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Year Round Walk
SN: 110044 - 2018 / Y1040
The event is closed
From Mon, Jan 1st, 2018 to Dec 31st, 2018
Start box available: Mon - Sat. 10 am to 5 pm
Rockport, Texas
The address/location for the Physical Start Box (PSB) is as follows:
The Community Aquatic & Skate Park
Special programs None provided |
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Event comments
Deer are abundant, particularly in the early morning and evening hours. The new Aransas County History Center is located a block from the trail and is open Friday and Saturday. The Rockport Aquarium, the Bay Education Center with its "Science on a Sphere", Rockport Center for the Arts, and various other sites will also tempt you away from the course as views of Little Bay and Aransas Bay approach as the course turns north on the return to the finish.
Rating: 1A, Distance: 6, 11km
Restrooms: Yes |
Pets: Yes |
Strollers: Easy |
Wheelchairs: Medium |
Event information
The 11K course provides samples of what Rockport offers residents and visitors. It begins and ends on the "Tule Hike & Bike Trail" within a Texas Coastal Live Oak Forest bordering a coastal wetland called "Tule Lake". Walkers will also enjoy the Rockport Downtown Heritage District, the downtown shopping district, Rockport Harbor, Texas Maritime Museum, Rockport Beach Park and various other historical sites. The 6K course stays primarily within city parks on cement and asphalt surfaces.
Awards: IVV CREDIT ONLY
Driving to the start box
2001 Stadium Drive, Rockport, TX 78382. (New Start Point due to Hurricane Harvey). From Corpus Christi cross over the Harbor Bridge onto 181 N. After driving through Portland, continue on HWY 35 E toward Rockport. Continue approximately 12 miles and exit right onto FM 2165 (Pearl St.). At the 1st red light, turn left onto Enterprise Blvd. continue several block to the next light on Enterprise. Turn left onto Stadium Drive and proceed to the Community Pool on the left.
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Rockport City Trailways (AVA-0966)
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