Welcome to Southeast Striders Walking Club!

Southeast Striders Walking Club in Athens, Georgia, is an affiliate of America’s Walking Club (aka American Volkssport Association – www.AVA.org). We are a non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage everyone, regardless of level of fitness, to get out, exercise, and have fun doing it. Our Trailmasters create safe and interesting 5 and 10 kilometer walk events in and around Athens. Our motto is “Fun, Fitness and Friendship”. Our walking activities are open to everyone.

Next Walk: Saturday, March 28, 2026 – Watkinsville 6K and 10K.  Arrive at 10:00am to register, step off at 10:15am to begin the walk.  6K will be a guided walk using the front half of the 10K; 10k walkers will be provided with printed walk instructions. Start point: Parking Lot at 10 Water Street, Watkinsville, GA.  Restrooms are located at the back of the parking lot. The walk route begins and ends in downtown Watkinsville. You will walk through older and newer neighborhoods and through WirePark (10K only), an old mill complex converted to a local, small business shopping center. The historic Eagle Tavern Museum at 26 N Main Street is near the end of your walk.  $4 to walk, $11 for short sleeve or $15 for long sleeve T-shirts. POC: Harold Weber, 904-704-8402 or Marie Weber, 904-703-8403.  Lunch after the walk at Tamez Barbeque at 2131 Hog Mountain Road, Watkinsville, GA. This is a short 10 minute drive to the Butler Crossing Shopping Center (Publix) on Experiment Station Road at the intersection with Hog Mountain Road.

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