Winston Wanderers Walking Club

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Walk with people who enjoy walking. Set a pace which allows you to enjoy the scenery. Our 10 kilometer walks are in areas of historical interest or scenic beauty such as parks and in conjunction with events of community interest. The Winston Wanderers Walking Club is located in the Piedmont of North Carolina, including Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point.  The club is affiliated with The Tarheel State Walkers VolksSports Association (TSWVA), The American VolksSports Association (AVA), and The International Federation of Popular Sports (IVV). We hold weekend walks in the Central North Carolina area and have permanent trails located throughout the state.

 

 NEWS and UPDATES

The Winston-Salem Visitors Center is now closed on the weekends.

 

May 19th Meeting at Grioli’s Restaurant in Greensboro   We ate at this restaurant after the group walk in Greensboro and the food and service were excellent.  We decided to try it for dinner and hold a meeting there.  It is an Italian restaurant with pizza and a large Italian menu.   From the SOUTH on I-85 take exit 122, US 220 north. Follow the road (It becomes Freeman Mill Road) to downtown as it becomes Edgeworth to Battleground Ave.  Left on Battleground and continue past New Garden (the turn for the Courthouse YRE) for a couple of miles to the intersection of Battleground Road , Old Battleground Road , and Horsepen Creek Road at a traffic light.  Old Battleground will be on the right.  Turn right on Old Battleground Road ; a Citgo station will be on the right corner as you turn.  Once on Old Battleground, turn into the shopping center (the first left turn) and look to the right - you will see the restaurant behind Harris Teeter.   FROM EAST or WEST on I-40/Bus-85, take exit 218, Freeman Mill Rd/US 220 (westbound use 218A, eastbound use 218B) then follow Freeman Mill Road toward the downtown, it will become Edgeworth in the downtown.  Then follow the direction above to the restaurant.

 

 

 

 MAY and JUNE GROUP WALKS  

NC ARBORETUM (ASHEVILLE) ON 5/17 (SUNDAY):  The walk will start at 1:30 pm on Sunday at the NC Arboretum Education Center, 828-665-2492.  100 Frederick Law Olmstead Way. 

 Directions: From I-26, take exit 2. Follow NC191 south approximately three miles.  Turn right at light onto ramp to Blue Ridge Parkway.  Entrance is a right turn off ramp.  From Blue Ridge Parkway, take exit for NC191 at mile 393 and turn left into Arboretum.  Follow signs to Education Center.

 

PINEVILLE (MECKLENBURG COUNTY) ON 5/30:   The walk will start at 10 am at the  Hampton Inns & Suites, 401 Towne Center Blvd, phone (704) 889-2700.  This walk is in a residential area, around a small lake, through a cemetery and the main street of Pineville with quaint antique shops and restaurants.

DIRECTIONS:  From I-77 south of Charlotte, take I-485 east 3 miles to Pineville Exit 64B (Hwy 51 south). Turn right off ramp. After 2nd traffic light, turn left onto Towne Center Blvd before the Burger King. Hampton Inn is on the left.

 

 

PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER ON 6/13:  The walk in will start in the picnic area parking lot in Gibson Park at 8 am.  The park opens early and the PEC Start Point does not.

  The walk will either be the usual 12 km route, starting at the midpoint or a special 10 km trail that comes back to its start point part way through the walk.

     Directions to Gibson Park:  From I-40, take Exit 214, Wendover Avenue southbound toward High Point, cross Tarrant Road (traffic light), turn left at next crossover in the median.  There is a Gibson Park sign on the side of the entrance road.

 

BLACK MOUNTAIN ON 6/27:  The Asheville Amblers will host an evening group walk starting at a time and place to be announced later.  Watermelon will be devoured after the walk.

 

GREENSBORO CITY ON 7/11:  A group walk of the downtown trail will start at 8 am at the Bryan Family YMCA, 501 Market St.  From the south on I-85 exit 122, US 220 north to Washington St. in downtown. Cross Washington Street and move to the left lane to turn left into the YMCA parking lot (before you get to Market Street).

HIGH POINT ON 7/25:  A group walk of the alternate trail will start at 8 am at the Visitors Center Parking Lot.  The Visitors Center will not be open at the start of the walk, so restrooms will not be available.  The Visitors Center is on Green Street.  From Main Street turn onto Green (it is a one-way street) and then make an immediate left into the parking lot behind the building.

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