HOME    NEWSLETTER    ADULT CARE    COMPUTER CLASSES    WALKS    HIKES    RENT THE CENTER


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.

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

January 2010

Jan. 1

 

New Year Pancake Brunch at Belmor Mobile Home Park:  We celebrate the New Year by a short walk and brunch at this mobile home park. For those who want a ride to the Park, we will leave the Senior Center at 10 am and start our short walk around their 9-hole golf course starting at 10:15 (if the weather permits), and then join in their annual Champagne Pancake Brunch at 11 am.

The meal cost will be $5.00 / Rating: 1 / Cost (for walk): $0.00

Jan. 5

Chehalis Western Trail in Thurston County: This is a new paved "rail to trail" out of Lacy with wetlands, pastures and forests that Ron has found. We will have lunch at a nearby restaurant. 

Lunch: buy / Rating: 1 / Cost: $4.75 

Jan. 12

River Front Trail - Puyallup:  This section of the Trail starts behind Fred Meyers off River Road and follows the river downstream, and a short distance up-stream. There is another section of the Trail farther upstream but we will check it out some other time.

Lunch: Buy / Rating: 1 / Cost: $1.75

Jan. 19

 Titlow Beach Park - Tacoma: Walk the Park trails, the beach and bluff. Watch the ducks, view the new narrow bridge and watch the trains. Eat at the Steamers Restaurant on the beach.                                                                        

Lunch: Buy / Rating: 1 / Cost: $2.80
Jan. 26

Lake Wilderness: This trail follows the old railroad grade to the Cedar River and back through the South King County Arboretum. We will eat in a restaurant in Covington.

Lunch: buy / Rating: 1 / Cost: $2.75

February 2010

Feb. 2

 

BPA Trail from Aquatics Center: Walk the new section from Aquatics Center to S. 356th and back. We will eat at the nearby International Pancake House. 

Lunch: Buy / Rating: 1 / Cost: $1.50

Feb. 9

Wildwood & Brennon Parks - Puyallup: We will visit Brennon Park first and walk around the lake on a blacktop trail, then drive to Wildwood Park and walk the dirt trail there. Lunch at Edgewood Dairy Queen or Arby’s.

Lunch: buy / Rating: 2 / Cost: $2.30

Feb. 16

DuPont Town and Fort Nisqually: Thanks to Ron, we will make a leisurely walk, circling around this historical area. We start the three-mile loop at the location of the original fort stockade enclosure and then follow Sequalitchew Creek upstream. After about a mile, we'll turn south through wooded area and marshland to DuPont Museum, on the edge of "civilization". Hopefully, we'll be able to visit the museum. We will have lunch at a fast food place in DuPont

Lunch: Buy / Rating: 2 / Cost: $4.52 

Feb. 23

Discovery Park – Seattle: We will walk a 3-mile loop and for those who want, down to the waterfront trail in this great Seattle Park. We will have lunch at Katina’s Kitchen.

Lunch: buy / Rating: 1-3 / Cost: $4.25

March 2010

Mar. 2

 

Point Defiance Park: We walk the woodland trails in this park in Tacoma. We will eat at the Antique Sandwich Shop.

Lunch: Buy / Rating: 2 / Cost: $2.80

Mar. 9

Nisqually National Wildlife Reservation: We will see what new trails are available at this Federal Reserve. We will stop for lunch at  Norma’s Burger restaurant on the way home.

Lunch: buy / Rating: 2 / Cost: $4.10 

Mar. 16

Lake Hills Greenbelt in Bellevue: Paved and gravel trails and two lakes. Sack lunch in shelter at Pea Patch Garden. 

Lunch: Sack / Rating: 2 / Cost: $3.75 

Mar. 23

St. Edwards State Park: This park is south of Kenmore and has woodland and beachside trails with views of Lake Washington. There is a level 1 hike and a level 3 hike choice at this park. We will eat in the Bastyr University Cafeteria.

Lunch: buy / Rating: 1-3 / Cost: $5.10

Mar. 30

Soundview Trail: This blacktop trail is in University Place north of Steilacoom. It goes around a Scottish style Golf Course. It is a 2.5-mile loop with 250 ft elevation change and has a 10% grade in spots with great sound views of Puget Sound, Ketron, Anderson, McNeal and Fox Islands. We will eat at a fast food place on the way home. 

Lunch: buy / Rating: 3 / Cost: $3.20


HOME    NEWSLETTER    ADULT CARE    COMPUTER CLASSES    WALKS    HIKES    RENT THE CENTER