Discovery Walk Festival
Phone
1-360-818-4280
Fax 1-360-397-0484
Annual International Vancouver Discovery Walk Festival
Location
Swims on Sunday will be at a local indoor municipal pool. There will be a shuttle.
Discovery Walk Festival Phone:
1-360-818-4280
Presented by Cascade Heart
What: A 5K or 10K easy walk through Vancouver's historically rich central city. We will use the Land Bridge connecting Ft. Vancouver National Historic Site with the Columbia River Renaissance Trail. Go your own pace, all walkers are winners and will receive our coin medallion award.
Where: Registration and Packet Pick-up for both routes will be at the Hilton Hotel, 301 West 6th Street, Vancouver Washington 98660.
Start: The start will be from 4 pm - 6 pm. The Mayor will greet the walkers with a brief speech and send-off at 4 pm.
Finish will be: Hilton Hotel, 301 West 6th Street, Vancouver Washington 98660.
Schedule:
- Children's Culture Parade: Historic Reserve, 9:30-10:30 am. Spectators welcome. International guests are invited to walk this 3K walk with the schoolchildren of Vancouver and Evergreen school districts as they celebrate their cultural roots.
- Registration/packet pick-up from 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Walk start: Any time from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Walk finish: All walkers must be off the trail by 9 pm.
- Opening ceremonies: 3:45 pm, Hilton Hotel, 301 West 6th Street, Vancouver Washington 98660
- Price: $10 per person per walk, with early registration discounts. Children 12 and under: Free. Groups of 10 or more registering together: $5 per person per walk. You may register at the event.
- Info: 1-360-818-4280
- Walkers Expo: includes items walkers will love
Route Maps: Each walker will provided a detailed map and directions when they start the walk, in addition the routes are marked with arrows and ribbons. Online maps are provided for general information only. Substantial changes may occur at any time before the event. These routes may have portions not open to the public or safe for use except during the event and should be used only for information before the event.
Special AVA Programs:
See our printable Challenges .pdf file
Presented by Realvest
Walk enjoying Vancouver parks, greenways, and neighborhoods. Walkers may choose their distance: 5K, 10K, 21K, or 42K (marathon). The marathon distance is twice-around the 21K route. Non-competitive, walkers go their own pace. Each walker receives a medal.
Where: Registration, start and finish will be at the Hilton Hotel, 301 West 6th Street, Vancouver Washington 98660.
Family Fun 5K Walk
Families
and beginner walkers will enjoy our Saturday 5K Family Fun Walk, 10 am
Saturday April 25, 2010. Enjoy freebies,
snacks, and entertainment as you learn the joys of walking. Everyone
is a winner and receives the Discovery Walk award medal. Cost is $10
for those over age 12, free for those 12 and under (must be accompanied by
an adult participant). Discounts for registering early.
Registration Form
SCHEDULE:
- 6:30 am - 12 pm: Registration/Packet Pick-up
- 7 am: Start for marathon 42K walk. The 42K walk is twice-around the 21K route. 42K walkers must start their second loop by 12 pm
- 7 am - 9 am: Start for 21K Walk
- 8 am - 12 pm: Start for the 5K, 10K Walks
- 10 am: Family Fun 5K Walk start
- 4 pm: All walkers must be off the trail, finish closes.
- Walkers Expo: includes items walkers will love.
Vancouver Farmers Market: Food, local crafts, fresh produce at 6th and Esther, 9 am – 3 pm. http://www.vancouverfarmersmarket.com
Price: $10 per person per walk, with discounts for registering early. Children age 12 and under: Free. Groups of 10 or more registering together: $5 per person per walk. You may register at the event.
Award: All Saturday or Sunday walkers receive a cloisonné medal of our globe-shaped logo on a neck ribbon which indicates the year. Marathon walkers get a special "Marathon 26.2 2010" neck ribbon on their medal. If you walk both Saturday and Sunday, on Sunday you receive a #2 pin to attach to your ribbon. If you are entitled to a participation year number 3 through 12 under the old system, you can pick that up at the sales table.
Info: 1-360-818-4280
Route Maps: Each walker will provided a detailed map and directions when they start the walk, in addition the routes are marked with arrows and ribbons. The routes have changed for 2009. These routes may have portions not open to the public or safe for use except during the event and should be used only for information before the event.
Special AVA Programs:
See our printable Challenges .pdf file
Presented by Veolia Water
What:
Enjoy Vancouver
neighborhoods and parks. Non-competitive, walkers go their own pace. Each
walker receives a medal, marathoners also receive a patch.
