The FreeWalkers are bring 2011's walking season to a close by having our final get-together in the village of Maplewood this year. We're joining efforts with "SoMa ON FOOT" a great new local walking group promoting the benefits of walking in the communities of Maplewood and South Orange.Maplewood is a great town in so many ways but among them are some great undiscovered restaurants, convenient to trains and highways and…See More

Join a 5-mile walk from Maplewood village to South Mountain Reservation as we explore natural beauty along trails in this largest Essex County park. The walk will cover some of the Lenape Trail but mostly other areas that we have not explored.Risa Olinsky, a Maplewood resident and others will show you various interesting and popular spots. Risa is heading up…See More

Do you wish summer would never end? Sure, the fall is a beautiful time of the year but there's nothing quite like the freedom of summer. Now, the FreeWalkers are looking to push the boundaries of that season by declaring October 1 to be our last summer day and one that is sure to be a great one for a final summer-like walk.The bay2ocean30 is a unique long distance walk along the interesting and beautiful New Jersey coast. We start at Keyport in the bay area and work out way east to Sandy Hook…See More

Join us in Jersey City on Sunday, June 12th at 4:00 p.m. for a post-event celebration of our three spring 2011 walks at the Zeppelin Hall Biergarten. The celebration event is more like an informal meet-up.The beer hall & garden is mostly a large yard with picnic benches, food and plenty of beer, etc. And, families of all ages are welcomed. It’s a good chance to kick back and congratulate each other for some outstanding walks. The…See More

Join the FreeWalkers for a 3 hour walk (about 7 miles) of Jersey City in Liberty State Park which sports a spectacular view of the NYC skyline, Ellis Island, Statue of LIberty, Ferry Building and WTC Monument as well as Liberty Pointe.This is an informal walk starting around 1:00 which will make the entire loop around the park, stopping at some sights, and end at the Zeppelin Beer Hall for FreeWalkers 2011 Spring Celebration and Reunion. It's FREE and everyone is invited. Bring friends and…See More

NOTE: CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST SUMMARY INFO ON THE WALK.NOTE: CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST DETAILED ITINERARYThis is our second annual super distance walk event covering 50 miles in one day. Last year we had over 70 participants walking and 8 individuals…See More

Update Posted: 8:00 p.m. - 4/15 - This walk is on for tomorrow. Mid 40s to start, slight chance of passing showers. Dress accordingly. Join in on this easy, flat 10-mile walk (actually its 12.3-miles!) between New Brunswick and Metropark in Iselin along the East Coast Greenway. (Hence, the name "Tween Walk"). Its an urban/suburban walk on sidewalk along some fairly busy roads, through the interesting town of Highland Park and older neighborhoods in Edison. We walk down Woodbridge Avenue passing…See More

(This event has been rescheduled from April 25th to May 2nd)Our last group walk prior to the May 23rd 50-mile Big Walk. This will be along the last segment and will be about 20 miles. We will walk through downneck Newark, Jersey City, with an extended route around Liberty Park to Exchange Place where we…See More