Poker Run and Oak Hill Park scavenger hunt: Here's what to expect at Run, Walk and Roll

Bryce Buyakie, The Daily Record
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Jarrod Snell holds onto a three-day-old calf so Steve and Elliot Lyon and Elizabeth Schuster, co-chair of the event, can take a look at it. The stop was located on the path around the soccer fields on the north end of Wooster for the 2021 Run, Walk and Roll scavenger hunt event. This year's event is June 18.
Jarrod Snell holds onto a three-day-old calf so Steve and Elliot Lyon and Elizabeth Schuster, co-chair of the event, can take a look at it. The stop was located on the path around the soccer fields on the north end of Wooster for the 2021 Run, Walk and Roll scavenger hunt event. This year's event is June 18.

WOOSTER – Families can explore Oak Hill Park and the city while hunting for items and poker cards on Saturday, June 18 at the next Run, Walk and Roll event.

The scavenger hunt event from last year is largely returning but with a few notable differences, said Jeff Battig, retired Wooster Recreation and Community Center manager.

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"It will be split into two separate events this year," said Battig, who is still organizing such events. "There will be a Poker Run for adults and a scavenger hunt at Oak Hill Park that is more geared toward kids."

Poker running and scavenger hunting

Starting at the soccer fields along Burbank Road, Poker Run participants will ride their bikes along a route leading into downtown Wooster, Battig said.

The recommended trail, Battig said, will take riders down Burbank Road and Beall Avenue, though any safe route can be used.

Several participating downtown businesses will have decks of poker cards, he said. Bikers will need to find those businesses using the clues they are given.

Participants will collect one card from each business and return to the soccer fields by 1 p.m.

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The top three best hands will win a prize that could include coupons to Ride On, Wooster's locally owned bike shop, he said.

The second part of the Run, Walk and Roll event will also start at the Burbank Road soccer fields.

Families will bike over to Oak Hill Park to find hidden items, including a mug, a giant spoon and running shoes, Battig said.

Once found, participants must take a selfie with the item to prove they found it, he said.

Tickets are $10 per individual or $20 for families of four. Families with more than four people will pay an extra $5 per person.

Check-in and registration are at 9:30 p.m. on June 18 at the soccer fields. The event kicks off at 10 a.m.

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This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Get those bikes ready, Wooster's Run, Walk and Roll is back