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Year Round Walk
SN: 106244 - 2017 / Y0390
The event is closed
From Sun, Jan 1st, 2017 to Dec 31st, 2017
Start box available: varies -see description
Bowie, Maryland
The address/location for the Physical Start Box (PSB) is as follows:
Starbucks Coffee
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Event comments
This is a quiet walk on paved trails and sidewalks through a nice suburban community. It is rich in wildlife, including waterfowl and songbirds, and the occasional turtle. All walkers will pass the Bowie City Hall and Evergreen and Allen Ponds. The 10k trail also goes to Blacksox Park and past the National Capital Area Radio & Television Museum. Both trails finish back at the Bowie Town Center mall. There are dining opportunities in the mall to suit every pocketbook and taste. There are restrooms in Starbucks and the mall food court all year round and at several locations on the trail during the warm months. Both trails lie entirely within the City of Bowie and Prince George's County. Fee for IVV credit or non-IVV is $3.00. Children 12 and under walk for free (IVV credit included) courtesy of Freestate Happy Wanderers. Allen Pond Park is the City's premier 85-acre, multi-use park. It is home to the Bowie Ice Arena, the Robert V. Setera Amphitheater, and the Bowie Skate Park. It offers picnic facilities for rent. Fishing is allowed from the shore of Allen Pond, a 10-acre stocked pond. Persons 16 years of age and older must have a valid Maryland fishing license. The park is also home to Opportunity Park, offering 100% accessible activities in preschool and school-aged playgrounds. Blacksox Park is a 64-acre park primarily designed for baseball and softball, but also contains playgrounds for all ages. The park offers restrooms, in season, as well as a concession stand available for rent. A paved walking trail connects the playground and ball fields to the City's system of hiker/biker trails. Located in a 1906 storekeeper's house, the National Capital Radio and Television Museum explores broadcast history from the earliest days of wireless telegraph to the development of television. A fascinating collection of broadcast memorabilia includes depression-era cathedral radios, early televisions, "French fry" transistors, crystal sets, and even sound effects equipment
Rating: 1A, Distance: 6, 10km
Restrooms: Yes |
Pets: Yes |
Strollers: Easy |
Wheelchairs: Easy |
Event information
SP open M-T 5am-9pm, F, Sat 5:30am-9:30pm, Sun 6am-7:30pm. Walk on paved paths and sidewalks around ponds, through city parks, and past playgrounds. Pets are not permitted on the mall main street or in the SP. They are allowed on the trail and must be leashed at all times and cleaned up after.
Awards: 'A' Award available
Driving to the start box
3924 Town Center Wy, Bowie, MD 20716. I-95 (I-495/Washington Beltway), Exit 19A (Bowie)/US 50 E. Take US 50 6 miles to Exit 11 S (MD 197/Collington). Right at 3rd light to Town Center Wy.*** From east, take MD 3/301 N or S, exit at MD 197 N (Rip's restaurant at intersection). Turn N on MD 197. Left at 3rd light to Town Center Way.*** ***Left at 1st intersection at bottom of hill. Right to parking lot behind DuClaw Brewing Pub and park. Walk through walkway to left of DuClaw, turn left at sidewalk.
Maps phrase and directions link
The address / location has not been set.
Freestate Happy Wanderers (AVA-0190)
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