13th Annual
National Capital Walkfest
Jul 31—Aug 02 2010
The Nepean Nomads have just turned 20 years old this year. The club started in late 1990 with its first official walk being run in 1991 from the Nepean City Hall (now Ben Franklin Place). Over the years the club has promoted non-competitive walking to people of all ages.
The club is a member of the Canadian Volkssport Federation (CVF) which oversees the organization and running of the Internationaler(IVV) sponsored walks and awards program here in Canada. Being a member of the CVF and IVV provide the club members access to walks and events in over 40 countries around the world. Many of our members take advantage of this when planning travel to places near and far.
Here in Ottawa the club has run events within the city as well as out into the Ottawa Valley in order to provide interesting places for our members to walk. The club also holds social events to provide a different venue for club members to get together and have fun, such as Golf tournaments and bowling nights.
The Club believes that walking should be fun, healthy and enjoyable so we try to have a nice mix of trails and street paths utilizing the best of what Ottawa has to offer. The National Capital region is our play area and we try to see all of it! So come join us and see parts of the region you may not have ever seen.
About the Nomads
The Nepean Nomads are proud to host the 13th Annual National Capital Walkfest this year. It is a unique weekend in Ottawa where the club proudly presents a series of noncompetitive map walks for all ages. These walks highlight some of Ottawa’s unique and beautiful settings by providing different trails each day.
The table shows the walks distances that are going to be available on each day and are different routes for your walking pleasure.
Distance / Duration *5 km / 1 hr 5 m
10 km / 2hr 10 m
11 km / 2hr 20m
21 km / 3hr 10m
Note * duration is the time it would take the average walker to complete the walk.
This year in cooperation with the Ottawa International Walking Festival (OIWF) we are excited to also provide a half marathon trail (21 km).
Registration
At the stat point there is a registration process which involves reading a "Waiver of Liability" for insurance purposes, then sign the registration sheet. To fill in the registration sheet walkers provide their name and address, sign the sheet and tick off the appropriate box for award, free and distance (5km/10km/11 km/21km) event. Once this paperwork is done, go and enjoy the walk.
Walk
These walks are Map walks so remember to a map and set of directions for the walk at the start point. Just follow the instructions, browse the sights, shops and other historic places along the route. All walks have been pre-walked and instructions verified for accuracy. There are places along the routes where you can stop for drinks, food and washrooms.
Finish
When you have completed the trail you find yourself back at the start point. Here you will have to check yourself off as ‘returned’ in the registration book. If you are part of the CVF Awards program you will get you books stamped.
We hope to see you on more of our walk events be sure to pick up a listing at the start point or from our web site.
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Come walk with us this long weekend and enjoy the paths, streets and different flavours that make Canada’s National Capital a unique and beautiful city
All walks on this weekend will start at the Jack Purcell Community Centre, 320 Jack Purcell Lane, Ottawa, ON, K2P 2J5.
Registration times: 08:30—13:00 hrs each day (rain or shine).
Other Walks Around Ottawa
If you are visiting Ottawa for this weekend, we also have another 11+ map walks that are available for you to do. These walks are located at different locations around the city. Just ask at the registration desk for information about them or check our website.