Winston Wanderers Walking Club
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NEWS and UPDATES
March 16th Meeting at Little Italy Restaurant in King
Out next meeting will be on October 20th at the Little Italy Restaurant in King. It is located at 612 S Main Street and its phone number is (336) 985-5428. Reservations have been made in the name of Lloyd Tolbert.
Directions:
If approaching King from the south, get on US-52 North. From I-40, use exit 193B onto Hwy 52 N. Merge onto US-52 N/JOHN M GOLD FWY. Go 13.8 miles and take EXIT 123 toward KING/TOBACCOVILLE. For 0.2 miles. Turn RIGHT onto S MAIN ST. Go 0.5 mile and get in left lane. Turn left into parking lot at Lowe's Food sign. Little Italy will be on your immediate right when you turn into the parking lot. White Building with covered drop-off.
If approaching King from the north on US-52 South. take EXIT 123 toward KING/TOBACCOVILLE. And go 0.2 mile. Turn LEFT onto S MAIN ST. Go 0.6 mile and get in left lane. Turn left into parking lot at Lowe's Food sign. Little Italy will be on your immediate right when you turn into the parking lot. White Building with covered drop-off.
UPCOMING GROUP WALKS
DAN NICHOLAS PARK ON 3/6: Start at 10 AM at the concession stand in the park.
From I-85, take Exit 76 (Albermarle, US 52 South). Go south on US 52 for 3/10 of a mile and turn left on Stokes Ferry Road. Travel 5.9 miles on Stokes Ferry Road and turn left on Providence Church Road. Go 1.7 miles and turn right at stop sign onto Bringle Ferry Road for 0.6 mile to park entrance on the left. Take second right in park to the parking lot at the lake. Walk to the Concession Stand/Park Office.
DANVILLE VA ON 3/20: Both YREs will be walked. Plans are to start one walk at 10 AM and the other at 2 PM. Walkers can do both or arrive at the start time for one of the walks. The route of the morning walk will be determined by the walkers. One walk is a city walk and the other is a greenway walk along the Dan River. The start point is the Danville Science Center, 677 Craghead Street, Danville, VA 24541-1503. Phone (434) 791-5160.
Directions: Take 29N from Greensboro to Danville to the 29N Expressway (also called the Rte. 265 Bypass). Take the exit for 58W (follow the brown Danville Science Center signs). After approximately 2 miles, take a left at the second stoplight onto the Main Street Bridge. After you cross over the bridge, take a left onto Craghead Street at the stoplight. The Science Center will be approximately 1 mile on the left at the "Crossing at the Dan."
MOUNT AIRY AND ELKIN ON 4/3: A pair of group walks will be held in Elkin and Mount Airy. The Mount Airy walk will start at 10 AM at
The Mount Airy Visitors Center, 200 N. Main Street. HOW TO GET THERE: From 1-77 exit 101 (1-74) to exit 17, US 52 north toward Mt. Airy. From the south: take US 52 north to Mt. Airy. Follow US 52 Bypass and exit right on NC-89 (Mt. Airy/Galax). At traffic light continue straight on NC-89 East (Independence Blvd), through 5 more traffic lights to Renfro St. Turn right onto Renfro, go to Moore St and turn right, then into parking lot. The Visitors Center will be at the corner of Main and Moore Sts. (At the time clock, 1½ short blocks up Moore).
The Elkin walk will start at 2 PM in the parking lot in front of the Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce Visitor Information Center, 116 East Market Street, Elkin, NC. The Visitors Center is closed on Saturday so find a restroom when you get off I-77. The library will not be open in the afternoon.
HOW TO GET THERE: I-77 to Exit 82; Elkin/NC67 Turn west toward downtown Elkin/Jonesville: Follow 2 miles to Yadkin River crossing. Since the bridge is out, follow the detour and turn right on Market Street.