Come Walk With Us!

These are group walks where we all meet and walk together. Meet at 8:45 am - group walk leaves by 9:15 am (unless noted). Walks are 5K or 10K long - your choice. We take a relatively slow pace with lots of time to see the sights.

  • ​$4 per walker who wants to stamp their Volksmarching book.

  • $2 per walker who just wants to walk for fun!

Avila Beach, CA
Aug
10

Avila Beach, CA

Not just a beach - a beautiful walking trail!

Feel the ocean air in your hair on this beautiful beach walk!

The walking route is on the Bob Jones Bikeway that is a paved surface for the majority of the event.

Walkers will enjoy orchards, farms, crossing a river bridge, passing a golf course, beach area, and other walkers/cyclists.

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Orcutt - and the Chalk Festival
Sep
28

Orcutt - and the Chalk Festival

Walk the quaint and historic Old Town Orcutt. Visit local restaurants and shops while viewing the pastoral hillsides.

We’re timing this walk to coincide with the Orcutt Chalk Festival - and we’re hoping to have our very own CHALK LABYRINTH as part of the walk!

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Cambria Scarecrow Festival
Oct
19

Cambria Scarecrow Festival

This walk coincides with Cambria’s famous Scarecrow Festival! It’s fantastic!

Beautiful walk along the beach & harbor!

Enjoy an invigorating walk in quaint Cambria, or opt to get back to nature on the beautiful Moonstone Beach Boardwalk.

Four walking options await you!

If a cityscape is more your style, enjoy a 5K or a 10K walk through all of Cambria, with an additional leg out to the edge of the Fiscalini Nature Preserve on Windsor Drive.

You are even treated to five blocks of ocean-front vistas!

Or, if communing with nature is what you'd prefer, opt for our 5K (remote start) or 10K Nature Walks. The 5K stays along the Moonstone Beach Boardwalk, while the 10K includes a path along Santa Rosa Creek.

Something for everyone!!

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Los Osos and Baywood Park
Oct
20

Los Osos and Baywood Park

The Sweet Springs Nature Preserve has some accessible gravel trails as well as softer dirt trails with significant quantities of tree roots. Walking sticks recommended. Dogs allowed on all portions of the walk except within the Nature Preserve (alternate route available for that portion of the walk)

Come explore the seaside serenity of Los Osos and Baywood Park. The gem of our 5K walk is the Sweet Springs Nature Preserve, with its abundant waterfowl and expansive views of the Morro Bay Estuary. The 11K walk also takes you along several stretches of shoreline and to the Elfin Forest Boardwalk, with Pygmy Oaks and no less than eight distinct environment types.

Water and restrooms available at the start/finish and at the Baywood Boardwalk. Porta Potties available for the 11K near the corner of El Moro Ave and 11th Street.

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Santa Maria CA
Jul
13

Santa Maria CA

Santa Maria, CA

Walk beautiful Santa Maria, CA. Start at the historic Santa Maria Inn and stroll through the garden district.

Visit the local community college campus, Allen Hancock College - and get credit for University Walking!

5k or 10k

University Walkin’

This walk is on the list of qualifying walks for University Walkin’ - a special program where you win special awards for talking walks that set foot on a college or university. You can purchase special tracking books to take part in this program. To do so, fill out this form.

​Start Point:

​Santa Maria Inn

Reception Desk

801 S Broadway, Santa Maria, CA 93454

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