Walking Kentucky kickoff set
Oldham County Extension is inviting people to join its annual “Walking Kentucky” challenge, which asks participants to walk the equivalent distance of the entire Commonwealth and holds a kickoff event on April 24. (pmg-ky1.com). The program is presented as a team‑friendly, community activity to make steady walking more social and measurable. (pmg-ky1.com).
Oldham County Extension is opening its 2026 Walking Kentucky program with a kickoff party on Friday, April 24, in La Grange. (ukyoldham.pacecommunity.net) The event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Oldham County Extension office at 207 Parker Drive, and the listing says the evening will include line dancing with Whitney and senior fitness with Karen Wyatt. (ukyoldham.pacecommunity.net) The challenge asks participants to log the equivalent of 417 miles in two months, roughly the distance across Kentucky, and it allows people to join as a team or solo. The registration page says all ages are encouraged. (ukyoldham.pacecommunity.net) Oldham County Extension says all physical activity types count as “steps,” not just neighborhood walks, and participants get a weekly newsletter with tips and information. The program also includes Walking Wednesdays at local parks with the Extension team. (ukyoldham.pacecommunity.net) The setup turns a basic fitness goal into a countywide group project with a number people can track week by week. A two-month window and a 417-mile target give walkers a fixed start, finish, and benchmark. (ukyoldham.pacecommunity.net) The program is run through the Oldham County Extension office, part of the University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension network. The office says it delivers local education programs in areas including family and consumer sciences, nutrition, horticulture, and community development. (oldham.mgcafe.uky.edu, oldham.mgcafe.uky.edu) Participants can buy a Walking Kentucky T-shirt for $12 this year, and the event page says payments must be mailed or dropped off because online payment is not offered. The office listed a Wednesday, April 8, deadline for people who wanted a shirt ready at the April 24 kickoff. (ukyoldham.pacecommunity.net) The Extension office lists regular public hours from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the same Parker Drive address. For people who want to join the walking challenge, the next public marker is the April 24 kickoff in La Grange. (oldham.mgcafe.uky.edu, ukyoldham.pacecommunity.net)
