Discovery Walk Festival Blog

Our trailmasters Burt Paynter and Heidi Schurr have been hard at work drafting the new routes for Saturday and Sunday.  While routes are always subject to change, we have posted overview maps of each day.  These maps are not meant for navigation.  On the day of the event, a detailed map specific to your route distance will be given to you at the start table, and the route will be marked with arrows as well.  These maps are simply to give you a general idea of the routes.

Saturday Walks: New routes for the 10K and 21K.  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 start with the 21K route and return over the Land Bridge to meet up with 5K route.

The 21K route will take walkers east on Evergreen and over the hill to the Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway. Then back over the hill and down to the river to finish for the last 8K along the Columbia River.  Those doing 42K will repeat the 21K route, starting their second loop by 11 am to ensure they are able to complete it by 4 pm.  If they complete the first 21K by 12 pm, they can start on the 10K route and complete 32K instead.  This 32K option is available for anyone who can start the last 10K by 12 pm.

Saturday Overview Map: this map is only an overview and not intended for navigation.  You will receive a detailed map and directions at the start table when you start your walk. Routes are subject to change.

Sunday Walks: New routes for all distances. The 21K will be similar to the Saturday 21K from 2009, including the Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway from Stewart Glen Park to Devine Road and returning past Clark College.  The 10K and 5K will explore the Hough, Carter Park and Lincoln neighborhoods and by the fun shops of Uptown Main Street.

Sunday Overview Map: this map is only an overview and not intended for navigation.  You will receive a detailed map and directions at the start table when you start your walk.  Routes are subject to change.

Calling all Discovery Walk Festival volunteers!  Volunteer registration is now open for the 2010 Discovery Walk Festival.  See the form at: Volunteer Page.  We have set the workers walk dates.  Volunteers are eligible to register for the event at the Team/Group rate of $5 per walk, bike, or swim.

The Vancouver Discovery Walk Festival is held yearly in April in Vancouver, Washington USA.  Located in the Pacific Northwest just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon, Vancouver is a friendly city noted for its walking paths and greenways.

The Vancouver International Discovery Walk Festival has been held since 1996. It is an IML Walking Association sanctioned event, and its walks are also sanctioned by the American Volkssport Association/IVV. It is three days of walks, bikes and swims.  The events are non-competitive and everyone is welcome.

The Discovery Walk Festival is hosted by the International Walk Fest club, a 501(c)(3) non-profit association dedicated to educating the public about the benefits of walking for health, fitness, fun, and promoting international friendships.

Online and mail-in registrations have been pouring in for the 2010 Vancouver International Discovery Walk Festival.  The registrar has entered all of them into the database and sent out the first batch of confirmations on Jan. 17.  You can view and search the registrations.  Contact the registrar at info@discoverywalk.org to make any changes or to enquire about lost registrations.

Registrations are not refundable, but if a walker can’t make it to the event, they can transfer their registration to another person.