Seven Hills Walk
Join Sound Steps and the Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association for the 9th annual Seven Hills Walk from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 19. This free guided walk, which spans 6.5 miles and features an elevation gain of 900 feet, stops at each of Seattle’s original seven hills to examine some Scandinavian landmarks and historical sites. Meet at Kerry Park on Queen Anne hill (211 W Highland Dr), and end at Jose Rizal Park on Beacon Hill. Bring a lunch, or money for lunch at Swedish Hospital, and a bus pass to return to Kerry Park at the end of the walk.
RSVP by contacting Mari at (206) 684-4664 or mari.becker@seattle.gov. For more information on the walk, please call Dan Kaylor at (206) 782-5374.
The annual Sound Steps Green Lake Loop 5K/10k Walk was held on Saturday April 21st at Seattle’s Green Lake in North Seattle. The 60+ participants were rewarded with a beautiful Seattle spring morning, perfect for walkers. Music was provided by Nyamuziwa, a wonderful local marimba band, and Jock N’Jill generously donated all the food for the event, along with discount coupons for shoes. For those who needed a little boost, Starbucks provided coffee for the participants. Look at our photo gallery for great pictures of the event!
Wetland Walks
Wetland Walks. Sound Steps Senior Walking Program has a great walk in northeastern Seattle - Open to all and free, Seattle Parks and Recreation encourages all to participate in this great walking opportunity along Lake Washington and through the evolving wetlands site. We meet every Monday at 9 am at the Magnuson Park Brig, 6344 74th NE. Give us a call at 206 386-9106 if you would like additional information.
St. Patty’s Day Success!
ST. PATTY’S DAY 5K WALK, SATURDAY MARCH 17TH
A fabulous 55 participants turned out on St. Patrick’s Day to complete the 5K at Jefferson Community Center. Not only did everyone finish the event, they did so with nonstop snow coming down during the entire event! Kudos to all for your hard work!
The St. Patty’s Day 5K was the first in a series of three ‘Spring Training’ events produced by Sound Steps. Join us for our next event – the Green Lake Loop 5K/10K Walk on Saturday, April 21!
Thanks to Sound Stepper Nancy Weinstein for lovely photos from the event:
St. Patty’s Day 5k
Hello! Hope everyone had a great leap day!
Now that it’s already March 2nd, I wanted to remind everyone about the next event! The St. Patty’s Day 5k walk on March 17!
Bring your family to this event and walk up to three miles with Sound Steps! There will be live music, snacks and prizes for best “St. Patty’s Day” costume! So don’t forget to dress up and get your registration form into Mari. This event will be held at the West Seattle Stadium from 10a.m. – 12p.m.
Hope to see you there!
Hello Everyone!
Hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day!
Just wanted to remind you all that the bird walk is coming up– this Friday, February 17th at 8am!
Also, don’t forget about the weekly North and South Saturday walks which start at 9am, as well as all the other walks! Check the program and events page for additional information.
We also wanted to thank everyone for coming out to both kick-off events, we had a great turn out and hope you all had a great time!
Happy Walking and keep up the good work!
Welcome to our new blog!
Sound Steps is proud to introduce our new blog! The blog is aimed at improving accessibility to our programs and events. We hope this blog will expand participation in Sound Steps and encourage more to join us.
Sound Steps is a part of the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department. For more information about the department or Lifelong Recreation please visithttp://www.seattle.gov/parks/seniors/index.htm or the nearest Seattle Community Center to you!
We also have our Programs and Events page up and running. There, you will find our fall quarter events for all Sound Steps programs.
We will continue to add more content as we work on the website. If you have any questions or comments, please visit the contact page to reach our coordinator.
