HIKING, ETC.

A great way to combine fitness with fresh air and companionship

Two walking groups offer hikes and walks

at various levels of difficulty

TO VIEW PHOTOS OF CURRENT WALKS JULY THROUGH DECEMBER 2022 CLICK HERE

TO VIEW PHOTOS OF RECENT WALKS JANUARY THROUGH JUNE 2022 CLICK HERE

TO VIEW PHOTOS OF EARLIER WALKS, CLICK ON LINKS IN THE SECTION BELOW

Photographs taken by Karen Herzberg, Dorothy Milne, and Ingrid Pardoe

MONDAY HIKING GROUP:

TIME: 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (approx.)

CONVENOR: Marjorie Evans. To get on the mailing list, contact her by e-mail at WAMUN.

DESTINATIONS: are posted through WAMUN email.

HELP IN GETTING THERE: ride sharing can be arranged, as needed, depending on the venue and the participants.

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: hikes of moderate to adventurous difficulty with an emphasis on hikes in natural areas. In winter, we love to hike through snow on snowshoes.

TYPICAL WALKS: the White Hills, behind the DFO building, straight down to the ocean and back; Cape Spear; walking on the trail from Cape Spear towards Maddox Cove; Virginia River Trail; Oxen Pond Botanical Garden; in Pippy Park on snowshoes.

SATURDAY WALKING GROUP:

TIME: 1:30 p.m - 2:30 p.m. (approx.)

CONVENOR: Deborah Rehner To get on the mailing list, contact her by e-mail at WAMUN

DESTINATIONS: are posted to members in an email message from the convenor, usually on Friday, or later depending on the weather.

HELP IN GETTING THERE: ride sharing can usually be arranged upon request.

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: gentle walks for all but with scope for those wanting a more rigorous walk

COFFEE & CONVERSATION: at Tim Horton's afterwards

TYPICAL WALKS include: Long Pond; Mundy Pond; Quidi Vidi; MUN Botanical Garden; Bowring Park; the Grand Concourse; Octagon Pond; Cape Spear; Power's Pond (Mt. Pearl); The T-Railway (along the Waterford River); quiet city streets such as "the Capitals" (e.g. Toronto St., Halifax St.); and, reserved for very nasty weather - The Works.