Centrally-located picnic shelter of Westmorland Park (4114 Tokay Boulevard).  Look for signs and the AVA banner.

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, finish by 3 p.m.

Distance:

1. Cemetery Stroll ● Forest Hill Cemetery
2. Walk the USA A-Z ● The letter "M"
3. Wisconsin Counties ● Dane County

From the Madison Beltline (Hwys 12, 14, 18, & 151) take the Midvale Blvd exit (Exit #258) north and travel north on Midvale Blvd.  At Tokay Blvd (about 1 ¼ miles), turn right and follow Tokay Blvd to Westmorland Park on your left (about 1/3 mile).  Look for the AVA signs and walk to the start point.

Park along Tokay Boulevard.

The course takes you through part of Madison’s near west neighborhood of Nakoma, originally built as Madison’s first suburb.  You will see several examples of four different architectural styles in structures dating from 1854 – the last remaining 19^th century farmhouse in Nakoma, several houses built during the 1920’s heyday, a 1941 structure designed by one of Nakoma’s best and most prolific residential architects of the 20s and 30s.  The 10 K route will contain the added bonus of a stroll through Forest Hill Cemetery where you will visit the gravesites of young Confederate soldiers who died on Wisconsin soil – and that of the woman who tended their graves for years.

Fees:

Amenities:

Water will and facilities should be available at the start/finish.  Water will be available at the check point of the 10K walk.