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Sugarloafers Walking Club

Promoting fitness through noncompetitive walking events

Club History

The Seneca Valley Sugarloafers have been organizing noncompetitive walks in the Washington, D.C. area since 1987. Explore the club's story through three archives.

In the News

A searchable collection of newspaper clippings and articles documenting the club's history, gathered from The American Wanderer and other publications. Search by headline, person, club, or topic, or browse by year.

Browse the clippings

Traditional Events

A catalog of 131 sanctioned walks, evening treks, and year-round trails from the club's founding in 1987 through 2024 — reconstructed from the original fliers, maps, and directions in the club's files. Search by place, year, or trail.

Open the archive

Past Club Presidents

A portrait gallery of the members who led the Sugarloafers from Jackie Johnson's founding of the club in 1987 through 2026 — fifteen terms of office and an unbroken line of volunteers, with photographs from the club's own history files.

Meet the past presidents