Walktober

Get your steps in this Walktober!

During the month of October, we are encouraging everyone to set some goals and get out and walk. By setting daily or weekly step goals, you will be setting healthy habits that encourage you to move more and may help you find positive ways to manage stress, create connection and try new things. Find a friend to help you stick to your goals.

Information

Use one of these step trackers to keep track of your progress. Pick a color for the number of steps – for example 5,000 = gold, 8,000 = black, 10,000 = gray. Color in each day of the month you walk that number of steps. Celebrate your progress and plan to keep it going!

Fall Walktober Tracker

Leaves Walktober Tracker

Paw Walktober Tracker

Local trails accessible from campus:

  • Pulpit Rock: To access from main campus or the residential villages, take Stanton Road to Eagle Rock Road. Turn right onto Eagle Rock Road and then take the dirt road north to North Campus Heights. You’ll take the trail from the Heller Center northwest passing behind the Indoor Practice Facility, the BMW dealership, and The Lodges apartment complex. This will connect you with the trail to the top of Pulpit.
  • Palmer Park: To access from UCCS, head towards University Hall and Lot 100. Follow the greenway trail under Union and Austin Bluffs. The trail will loop you to be parallel with Austin Bluffs. This will connect you with Lazy Lane and tons of other trails in the park.

Additional information on local trails can be found on the SOLE website.

Outdoor art installations accessible from campus:

  • NEW! Mobile-friendly Audio Tour for the Art WithOut Limits Public Sculpture Program
  • Heller Center for Arts & Humanities: To access from main campus or the residential villages, take Stanton Road to Eagle Rock Road. Turn right onto Eagle Rock Road and then take the dirt road north to North Campus Heights. The Heller Center has art installations, an outdoor classroom, and trails that lead to Pulpit Rock.
  • Ent Center for the Arts Outdoor Sculpture Garden: To access from main campus or the residential villages, take the Spine Road or Stanton to Eagle Rock Road to the Ent Center. The Ent Center for the Arts Outdoor Sculpture Garden changes throughout the semesters and years. The Starr Kempf sculptures won’t be on loan for much longer, so make sure you take the time to be in the presence of these amazing works of art!
  • University Village Center Public Art: To access from Main campus or the residential villages, take the Spine Road or Stanton to Eagle Rock Road to the Ent Center. Once you’re at the Ent Center, follow the Sculpture Garden west to take the well-lit, pedestrian underpass beneath N. Nevada. You’ll end up on the west side of North Nevada in the UVC shopping complex. Most of the public art is along North Nevada with a sprinkling of installations throughout grassy patches of UVC.