The Walk

The journey starts amid the gorgeous scenery at Bear Mountain State Park — a peaceful pine retreat near West Point — and continues through the historic Hudson River Valley. You’ll walk through some of the quaintest towns and villages in America on your way to the heart of the Big Apple for Closing Ceremonies inside the Manhattan skyline. There’s nothing quite like coming into New York with 3,000 other people and feeling larger than the city itself. It’s rare for anyone to be able to feel themselves as a force in this huge metropolis, but that’s exactly what you’ll feel, and you may end up feeling that way for the rest of your life.