Please note: Before travelling any significant distance to do one of these Year Round and Seasonal walks, walkers should always contact the 'Contact Person' or club shown with each walk. If either of these are unavailable, please contact the appropriate Regional Director or the CVF office at cvffcv@bellnet.ca The CVF makes every effort to keep this information up to date, but changes do occur from time to time that may inconvenience walkers who travel.

Avis important: Avant d'entreprendre un voyage d'une distance importante à l’une des marches suivantes, on devrait toujours contacter le responsable ou le club indiqué pour chaque marche. S'il est impossible de contacter l'un ou l'autre des ces deux, veuillez contacter soit le Directeur régional ou le bureau national de la FCV au cvffcv@bellnet.ca . La FCV fait de son mieux pour garder ces renseignements à jour, mais des changements importants peuvent survenir de temps à autre.

CVF 25th Anniversary Walking Challenge

Défi de marche du 25e anniversaire FCV

ROUND AND LONG DISTANCE WALK - ALL PARTS OF OTTAWA

OTTAWA   (All parts of Ottawa-Gatineau [former Hull])

YRE-RLDW   CVF12/270   2012-01-03 ➞ 2012-12-30   [176], 200 km   1A / 2B

CVF Ontario Director

Sue Osborn / Ole Olson  613-634-4239 / 613-824-1583  josborn/cogeco.ca/oleolson@magma.ca

Round and Long Distance Walk. Contact Ole Olson for registration kit.

Directions to all Start Points are given in the instruction booklet. This is the only walk in Canada that will actually tell you how to take a bus back to the Start Point!

Start times vary according to Start Points. See instruction booklet for specific times and other recommendations.

This RLDW (Round and Long Distance Walk) was the first of it’s kind in Canada. The route of this walk will take you through all parts of the city (the former Cities of Ottawa, Nepean, Kanata, Vanier, Orleans and Rockcliffe) and then over to Gatineau, Quebec.  New registrants will receive new instructions for the new 200 km.

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  K1E 1H2

WEST SIDE / PARTIE OCCIDENTALE

CVF 25th Anniversary Walking Challenge

Défi de marche du 25e anniversaire FCV

OTTAWA   (West - Westboro)

YRE-MW   CVF12/272   2012-01-02 ➞ 2012-12-31   6, 11 km   1A

Nepean Nomads Walking Club

Hugh van Buren  613-828-8609  papavb@rogers.com

Bridgehead Coffee House, 362 Richmond Road

Take Carling Ave. to Holland Ave. Turn north on Holland to Wellington St. Turn left. Wellington becomes Richmond Rd.  Follow Richmond Rd. to just past Churchill.. Bridgehead Coffee Shop will be on your left, just before the Mountain Co-op Equipment store.

dawn to dusk daily

Trail mostly on sidewalks and recreational trails. The 10k trail passes through part of the Central Experimental Farm.

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  K2A 0E8

This walk qualifies for credit under the following program[s]:

    Group Walks

OTTAWA / KANATA   (West - Kanata)

S-SEAS-MW   CVF12/123   2012-06-01 ➞ 2012-09-30   5, 11 km   2C

Nepean Nomads Walking Club

Don Cooper  613-831-4209  koopdj@rogers.com

PharmaPlus - inside the Hazeldean Mall, corner of Hazeldean & Robertson Rds.

Take the Eagleson Road South exit from the 417. Hazeldean Mall is on your right just past Robertson Road.

09:00-21:00 Monday to Friday, 09:00-18:00 Saturday and Sunday. Store is closed all major holidays.

A summer walk through forest trail, gravel paths and city streets.

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  K2M 1C9

This walk qualifies for credit under the following program[s]:

    Group Walks

OTTAWA / KANATA   (West - Kanata South)

YRE-MW   CVF12/003   2012-01-02 ➞ 2012-12-31   5, 10 km   1A

Nepean Nomads Walking Club

Arlene Beckett  613-836-2971  pabeckett@rogers.com

Kanata Leisure Centre, 70 Aird Place

From the West: Take Eagleson Road exit from Hwy #417, turn right on Katamavik and right on Aird Place. From the East: Exit the 417 at Castlefrank. Turn Left onto Castlefrank and Left onto Aird.

09:00 - 18:00

Could be walked with a stroller.

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  K2L 4C9

This walk qualifies for credit under the following program[s]:

    Group Walks

OTTAWA / MANOTICK   (West / South - Manotick)

YRE-MW   CVF12/054   2012-01-01 ➞ 2012-12-31   5, 11 km   1A

CVF Ontario Director

Jane Estabrooks  613-692-8172  jestie@sympatico.ca

Mac's, 5511 Manotick Main St.

