Sacramento Walking Sticks to stroll in the New Year – Rocklin & Roseville Today

Sacramento, CA- The Sacramento Walking Sticks Club will be hosting newly designed walks on New Years Eve and New Years Day for everyone to join in on, even the family dog.

The start location for both events will be the Pioneer Congregational Church on 2700 L St in Sacramento CA 95819, across the street from Sutters Fort. Registration for the New Years Eve walk, December 31st, is between 5:00 6:00 p.m. and the New Years Day walk, January 1st, is between 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noon. There will be a different 5K (3.1 miles) and 10K (6.2 miles) route available on both days. Flashlights are recommended on the New Years Eve walk. Dogs are welcome on all the walks, but they are not allowed inside the Church; strollers and wheelchairs will be able to traverse all routes. Rain will not stop these events from taking place.

Volkswalking is a family sport and parents and grandparents are encouraged to bring their children and grandchildren out and get them walking. These events are a wonderful way to see the old year out and see the new one in. This makes for a great new years resolution; to get fit, meet new people and see sights in your hometown and surrounding areas that youve never seen before.

The New Years Eve route will take people in heavily decorated areas of midtown and downtown Sacramento; the longer walk will bring you all the way to Old Sacramento. The walks are non-competitive and not timed so people can stop along the way to enjoy the sights and sounds so long as they return for check-in by 9:00 p.m. at the Church.

The New Years Day route will let people explore the serene and lovely East Sacramento neighborhoods with their custom homes and fun, quirky businesses. Historic notes will be provided. Everyone must be checked in by 3:00 pm. At the Church. Each participant always receives a set of written directions with a map for the route they will be walking and typically the route will also be marked.

The walks are open and available to everyone. They are FREE and there is also an incentive program provided that allows people the opportunity to track their mileage. This incentive program can be started by purchasing a New Walker Packet for $5.00. There is also a limited-edition commemorative patch available for $4.00 each.

Volkssporting (translation means sport of the people) originated in Germany in the 1970s. Many US military families stationed there enjoyed the sport and eventually brought it to America; there are currently just under 300 clubs nationwide. The Sacramento Walking Sticks Club continues to be the largest club in the entire USA with close to 550+ members and it offers everyone a wide array of walking and bicycling adventures almost every day of the week for people of all ages, including their dogs.

Walking is one of the most efficient and inexpensive forms of exercise around and it also offers an array of psychological, physical, and spiritual benefits as well. Walking is an exercise that works on you from head to toe as well as from the inside out. People love to go exploring in their hometown as well as in their state, but they tend to be more receptive to doing it with others. Volkssporting is a great connector of town festivals and activities with people who would never have ventured there on their own. Theres safety in numbers whether by day or night and meeting new friends along the way is another side benefit. After the walks we like to dine at local eateries wherever were at so theres also another social layer to volkswalking.

The Sacramento Walking Sticks Club offer group walks on Tuesday, Thursday and occasional Friday mornings (5 and 10K routes to choose from) as well as Wednesday night group walks that are always 5K. Each month there is a 5K Full Moon walk as well as a 5K Early Risers walk where we start walking at 6:30 a.m. and have breakfast afterwards. Also once a month are Road Adventures which take us midweek to neighboring clubs walks that are at least an hour and a half from Sacramento. There are also group bike rides of 25K offered every other Thursday morning throughout the year.

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