Walking Clubs

International Volkssportverband (http://www.ivv-web.org/english/) is the world body for volkssport (which includes walking and bicycling). The goal is to improve fitness generally through non-competitive exercise in a social context.

The American Volkssport Association (http://www.ava.org) is the national body here in the US, and you can look up local walking events and state-level associations on their website. There is a particularly strong group here in the Pacific Northwest; Texas and eastern Virginia are also quite active. All activities are planned and conducted by the local clubs, so there is quite a lot of variability from place to place.

Here in the US, the standard event is 10 km in two hours. Some events are one-time special events with a fixed date and starting time; others are marked routes you complete on your own individual schedule. Sometimes there is a 5 km route; you can always do two laps of a 10 km route to make 20 km if you want.

I found this very helpful structure and motivation for me in my training preparation, and I recommend this organization if there is a club active in your local area.

The belgian federation.
http://www.vvrs-info.be/Vlaamse_Wandelf ... e_hand.htm

My favourite way of walking ( and preparing for the Camino ) are following kind of walks.
Walks from the regional parks where you can combine different walks into one bigger day walk....
Also nice is that most walks will have a nice country pub or café.
http://www.sintpietersberg.org/wandelen ... n-map.html
http://www.rlkm.be/nl/hoge-kempen/toegangspoorten/
Belgian federation incorporates these routes in their walks.