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DC Urban Walkers

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Washington, DC, US

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Welcome to the DC Urban Walkers! We explore urban environments throughout DC and the surrounding areas. As part of our focus on urban areas, we prioritize Metro accessibility and typically start and stop at stations. Sometimes we host special day trips where we visit nearby cities by train. The routes can have mixed terrain including sidewalks, gravel, hiking trials, etc. Note that while we do include hiking trails within cities, we do not consider ourselves a hiking group.

If you've enjoyed our walks please consider donating a few bucks to help us keep this group running (meetup is expensive!). Donation Link

Upcoming events

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Wharf - Navy Yard - Waterfront Walk
Mon, May 18 · 6:00 PM EDT
Metro-Stadium-Armory, 192 19th Se St, Washington, DC, US
This walk will start at the Stadium Armory Metro (Stadium Entrance/North Entrance) and proceed to the walking trail along the Anacostia to Navy Yard and then to the Waterfront. It will end at the Waterfront Metro Station.

Mileage: 4 mi
Start Location: Stadium-Armory Metrorail Station
End Location: Waterfront Metro Station
Time: 6 pm - 8 pm
Terrain: This will be mostly flat, on paved or gravel ground
We try to be punctual with our event times so please be respectful to others and show up a few minutes early, because we will leave without you. Note, we often limit the RSVPs to keep group sizes manageable.
20 attendees
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Potomac Yard + Crystal City Walk (Mi. 4.1)
Wed, May 20 · 6:30 PM EDT
King Street Metro, 1900 King St, Alexandria, VA, US
Join me on a simple linear walk between King Street metro and Crystal City! We will also hang out at the water park for a bit afterwards.

Time: ~6:30pm-8:20pm
Start Location: King Street Metro, North Entrance
Exit Location: Crystal City Water Park and/or Metro Station
Map: Kamoot
Millage: 4.1 mi
Terrain: There will mostly be paved and level ground.

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We try to be punctual with our event times so please be respectful to others and show up a few minutes early. Note, we often limit the RSVPs to keep group sizes manageable. If you are on the waitlist but would really like to join, reach out to the organizer.

Our events prioritize metro accessibility by meeting and ending at metro stations. Sometimes we start/stop at the same station, sometimes we do not. Please double check the event description to see if you can manage transportation.

If you've enjoyed our walks please consider donating a few bucks to help us keep this group running (meetup is expensive!). Donation Link
38 attendees
Kingman Island Walk
Thu, May 21 · 6:00 PM EDT
Metro-Stadium-Armory, 192 19th Se St, Washington, DC, US
Let's explore Kingman Island again.

Route:

Start at Stadium-Armory Metro station

Walk to Kingman Island and traverse the length of the island

Return to Stadium-Armory Metro station
Millage: 3.4 mi
Start/End Location: Stadium - Armory Metro Station
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/EGo96sJc4HhBbgQq9
Time: 6 pm - 8:00 pm

Terrain: This will be mostly flat, with some trail walking on Kingman Island itself.

We try to be punctual with our event times so please be respectful to others and show up a few minutes early, because we will leave without you. Note, we often limit the RSVPs to keep group sizes manageable.
We're always looking for new leaders who can showcase their neighborhood or any cool places they know, so please reach out either at an event or on meetup if you are interested.
If you've enjoyed our walks please consider donating a few bucks to help us keep this group walking (meetup is expensive!). Donation Link
25 attendees
Manhattan Tip to Tip Walk (Union Station, 20 mi)
Sat, May 30 · 4:50 AM EDT
Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Washington, DC, DC, US
Let’s take DC UW on the road, and do a New York City walk! For this walk we will walk the entire length of Manhattan from Inwood in the north all the way to the Statue of Liberty lookout in the south. We will take a very meandering route through many of the parks and green spaces of Manhattan and hit up some of the top sights/attractions.

Disclaimer:
This is an all day affair. Expect to be up at or before 4am and not to be home until after midnight. While in NYC we will be walking 20+ miles. That means 8+ hours on our feet walking briskly. I also expect everyone to be self sufficient in navigation in case we are separated (I will be giving out physical maps of the route when we get to NYC).

Logistics:
We will be taking the train to New York. We will meet in the main hall of Union Station bright and early for the 5:20 AM Northeast Regional 160. Make sure to arrive 15-30 minutes early, also note that the metro does not run this early so you will need your own transportation (uber, walk/bike if you live close, etc.) We will get to NYC Penn Station at roughly 8:45 AM. Once we regroup we will take the subway to Inwood and start our walk. At the end of the day we will take the subway back to Penn Station and the 8:01 PM Northeast Regional 165 back to Union Station, getting back at 11:30 PM. Metro runs until 2 am on Saturday’s so we’ll be able to metro home.

Departure Train: Northeast Regional 160 at 5:20 am. WAS -> NYP
Return Train: Northeast Regional 165 at 8:01 pm. NYP -> WAS

Preparations:
Please bring everything you may need to for an all day excursion. That includes a backpack with water, snacks, potential rain gear depending on weather, and potentially a packaged lunch (I haven’t fully decided on the food situation, but I’m hoping we can have a picnic lunch as a group in central park).

Start Location: Union Station (main hall)
End Location: Union Station
Mileage: ~20
Map: https://www.komoot.com/tour/2765159836?share_token=aw4NS31Zmdq5ggP2098zzOCnxoqWtzEt2XqY39KwgXOVUZV1FC&ref=wtd
30 attendees

Past events

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Organizers

Daniel Glista and 7 others

Daniel G. is a Super Organizer

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