National Level Challenges sponsored by various clubs throughout the nation

Each challenge has its own set of rules made by the club that is sponsoring the challenge. In all challenges you must buy the book and then do the walks.  You must check with each sponsoring club to get the exact rules. Some clubs are very strict on their rules and other clubs are just the opposite. 

• Indefinitely: Ending date is ongoing 50 States; 51 Capitals including Washington D.C.; Walking the USA (A to Z); Special National Officer Book (S.N.O.B), plus several youth programs
• Ended in 2010: Authors & Literary Landmarks; Cemetary Stroll; Great Lakes; Islands; Native American Culture; Pony Express; Railroad Heritage; Riverwalk America
• Ends in 2011: America's Gardens; Artistic Heritage; Covered Bridges; Firehouses; Historic Churches; Museums; Veteran Memorials; Waterfalls
• Ends in 2012: Carnegie Libraries; Forts of the United States; Hillside Letters; Honoring Law Enforcement; Hooray for Hollywood; Liberty Bell
• Ends in 2013: America's Baseball (new); Grist Mills (new); Walking America's Trails (New)

For more information go to AVA Special Event Programs.

Washington Challenges sponsored by ESVA

Washington started a Walk Every (39) County challenge in 2003 and it is ongoing.  Also in 2003 Washington had an A to Z challenge with the X being a wild card.  The A to Z challenge was discontinued in 2005.  A national A to Z challenge was started thereafter and is ongoing.

In 2011, Washington will continue with the following challenges:

• 2009 - 2011  ART - must do 7 walks in each category (Art show/galleries, Statues, Fountains/artwork, and Murals)
• 2010 - 2012  LANDSCAPE - must do 7 walks in each category (Mountains, Gorges, Farmland/Steppes and Forests)
• 2011 - 2013  TOWNS - must do 7 walks in each category (Post Office, Fire Station, Clock Towers and Bakeries)
• 2012 - 2014  PARKS - must do 7 walks in each category (City, County, State and Federal Park/Forest) 

The following books are not being sold to walkers but you can still receive your award(s) if you send in your completed book.  Patches will be distributed until they are gone.

• The Town and Trail challenges 2004-2009 had 4 subcategories for each challenge and you must complete 7 walks in each sub-category. Included; Nature (books sold between 2004 to 2006), Town & Country (2005 to 2007), Water ( 2006 to 2008), History (2007 to 2009).
• The All Club Challenge 2008 - 2010, where walkers walked an event (either YRE or weekend event) from each club in Washington.
 

For more information or to order books go to www.esva.org/challenges.