Bikers will enjoy a 15K, 25K or 50K trail around western Vancouver.
Two 300-meter swim events at a local pool in the afternoon.
Where: Registration/packet pickup start and finish at the Hilton Hotel, 301 West 6th Street, Vancouver Washington 98660.Vancouver, Washington. Closing Ceremonies in the hotel ballroom.
On the route: Water available at checkpoints, approximately every 5 kilometers.
Schedule:
- 7:30 am - 12 pm: Registration/Packet Pick-up
- 8 am - 9 am: Start for 21K Walk.
- 8 am - 12 pm: Start for the 5K and 10K Walks. Dogs allowed, but not in the hotel or other buildings.
- Bikes: 9 am - 12 pm: Start for the 15K, 25K and 50K Bikes. Helmets required. Some rental bikes available for $10 additional.
- Swims start 1:30 – 3:45 pm, finish by 4 pm. Shuttle provided to and from pool. Swim Shuttle Van to/from pool Operates 1:00 - 4:15pm, approximately every 20 minutes. Last shuttle to pool at 3:30pm. The van departs from the Columbia St. Hilton Convention Center entrance.
- Walkers Expo: includes items walkers will love
- 4 pm: All walkers must be off the trail
- 3 pm: Closing ceremonies.
Vancouver Farmers Market: Food, local crafts, fresh produce at 6th and Esther, 10 am – 3 pm.
Price: $10 per person per event, with discounts for registering early. Children age 12 and under: Free. Groups of 10 or more registering together: $5 per walk, bike, or swim. You may register at the event.
Award: All Saturday or Sunday walkers receive a cloisonné medal of our globe-shaped logo on a neck ribbon which indicates the year. If you walk both Saturday and Sunday, on Sunday you receive a #2 pin to attach to your ribbon. If you are entitled to a participation year number 3 through 12 under the old system, you can pick that up at the sales table. Sunday bikers receive our bike award medal. Sunday swimmers receive a gold globe medal on a pinback ribbon drape. Those who complete the triathlon of walk, bike and swim all on Sunday receive a Triathon neck ribbon on their swim medal instead of the pinback ribbon drape.
Info: 1-360-818-4280
Route Maps: Each walker will provided a detailed map and directions when they start the walk, in addition the routes are marked with arrows and ribbons. Online maps are provided for general information only. Substantial changes may occur at any time before the event. These routes have portions not open to the public or safe for use except during the event and should be used only for information before the event.
Special AVA Programs: See our printable Challenges .pdf file
Awards
All participants on Saturday and Sunday receive the medal award. Our logo is a globe to symbolize the international nature of this International Marching League event. Near the pole, the first trans-polar flight is coming from Russia to land in Vancouver, Washington. At the bottom of the globe is a caravan of other symbols of Vancouver history: Fort Vancouver, the first permanent European settlement in the Oregon Territory. Covered wagons depict the Oregon Trail. Lewis and Clark in their canoe, who camped in Vancouver on their journey down the Columbia to the Pacific. A ship represents the explorers Captain Vancouver and Lt. Broughton.
Our Friday award is still being determined, but we are leaning towards a string backpack.
All Saturday or Sunday walkers receive a cloisonné medal of our globe-shaped logo on a neck ribbon which indicates the year. If you walk both Saturday and Sunday, on Sunday you receive a #2 pin to attach to your ribbon. If you are entitled to a participation year number 3 through 12 under the old system, you can pick that up at the sales table. However, we are repurposing the medals previously offered for year 1, 4, 7, and 10 and cannot offer them to you.
Sunday bikers receive our bike award medal on
a pinback ribbon drape. Sunday swimmers receive a gold globe medal on
a pinback ribbon drape. Those who complete the triathlon of walk, bike
and swim all on Sunday receive a Triathon neck ribbon on their swim medal
instead of the pinback ribbon drape.
All participants also receive an award for the Welcome Walk on Friday.
Those who walk both Saturday and Sunday receive a certificate as their second-day award.
Bike participants and Swim participants receive an award.
More Details on Events
Registration, stipulations, children, pets
Route Maps: Each walker will provided a detailed map and directions when they start the walk, in addition the routes are marked with arrows and ribbons. Online maps are provided for general information only. Substantial changes may occur at any time before the event, and routes have significant changes from year to year. These routes have portions not open to the public or safe for use except during the event and should be used only for information before the event.
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