Year Round Events

Mid-Florida Milers Year Round Events

A Year-Round Event (YRE) is a self-guided, permanent, walking event available most days of the year. The Mid-Florida Milers and other clubs set up permanent starting points, select a trail, draw maps, and write detailed walking instructions. You arrive during the business’ open hours, register, provide a payment, take instructions with a map, and enjoy the route at your pace. Our events in Florida  may include city routes, residential streets, trails, tourist attractions, and good daily exercise routes in our local Orlando communities, Southeast Florida, and The Villages.

Starting points
The starting points are businesses or other facilities. At the start point is a file box (Walk Box) marked with the AVA and Mid-Florida Milers logos. You may have to ask the staff to point it out or help you. The proprietors are not club members, so please be patient with these people who are volunteering to help the club. There are also walks registered online providing a quick method to obtain walk instructions. See Online Registration below.

Registration
Two methods exist to sign up for a walk in the Orlando area. Some walks have both a Physical Start Box (PSB) and an Online Start Box (OSB), others have only one or the other. The Southeast Florida events are Online Starts only. In the Orlando area, you may go to the location noted for those with a Physical Start Box (or where there is both PSB/OSB). The  Find an Event page on AVA.org tells you the options available for each specific event. IVV Event and Distance Credit (a stamp) are available for each separate day. You must register and pay the registration fee each different day you participate. You may walk the route twice for Distance Credit on one start card for one fee on the same day, (e.g. walk 20 km at a 10km YRE walk).

For Physical Start Box locations – Walks are registered and paid locally

Inside the Walk Box is a registration log. Registration fees are required for all adult walkers and minors 13 and over (Minors under 13 are free if not walking for Credit.); every person MUST sign the registration sheet (parents sign for minors). Complete and sign a Registration Sheet, place the sheet and the fee in an envelope, and mail or leave in the “completed envelope” folder (do not mail cash). If you walk for IVV Credit, stamp your record books. IVV Event and Distance Record Books are not available at any YRE Walk Box. Insert cards are provided and can be stamped and submitted with Record Books. Take the walk instructions and walk at your own pace in daytime hours only, enjoying the local area for as long as you desire. The event is ‘open’ when the business is open regardless of the weather.

For Online Start Box locations – Walks are registered and paid online
Registration fees are required for all adult walkers and minors who are walking for credit. To obtain and download instructions you must register through the AVA at my.ava.org.  If you currently have an account, click on the Login tab.  If you need to set up a new account, click on the New Account tab.  For detailed instructions on using the online registration site, use the AVA Tutorial.

Online Registration provides a flexible option since you can start at your time and at any location along the route.

QUESTIONS
If you have questions on any of these procedures, please contact Jenny at jftbbtt@hotmail.com, or call 863.420.0239; P.O. Box 4575, Winter Park, FL  32793.

Disclaimer
The American Volkssport Association or its subsidiary clubs are not responsible for theft or loss of personal belongings or property.

Year Round Events Table

YRE Name
Click to go to AVA Page
Start Box Type (PSB/OSB)
Start Point
Google Maps location
Orlando Downtown Y2753
PSB/OSB
Beardall Senior Center
800 N. Delaney Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801
Google Maps
Beardall Senior Center
Sculpture
Joe Tinker, White Sox Shortstop
Orlando South Y0395
PSB/OSB
Beardall Senior Center
800 N. Delaney Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801
Google Maps
Amtrak and Sunrail Station
House on Lake Cherokee
Delaney Park sculpture
Orlando North Y1242
PSB/OSB
Marks Street Senior Recreation
99 E. Marks St.
Orlando, FL 32803
Google Maps
Orlando Urban Trail
Menello Museum Sculpture
Scenic View
Town of Celebration #1 Y2780
PSB/OSB
Starbucks
715 Bloom St.
Celebration, FL 34747
Google Maps
Pond behind Eastlake
Woods along a boardwalk
Waterway on Water St.
Town of Celebration #2 Y1817
PSB/OSB
Starbucks
715 Bloom St.
Celebration, FL 34747
Google Maps
Celebration Hotel
Columbia Restaurant
Pond along the walking path
Orlando International Drive Y1753
PSB
Comfort Inn & Suites
7495 Canada Ave.
Orlando, FL 32819
Google Maps
Convention Center
WonderWorks Orlando
The Wheel at Icon Park
Orlando Universal Studios Area Y1728
PSB/OSB
Comfort Inn & Suites
7495 Canada Ave.
Orlando, FL 32819
Google Maps
CityWalk Scene
Hotel and Lake
Garden walk to 3 hotels
Disney Springs/Lake Buena Vista Y0841
OSB
Orange Parking Garage
1530 E. Buena Vista Dr.
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Google Maps
Walt Disney World Sign
Planet Hollywood
T-Rex
Winter Park Y0394
OSB
Amtrak Station
148 W. Morse Blvd.
Winter Park, FL 32789
Google Maps
Lake Maitland
The peacock is the symbol of Winter Park
Stained glass at the Tiffany Museum
Maitland and its National Landmark Art Center Y1124
PSB
Walgreens Pharmacy
330 S. Orlando Ave (US 17/US 92)
Maitland, FL 32751
Google Maps
Art at The Art Center of Maitland
Lake Lilly Park
The Art Center of Maitland
The Villages, Lake Sumter Landing Y1470
PSB
The Waterfront Inn
1105 Lake Shore Dr.
The Villages, FL 32162
Google Maps
A stream along the walk
Walking trails
Multimodal path for walking, biking, golf carts
The Villages, Spanish Springs Y1433
PSB
TownePlace Suites
1141 Alonso Ave.
The Villages, FL 32159
Google Maps
A home in The Villages
Walking the multimodal path
Weekend activities abound
Delray Beach Intercoastal & city walk Y2754
OSB
Publix Super Market
555 NE 5th Ave.
Delray Beach, FL 33483
Google Maps
Intracoastal Waterway
Alleyway on trail
Fountain at Veterans Park
Ft. Lauderdale Y0257
OSB
Esplanade Park
400 SW 2nd St.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
Google Maps
View from a bridge on the walk
New River
Outdoor artwork
Key West Y1716
OSB
City of Key West Old Town Garage
300 Grinnell St.
Key West, FL 33040
Google Maps
Strand Theater
End of the Rainbow
Sights of Key West
Miami South Beach- Art Deco and the Atlantic Y0249
OSB
Miami Beach Parking Garage
640 17th St.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Google Maps
1930s Art Deco Post Office
The beach
Art Deco Hotel
West Palm Beach Y2755
OSB
Hibiscus Garage
545 Hibiscus St.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Google Maps
Mangrove Park
Artwork along the walk
St. Anne's Church