Great Greenbelt
Walking Club

The Great Greenbelt Walking Club promotes physical fitness through noncompetitive sporting events. Our events are designed to help community members have fun, become fit, and make friends. We hope you'll join us!

We sponsor walks, hikes, bike rides, and swims based on the concept of "volkssporting." Volkssporting started in Germany and, simply defined, is a personal fitness sports and recreation program offering noncompetitive walks, hikes, bike rides, swims, and in some regions cross-country skiing. You choose when to participate, and can participate in the sport at your own pace. Walking – also called “volksmarching” – is the most popular of all the volkssporting activities. The normal walk distance is 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) or 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). The normal bike ride distance is 25 kilometers (16 miles) and the normal swim distance is 300 meters. If you feel that you cannot go that far, please let us know and we will help you reach that goal!

• Traditional Events are usually walk/bike/swim events that are scheduled for a particular date. You may walk these events only on the date specified.

• Seasonal Events are walk/bike/swim events that may be walked any day that they are open. These seasonal events are usually available for 90 days or more.

• Year Round Events are walk/bike/swim events that may be walked any day of the year.