Attendees leave our venue for tours of the area on foot, bike, scooter, public transit, and kayak.

Shorter (2.5-hour) tours leave on Wednesday, May 13, at 2:30 p.m. and Thursday, May 14, at 2:30 p.m. Longer tours take place on the morning of Friday, May 15. 

Please review all the details here in order to prepare.

Please arrive to your WalkShop location at least 15 minutes early.

Important: If you can't make your WalkShop, please make sure to un-register! This will enable someone else to go on the tour.

Manage Your Sign Ups

There are a few ways to sign up for WalkShops and review what you've registered for. 

Download the conference app. Login using the email address you registered with. Click "Agenda" then "Registered" at the top to review. Filter for WalkShops under "All Sessions." To sign up, click the save a seat icon.

You can follow the same process on a web browser.

You can also click here to access your ticket details. Follow the prompts, then click "Manage Sessions."

What to Bring and Wear

Many WalkShops are quite active. We recommend wearing closed-toe shoes and clothing that you're comfortable being active in. Bring water, snacks, and sunscreen. Unless there is extreme weather with a threat to safety, WalkShops will occur rain or shine, so keep an eye on the forecast and bring weather-appropriate clothing and gear.

Helmets

Helmets will be attached to your bike or scooter.

WalkShops by Bike and Scooter

If you are on one of the WalkShops that uses bikes or scooters, it is essential that you have downloaded the app and loaded the promo code provided in advance of the tour. Bikes or scooters will be waiting at your WalkShop meeting point. 

Download both Lime and Spin to prepare for your tour. 

Lime is offering free rides between Monday, May 11, and Saturday, May 16. A unique promo code and redemption instructions were sent to your registered email and can be activated on May 11. 

Spin is offering $10 in ride credit throughout the week. Attendees can use the code NACTO2026.

WalkShops by Transit 

Make sure to download your free transit pass from Metro Transit here, valid from Monday, May 11, to Friday, May 15. 

Please arrive to your WalkShop meet-up location at least 15 minutes early.

Wednesday and Thursday WalkShops

Wednesday and Thursday WalkShops depart at 2:30 p.m. Please arrive at your meet-up location by 2:15 p.m. Most tours, unless specified, will return to the conference hotel by 5 p.m.

Find your meet-up location in the WalkShop's agenda description or click here to download a list of all meet-up locations (PNG). 

• For WalkShops that meet on the first floor or outside (Hilton Lobby, 10th Street Sidewalk, 11th Street Sidewalk, and Leamington Ramp), routes will be marked with signs. 
• If your WalkShop meets in one of the Marquette rooms, go to the second floor.

Friday WalkShops

Friday WalkShops depart at 8 a.m., 9 a.m., or 10 a.m. All Friday tours leave from the Hilton lobby, by the 11th street exit. Please check the WalkShop description to confirm the departure time. Please arrive to the meet-up location 15 minutes before your WalkShop is scheduled to depart.