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Click to copy link to system's cut & paste clipboardHistorical Downtown & University
Year Round Walk
SN: 108291 - 2018 / Y0240
The event is closed
From Mon, Jan 1st, 2018 to Dec 31st, 2018
Start box available: dawn to dusk
San Jose, California
The address/location for the Physical Start Box (PSB) is as follows:
ALERT: Remodeling of the Pacific Motor Inn lobby resulted in the start box being moved to our CAMPBELL YRE Start Point temporarily. See Directions below:.
Special programs Bridges - Spanning the USA Ice Cream Parlors Make a Wish at a Water Fountain Take a Walk In a City Park CC: Santa Clara County |
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Event comments
California county: Santa Clara. The first restrooms are in the King Library about 2Km from the start. A second option is at the Peralta Adobe, inside the cafe area. There are some stairs, but they can be creatively avoided.
Rating: 1A, Distance: 10km
Restrooms: Yes |
Pets: Yes |
Strollers: Medium |
Wheelchairs: Medium |
Event information
Walk in historical downtown San Jose. First stop is the San Jose State University campus founded in 1887. Continue through the modern MLK Library and on through the town. You will see the original Peralta Adobe and the Shark Tank (ice hockey stadium), now named SAP Center. The original railway station is still in use. The walk takes you along the newly developed river path to the famous purple Children's Discovery Museum funded by Steve Wozniak of Apple computers; walk on the world's largest Monopoly Board. The San Jose Museum of Art and the beautiful St. James Cathedral are on the way. This walk is the best way to see the capitol of Silicon Valley.
Awards: IVV CREDIT ONLY
Driving to the start box
CAMPBELL INN: 675 E Campbell Ave, Campbell 95008 From Hwy 17/880 take Hamilton Ave. exit, go East to Bascom Ave. Turn right to Campbell Ave, turn right again. Enter the Pruneyard Shopping center at the second driveway (near Outback Steakhouse). Park in the lot to your left, near the Hwy 17 overpass . Walk under Hwy 17; the Inn is just on the other side of the overpass. File cabinet is inside the maintenance closet in to the right of front desk. Driving directions to San Jose start point are in the box.
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