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Join the Happy Wanderers for the Azalea festival in Palatka, FL including the unique gardens of Ravine Gardens State Park.
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Share link: https://my.ava.org/event-view.php?sn=126640
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Palatka - Ravine Gardens - Azalea Festival
Traditional Walk
SN: 126640 - 2024
Previous event - 351 DAYS AGO
Starting Sat, Mar 2nd, 2024 for 1 day
Start table open: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Palatka, Florida
The address/location to the start table for mapping services such as Google or Siri is as follows:
Quality Inn and Suites Riverfront Palatka
WARNING: The map pin is for reference only and may not accurately indicate the start box location or the event start.
Special programs None provided CC: Putnam County |
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Event comments
Wander through the historic city of Palatka on the St. Johns River and visit the annual Florida Azalea Festival. View the many murals in town, as well as the spectacular grounds of Ravine Gardens State Park, a 146-acre nature area built by the CCC as a WPA project in the 1930s. The park includes more than 5,000 Azaleas that will be in bloom. The 6 km trail in town is 1A, on city sidewalks and suitable for strollers / wheelchairs. The 11 km trail and 5 km option in Ravine Gardens State Park are rated 2C, with some moderate hills, stair climbing and narrow dirt trails on a significant part of the route (2 miles).Register between 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to walk a 5 km (Ravine Gardens), 6 km (Town) or 11 km route (Both). The walks are at your own pace and not timed. We provide detailed walk instructions, a map, and a start number. Please check-in at the finish when you return to stamp your books and turn in your startccard so we know you have completed the event.
Rating: 2C, Distance: 5, 10km
Restrooms: Yes |
Pets: Yes |
Strollers: Hard |
Wheelchairs: No |
Event information
There is a $4 (cash) fee covering administrative costs for the event and for the AVA/IVV event stamp used to sanction/record the event. An additional $2.00 (cash) is required at the Ravine Gardens entrance to walk the grounds. No refunds are provided after the start of the walk.Participants walk at their own pace, normally taking about 1 hour for 3 miles (5 kilometers) and 2-2.5 hours for 6.8 miles (11 kilometers). The completion time is prior to 1 pm.
Awards: IVV CREDIT ONLY
Driving to the start
Quality Inns & Suites - Riverfront -- 201 North 1st Street, Palatka, FL 32177 From the SOUTH: Take I-95 to Exit 273. Drive North on US 1 for 20 miles going through Bunnell to FL Hwy 100. Turn right onto FL Hwy 100. [OR, use I-95 Exit 284 to FL Hwy 100 directly, and drive West to Bunnell.] Continue another 24 miles on FL Hwy 100 to Rte 17, North. Continue on Rte 17 crossing the St. John?s River Memorial Bridge. Turn Right immediately after crossing the bridge, the hotel is on your right. From the NORTH, Exit 311 off I-95 to FL Hwy 207 for 20 miles to Rte 17, then as above.
Maps phrase and directions link
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Quality Inn and Suites Riverfront Palatka |
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Happy Wanderers (AVA-0717)
Event website: www.happywanderersfl.org
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