rhode Island
 County Challenge
 Various
 
 | Apr 1, 2025 -
 Dec 31, 2025
 
 | Carol West
 
 
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		| This challenge includes multiple events, co-sponsored by Walk 'n Mass and the Connecticut Valley Volksport Club *** Online registration ONLY using AVA's Online Start Box. ***
 
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		  | NEW!! Roslindale, MA
 5 & 10km
 
 | Apr 1, 2025 -
 Dec 15, 2025
 
 | Paul Kelly  617-416-8428
 
 
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		 | Check the Roslindale Public Library
		 for operating hours. Register using EITHER AVA's Online Start Box.
 
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		  | Sandwich, MA
 6 & 10km
 
 | Jan 1 -
 Dec 31
 
 | Pat Damiani  508-888-7366
 
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		| Register at the start location only. 
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		  | Sandwich, MA
 7km, 15km & 25km bike
 
 | Apr 1 -
 Nov 11
 
 | Pat Damiani  508-888-7366
 
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		 | Register at the start location only. 
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		  | Wellesley, MA
 5, 10, 15,& 20km
 
 | Jan 1 -
 Dec 31
 
 | Marianne Marshall 781-899-5975
 
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		| Register at the start location only. 
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