DRIVING DIRECTIONS The Washington DC Area Volksmarching Club From I-495 in the far northern Virginia suburbs: Take Exit 44 onto the invites you to George Washington Memorial Parkway (first exit in Virginia from Maryland). Drive for about 8.5 miles and exit from the GW Parkway at the Memorial Enjoy Walks to Explore Bridge/Arlington Cemetery exit. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right and stay toward the right in the traffic circle to continue straight onto the Memorial Bridge to cross the Potomac into D.C. At the end of the Memorial the National Mall and Bridge, bear right on the Rock Creek Parkway/Kennedy Center exit. Follow the Rock Creek Parkway and Kennedy Center signs as the parkway passes Iwo Jima Memorial in 2016 under the Kennedy Center by the river and the Watergate complex on the Two exciting walking trails are available: right. At the next traffic signal after the Watergate, turn right onto Virginia Avenue. After 3 traffic signals, turn right onto 24th Street, which The National Mall Year-Round Walk goes into the parking garage at Columbia Plaza. • You can walk a self-guided trail for a7 KM (4.5 miles), 11 KM (7 miles), or From I-395 in the southwestern Virginia suburbs: Take Exit 8B 17 KM (11 miles) during daylight hours from January 2 to (Pentagon/ Arlington Cemetery/Rosslyn) and follow signs to exit onto December 31, 2016 Memorial Bridge. Bear right onto the bridge to cross the Potomac into D.C. • This is the 24th year that this international favorite has been offered.
At the end of the Memorial Bridge, bear right on the Rock Creek Parkway/Kennedy Center exit. Follow the Rock Creek Parkway and Kennedy The Iwo Jima Memorial Year-Round Walk Center signs as the parkway passes under the Kennedy Center by the river • You can walk a self-guided trail for 10 KM (6-miles) or 12 KM (7.5 miles) and the Watergate complex on the right. At the next traffic signal after during daylight hours from January 2 to December 31, 2016. the Watergate, turn right onto Virginia Avenue. After 3 traffic signals, • This is the 8th year that this year-round event has been offered. turn right onto 24th Street, which goes into the parking garage at Columbia Plaza.
The American Volkssport Association (AVA), a member of the International Volkssport Association (IVV), sanctions these events to promote leisure sports in the interest of family, health, recreation, fun, and fellowship.
Sanction Numbers: AT2016/Y231 (National Mall YRE) AT2016/Y1563 (Iwo Jima Memorial YRE)
SPONSOR: Washington DC Area Volksmarching Club, AVA-021. AWARDS: There is a "B" award for each YRE. The most recent National Mall
START/FINISH POINT: Reception Desk, Columbia Plaza Apartments, The YRE award features a dreamcatcher in recognition of the 17-KM trail's passage Consul, West Lobby, 2400 Virginia Ave NW, Washington DC 20037. The by the National Museum of the American Indian. The Iwo Jima YRE patch registration box (or "Walk Box") for both events is at the apartment reception features the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial. Other "B" awards of both trails also can be requested. The cost of a B award and IVV credit is $4.00 credit). desk. Please be considerate of the employees at the start point. These good people have volunteered their place of business and do not know anything about REFRESHMENTS AND FACILITIES: Water and restrooms are available at the volksmarching. This is a self-service start/finish. start/finish point, at monuments, and in the museums. Snack bars on the Mall
HOURS: Register at any time on any day but New Years Day on any day between are open during the summer months. Some museums have cafeterias open to the public. Union Station has a food court on the lower level. January 2 and December 31, 2016. WALK ONLY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.
DISCLAIMER: ELIGIBILITY: Everyone is welcome! Participants may walk, jog, or run. Children While providing safe, enjoyable, and memorable events, the AVA under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. and its subsidiary clubs are not responsible for theft or loss of personal belongings or property. All participants must sign a waiver. REGISTRATION AND FEES: Register in log book for the event you want to STIPULATION: walk, take a start card and a set of written instructions, and enjoy the walk. By registering for this event and signing the waiver and release When you return, stamp your IVV event and distance books, pay the appropriate of liability, the participant accepts the guidelines for AVA Volkssport events and fees by mailing your start card and a check in an envelope available in the agrees to observe the principles of good sportsmanship. Littering is not registration box. A $4.00 fee includes a "B" award and IVV credit. IVV credit permitted. Dogs are welcome, but must be kept on a leash and scoop law obeyed. only is $3.00. There is no charge if you do not want an award or IVV credit, but Dogs are not permitted in buildings. The event will take place in most weather conditions, but participants should not walk during severe weather. No refunds. everyone must register and return the completed start card.
CONTACT PRE-REGISTRATION: You may pre-register for either walk by sending a : Marshall Hansen, 10111 Capitol View Avenue, Silver Spring, MD self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Washington DC Area Volksmarching Club, 20910, Phone: 301/588-1913; [email protected]. Club Web site: http://www.mdvolks.org/wdcavc/ 10111 Capitol View Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
AVA SPECIAL EVENTS: TRAILS: The trail for the National Mall YRE has variable lengths: 7 KM Both events qualify for the 51 Capitals AVA special (4.5 miles), 11 KM (7 miles), and 17 KM (11 miles). Regardless of the distance, the program. Other special programs for which one or both events might qualify are trail follows city streets and passes through monument areas with some steps. Boardwalks, Border Crossings, Honoring Our Flag; National Register of Historic The 7-KM trail focuses on sites near the Tidal Basin and nearby memorials. Places, and You'll Never Walk Alone. WDCAVC policy is to allow any walker to Some of the sights you will see on the 11-KM trail are the Lincoln Memorial, the stamp a special event book for either walk if the walker believes the walk qualifies for a specific special program. Korean War Memorial, the Washington Monument, the FDR Memorial, the World War II Memorial, the U.S. Capitol building, the White House, and the Vietnam BY METRO: If possible, take Metro to the start/finish point. You can park at War Memorial. The 17-KM trail also takes you by the U.S. Supreme Court, many outlying Metro stations for much less money than you will be charge in through Union Station, and by the National Archives. The trail is rated 1B, downtown Washington. Take a Metro Orange- or Blue-line train to the Foggy because it is generally flat with some natural surfaces. The trail is suitable for Bottom-GWU station. As you exit the station, turn right to walk south on wheelchairs and strollers. 23rd St. for four blocks (crossing five streets) to Virginia Ave. Cross Virginia
The trail for the Iwo Jima Memorial YRE is either 10 KM (6 miles) or 12 KM (7.5 and turn right to walk west on Virginia for one-half block and bear left into the miles). The 10-KM trail leads around Kennedy Center and passes over the drive, staying to the right of the underground entrance. The Consul, West Lobby reception desk entrance is the second set of glass doors on the right. Memorial Bridge, through part of Arlington National Cemetery, past the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial (which commemorates the flag-raising at Iwo Jima), PARKING: Limited parking is available at metered spaces on streets near the and through Rosslyn before returning to DC across the Theodore Roosevelt start/finish point during workdays and Saturdays. (Meters are generally for Bridge. The 12-KM trail includes a loop around Theodore Roosevelt Island. The 2 hours from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Some require payments on Saturdays; all are trail is rated 1B, because it is generally flat with some natural surfaces. (During free on Sundays and holidays.) A parking garage under the plaza (entrance on inclement weather, the loop on TR Island would have a higher rating.) The trail is Virginia Avenue) charges by the hour (roughly $11 for the first hour, $15 for 2 suitable for big-wheeled strollers, but wheelchairs will find impediments blocking hours, $25.00 for all-day parking; prices may vary). Reduced rates may be their progress. available for parking on weekends.