Ten Toe Express® Spring 2019 Special Walks Announced

The Spring 2019 Ten Toe Express® Session will kick off on Wednesday, April 3 and run 12 weeks.  The AARP sponsored program started in 2007 and has introduced more than 8,000 active older adults and residents to the region’s transit system and the places they can go using it.  Don’t miss all the great walks planned this session

Register online here.

2019 Ten Toe Special Walks Include:

Ten Toes Tours the Gateway Arch
When: April 3, 2019
Where to meet CMT:  Shrewsbury MetroLink Station
Time: 9:15 am
Length of Walk: 1 to 2 miles
Special Guest Walk Leaders:  Gateway Arch Park Foundation’s Tom Nagel
RSVP Required

AARP St. Louis Breakfast Bunch

Saturday morning AARP Breakfast Bunch:

• On Saturday, June 1, 2019 our “walking and talking” tour will kick off at 8:30 am at MetroLink’s Shrewsbury Station, 7201 Lansdowne Avenue.  Train departs at 8:45 amParticipants will catch a train to North Riverfront Park and hit the Riverfront Trail for our walk followed by a meal on Laclede’s Landing. “It will be a great adventure,” said walk coordinator and AARP® volunteer, Loretta Davis.  Participants will return back to the station no later than 1:00 pm.
• When: Saturday, June 1, 2019
  Where to meet CMT:  Shrewsbury MetroLink Station
  Time: 8:30 am (train departs at 8:45 am)
  Length of Walk: 1 to 2 miles
  Special Guest Walk Leaders:
  Walk Capacity: Limited
  *Train fare and meal is at participant’s own expense
• RSVP for the AARP Breakfast Bunch Here!

Exploring Historic Belleville with the Belleville Historical Society

Hexenbuckel Historic District
When: April 22, 2019
Where to meet CMT:  Forest Park MetroLink Station
Time:9:00 am
Length of Walk: 2 to 3 miles
Special Guest Walk Leaders:  Belleville Historical Society
Fee:$10
RSVP Required

Downtown Belleville Walk
When: May 23, 2019
Where to meet CMT:  Forest Park MetroLink Station
Time: 9:00 am
Length of Walk: 2 to 3 miles
Special Guest Walk Leaders:  Belleville Historical Society
Fee: $10
RSVP Required

Transit and Healthy Foods – Swansea Farmers Market and Neighbor’s Marketplace
When: May 2, 2019
Where to meet CMT:  Forest Park MetroLink Station
Time: 9:30 am
Length of Walk: 1 to 2 miles
RSVP Required

Ten Toes on the Loop Trolley!
When: May 10, 2019
Where to meet CMT:  Shrewsbury MetroLink Station
Time: 11:45 am
Length of Walk: 1 to 2 miles
Fee: $5
RSVP Required

Exploring Missouri Botanical Garden History And Lore with Green Jean Ponzi
When: June 5, 2019
Where to meet CMT:  Shrewsbury MetroLink Station
Time: 9:15 am
Length of Walk: 1 to 2 miles
Special Guest Walk Leaders:  Missouri Botanical Gardens
RSVP Required

Registration is required online or in person.  In person registration event details are below:

Ten Toe Registration Events:

• March 8 from 10 am-12pm-St. Clair County Office on Aging at 201 North Church Street in Belleville, IL
• March 20 from 9am-11am-Shrewsbury Community Center at 5200 S. Shrewsbury Ave. St. Louis, MO 63119
• March 22 from 10am-12 pm-St. Clair County Office on Aging at 201 North Church Street in Belleville, IL
• March 25 from 9am-11 am-Forest Park Visitors’ Center in Forest Park in St. Louis, MO