613-692-4891

Take Bankfield Rd. / Manotick exit from Hwy. 416.  At the intersection with Manotick Main St. turn right. The start point will be on your left just before the lights.

Store open 24 hr/day.

There are stairs, as well as a section where no dogs are allowed on the summer 11 km route. Both can be by-passed with minor detours.

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  K4M 1A7

This walk qualifies for credit under the following program[s]:

    Group Walks

OTTAWA / NEPEAN   (West - Barrhaven in southwest Ottawa.)

S-SEAS-MW   CVF12/290   2012-06-01 ➞ 2012-09-30   5, 10 km   1B

Nepean Nomads Walking Club

Bob Hubbard  613-692-1251  angandbob@sympatico.ca

Sobey’s, 1581 Greenbank Road (near Strandherd Road)

Take Hwy. 417 to the Greenbank Rd. Exit. Go South on Greenbank. Sobey’s is located in the Shopping Centre, on your left just before Strandherd Rd. .

dawn to dusk daily

Grass and paved paths. Minimum of walking in residential areas.

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  K2J 4Y6

This walk qualifies for credit under the following program[s]:

    Group Walks

OTTAWA / NEPEAN   (West - Crystal Beach - Nepean)

YRE-MW   CVF12/092   2012-01-02 ➞ 2012-12-31   6, 11 km   1B

Nepean Nomads Walking Club

Kirsten Andreassen  613-829-2237  anorse@rogers.com

PetroCan, 3095 Carling Avenue

Take Pinecrest North exit from Hwy #417 to Carling Avenue and turn left. The PetroCan is at the corner of Bayshore Drive, on the right.

09:00 - 18:00

Short stretches of forest trail.  Could be walked with a stroller.

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  K2H 5A4

This walk qualifies for credit under the following program[s]:

    Capital Cities Walks

    Group Walks

OTTAWA / NEPEAN   (West - Greenbank - Nepean)

YRE-MW   CVF12/100   2012-01-02 ➞ 2012-12-31   5, 10 km   1A

Nepean Nomads Walking Club

Collin McGlynn  613-828-0897  colin.mc_glynn038@sympatico.ca

Mac’s, 299 Greenbank Road

Take Greenbank Road exit from Hwy #417.  Mac’s is on your left, at the Sunoco station, just before reaching Hunt Club Road.

09:00 - 18:00

Could be walked with a stroller. Winter route follows streets and neighbourhood paths. Alternate paths available in the summer season, trail rating 1B. Both trails could be walked with a stroller.

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  K2H 8K9

This walk qualifies for credit under the following program[s]:

    Group Walks

OTTAWA / NEPEAN   (West - Woodroffe - Nepean)

YRE-MW   CVF12/130   2012-01-02 ➞ 2012-12-31   6, 11 km   2B

Nepean Nomads Walking Club

Carol Harrison  613-224-4328  nosirrahjc@rogers.com

New Balance Store, College Square

1371 Woodroffe Avenue Nepean, ON K2G 1V7

Take Woodroffe Avenue South exit from Hwy 417. Left on Baseline Ave to the first set of lights. Turn Right at the lights and into the mall.  New Balance is at the back of the mall.

M-S Dawn to dusk. Su 10:00 to dusk. Closed statutory holidays.

Along city sidewalks and bike trails

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  K2G 1W2

This walk qualifies for credit under the following program[s]:

    Group Walks

OTTAWA / NEPEAN   (West - Woodroffe South - Nepean)

YRE-MW   CVF12/030   2012-01-02 ➞ 2012-12-31   6, 10 km   1A

Nepean Nomads Walking Club

Carol Harrison  613-224-4328  nosirrahjc@rogers.com

Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Avenue

Take Woodroffe Avenue South exit from Hwy #417. Sportsplex is on your left at the fourth set of traffic lights following the railway underpass.

09:00 - 18:00

Paved paths through parkland. Trails could be walked with a stroller.

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  K2G 1W2

This walk qualifies for credit under the following program[s]:

    Group Walks

OTTAWA / STITTSVILLE   (West - Village in west end of Ottawa)

YRE-MW   CVF12/148   2012-01-02 ➞ 2012-12-31   5, 10 km   1A

Nepean Nomads Walking Club

Don Cooper  613-831-4209  koopdj@rogers.com

Shoppers Drug Mart, 1300 Main St.

Take Carp Road, Exit 144, from Highway 417, turn left and follow Carp Road to Main St. Stittsville, turn right. Shoppers Drug Mart, and the Stittsville Shopping Centre are on the right, immediately after the right turn onto Main St. Start/Finish is in the Drug Store. Ask the cashier for the walk box. 

Dawn o dusk daily

Easy walk on pavement with no significant hills. Could be walked with a stroller.

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  K2S 1S9

This walk qualifies for credit under the following program[s]:

    Group Walks

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