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Lincoln Highway Walk
Year Round Walk
SN: 115540 - 2020 / Y0122
The event is closed
From Wed, Jan 1st, 2020 to Dec 31st, 2020
Start box available: Daily, dawn to dusk
Mount Vernon/Lisbon, Iowa
The address/location for the Physical Start Box (PSB) is as follows:
Gary's Foods, 715 1st Ave SW
WARNING: The map pin is for reference only and may not accurately indicate the start box location or the event start.
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Event comments
The walk follows a portion of the original Lincoln Hwy in Linn County, IA. Most of the walk is on city sidewalks, with some hills. Attractions in Mount Vernon include a historic business district along the Lincoln Hwy, Cornell College campus, Lincoln Hwy marker placed by Boy Scouts (1928), an original brick portion and railroad viaduct. Attractions in Lisbon include mid-1850's homes and original cement Lincoln Highway markers along Old Lisbon Road leading into town (10k only)
Rating: 2B, Distance: 5, 10km
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Pets: Yes |
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Strollers: Medium |
Wheelchairs: Hard |
Event information
Daily 6am-10pm. Walk follows a portion of the original Lincoln Highway, touring the historic downtown business district and Cornell College campus in Mt. Vernon and passing mid-1850's homes in Lisbon (10k).
Awards: IVV CREDIT ONLY
Driving to the start box
715 - 1st Ave. SW, Mt. Vernon, Iowa From Interstate 80 take Exit 246 (Hwy 1). Go N on Hwy 1 approx 23 miles to intersection of Hwy 1 and Hwy 30. Cross Hwy 30. Gary's Foods will be on the W side of Hwy 1, approx 1/2 block N of this roundabout intersection.
Maps phrase and directions link
The address / location has not been set.
Greater Des Moines Volkssport Assn. (AVA-0250)
Event website: iowaswalkingclub.org
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