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Walk for Your Life

Fireweed at Cedar RiverThe Walk for Your Life program was started when one of our members was told he had to walk to improve his heart condition, general health and fitness, or he would not have long to live. That is why the program is called "Walk for Your Life". Walking exercise is one of the best ways to improve your health and fitness! Join us for a social outing and enjoy local parks and forest trails. Join our friendly group and improve your health and fitness at the same time.

You need to have a good pair of walking/hiking shoes and be dressed for the forecasted weather.

Rating Scale: A walk rated at Level 1 is an easy paved three or four mile walk over a two-hour time; a rating of Level 2 has a more uneven path and some elevation change; and, a Level 3 rating has several hundred feet of elevation gain and a more uneven trail surface. We recommend you start on your walking program on Level 1 ratings until you are comfortable with these hikes, which last about two hours and normally cover three to four miles.

WE LEAVE AT 9:00 AM TUESDAY MORNINGS from the Federal Way Senior Center unless otherwise noted, so be there 15 minutes earlier to sign-in and be assigned to one of the drivers. Be sure you have walking shoes and appropriate clothing for the forecasted weather. We will walk rain or shine (but not in icy or snowy conditions)! Call Al Osborne at 253-880-2800 if in doubt.

Walk rating of 1 is an easy, paved three-four miles over two hours; a rating of 2 has a more uneven path and some elevation change; and, a rating of 3 has several hundred feet of elevation gain and a more uneven trail surface.

Costs are estimated with a $1.00 surcharge per passenger for maintenance, plus gas cost per passenger using the FWSC vans at 10 mpg and using the Tacoma gas prices at Fuel Gauge Report

Are you interested in a complete list of walks taken by the Walk For Your Life group?!? Click here to get a PDF file of the numerous trips they've taken over the years. Driving directions are available here.

Photos: For those of you with Internet access, we have a webpage with photos of the walks and hikes here. Thank you, Ron, for sharing!  
      

Walk for Your Life Schedule

* Costs are estimated with a $1.00 surcharge per passenger for maintenance, plus gas cost per passenger using the FWSC vans at 10 mpg and using the Tacoma gas prices at Fuel Gauge Report

August 2010

August 3

 

Lake Hills Greenbelt in Bellevue: Walk level paved and gravel trails and two lakes. We'll have a sack lunch in the shelter at Pea Patch Garden.  

Lunch: sack / Rating: 2 / Cost: $3.25

August 17

Tolmie State Park: This Park is 11 miles NE of Olympia. There are restrooms, and picnic shelters. The trail is 4.3 miles with a shortcut for those who want 3 miles. Natural surface trails.  Enjoy the saltwater beach, salt lagoon, forest, and Olympic Mountains views. Walk wooded trails and a little of the beach. 

Lunch: sack / Rating: 2 / Cost: $4.60

August 24

Leave at 8:30am: Grove of the Patriarchs/Silver Falls: This favorite walk is a visit to a virgin grove of large trees (Rating 1), and upon return, a drive to Ohanapecosh Campground. Those who wish can continue their walk to view of Silver Falls and on to Ohanapecosh Campground (Rating 3) for lunch with those who have driven directly there. Sack lunch at Ohanapecosh Campground. 

Lunch: Sack / Rating: 1 / Cost: $8.60

August 31

Green River Com. Coll. Woodland Trails:  We will walk the Dead Horse Canyon Trail, Foundation Trail, Abel Plantation Trail, Brush Patch Trail and West Pond Trail. This is about a 3.5 mile loop that stays on the upper and middle plateau area and has a great view of Mt. Rainier at a bench on the bluff.

Lunch: buy / Rating: 3 / Cost: $4.00

June 29 Carey Creek, Taylor Mountain area: This walk starts just off Hwy. 18 at Issaquah–Hobart Road and is about 4.5 miles round trip with a 300-ft elevation change. We cross Carey Creek on a short wooden bridge near start of the Taylor Mountain hike. We will eat a sack lunch on the trail or buy lunch at Covington if the weather is not good.

Lunch: Sack / Rating: 3 / Cost: $4.25


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