Event Details for
Atlantic City -Art Center
85596 2010/Y1643
1/1/2010 to 12/31/2010
| City and
State: Atlantic City NJ |
| Host Club:
Princeton Area Walkers |
| Distance:
5km, 10km, & 12km
Trail Rating: 1 |
| Start / Finish:
Margate Public Library, 8100 Atlantic Ave, Margate, NJ 08402 609-822-4700 |
| Start
Times:
Mon/Tues/Thurs
• 9:30am-8pm
Wed/Fri/Sat •
9:30am-5pm
Sunday •
10am-2pm We recommend that you limit your walking to the daylight hours.
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| Trail / Event
Description:
The 20Km walk starts at the library. Please park on the street and not in the library lot. The other options start a short drive away. After you register at the Library, you will take a short drive to the start point. The 5, 10 and 12k options offer two different start points: either on the boardwalk, near the Showboat Casino paid parking lot, or free parking on the residential streets of Ventnor. All casinos offer all day parking. Fees for parking vary according to the casino and the season. Free street parking in Atlantic City is VERY limited. The walk is on the boardwalk, unless you choose the 12km or 20km route, which qualifies for the AVA Railroad AVA Railroad Heritage Special Event. These routes pass by a brewery which qualifies for the Princeton Area Walkers Winery/Brewery Event. The 20km route passes the famous Lucy, the Elephant: a National Historic Landmark. Lucy is the only elephant you can go into and come out alive. Depending on which option you choose, you will walk on the longest boardwalk in the world. View the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the gambling casinos on the other, the walk passes restaurants, shops, entertainment centers, the Steel Pier and the historic site of the Miss America Pageant: Boardwalk Hall. You will pass the streets named in the famous board game "Monopoly" as you “walk the boards.” The most southern part of the trail is in Ventnor, NJ at a sculpture studded mansion and ends at the Showboat Casino parking lot. Pets are not allowed on the boardwalk. The walk is suitable for wheelchairs and strollers.
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| Contact: Jim or Kathy O’Hagan 609-335-8522 |
| E-Mail Contact: knoh@aol.com |
| Awards and
Fees: There is no special award for this event. Fee for IVV credit is $3. For non-IVV members we are requesting a $3 donation to assist in covering our expenses. |
| Directions:
From the West: Take the Atlantic City Expressway to the Parkway South.
Follow the directions below.
North or South: Follow Parkway North/South to
Exit 30.
Go through toll and proceed on
N. Laurel Dr.
crossing Route 9.
Proceed ¾ of the way around the circle (do not
got over the bridge).
Make right onto
Shore Road.
Proceed north for about 14 blocks until
E. Maryland Ave.
Continue onto
Longport Blvd Bridge/NJ-152 E
Continue to follow NJ-152 E for about 3 miles. Continue
onto JFK Memorial Bridge
Continue straight onto Ventnor Ave
Turn right at
S Lancaster Ave Take the
1st left onto
Atlantic Ave.
Margate City
Library 8100 Atlantic Ave. Margate City,
will be on your right, across from the Wachovia Bank.
From Atlantic City: Travel south
on Atlantic Ave.
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| Special Event: Authors and Literary Landmarks, Princeton Area Walkers Winery & Brewery event. Railroad Heritage |
| Comments: Ask for walk box. Restrooms are available at casinos. Refreshments plentiful along route. |
| Amenities: Strollers: Easy Wheelchairs: Easy Pets: No Restrooms: Yes |