Welcome to the homepage of the Sherwood Merrywalkers Volkssport Club of Sherwood, Oregon.  A beautiful bedroom community to Portland, Oregon, the City of Roses.  We hope you find this web site informative and we encourage you to enjoy any one of our six 2005 year-round events or an upcoming hosted event. 

The Merrywalkers are proud members of the Oregon Trail State Volkssport Association ("OTSVA").  For more information on OTSVA, please visit its web site at http://www.walkoregon.org.

The Merrywalkers and OTSVA are proud members of and abide by the Constitution and Bylaws of the American Volkssport Association ("AVA") located in Texas.  For more information on the AVA, please visit its web site at http://www.ava.org.   Please read the frequently asked questions section of their web site, it is very informative.

The AVA is a national association member of the International Federation of Popular Sports (the "IVV") located in Germany.  For more information on the IVV, please visit its web site at http://ivv.org.

"Volkssports" is a German derived word when translated means "people's sports," in other words, "sports for all people."