Cardinal Walk Event Accessibility

The 2024 Cardinal Walk is open to all Stanford employees.

If you have any accessibility concerns, contact BeWell at BeWell@stanford.edu. The Campus Access Guide and the searchable campus map are helpful resources for planning your trip to Stanford Stadium. 

Staff and volunteers in white BeWell or plain red vests will assist attendees throughout the event.

Timekeeping for non-exempt staff

Your wellness matters to us, and we want everyone to have the opportunity to attend the event. 

If you are a non-exempt employee who wishes to attend the event and is approved to do so by your supervisor, you should be permitted time to attend, considering operational needs. Your attendance time will include your unpaid lunch break, and any additional time beyond your regular unpaid lunch break should be recorded as paid work time on your time card. 

Activities

• Warm-up activity: At noon, Stanford Recreation and Wellness will lead an optional interactive warm-up with seated participation options.
• Remote participation: Remote participants can watch the Tacboard photostream via Zoom. Zoom’s website provides general accessibility information.
• Food and snacks: BeWell will offer free snacks at the stadium (fresh fruit, granola bars, and popcorn).
  • Note: Granola bars are vegetarian but not gluten-free or vegan.

Water Stations:

• Water will be available at the stadium. To reduce waste, we encourage everyone to bring their own water bottles. 
• Additional water stations can be found along the route at:
  • El Camino Real and Sam McDonald Mall
  • Churchill Mall
  • Maples Pavilion

Cardinal Walk route

The entire route of the walk is flat and step-free. Although the route is not paved the entire way, any unpaved sections are well-worn, firm paths. The surfaces along the way should not impede your movement along the route.

Here’s a narrative description of the route. You can also see a map of the route.

• The walk will begin at Stanford Stadium.
• Participants will exit the stadium the same way they came in, through Gate 1 or via the adjacent wheelchair-accessible ramp.
• Upon exiting the stadium, participants will make a right turn and circle the outside of the stadium, first heading roughly west along the well-worn path close to Nelson Road, then circling northward on the same path toward Galvez Street.
• Participants will continue to follow the path around the north and east perimeters of the area called “El Camino Grove,” then, they will proceed roughly southeast along the path adjacent to El Camino Real, skirting Ueland Field and Masters Grove.
• The route cuts back into the campus at Churchill Mall, and then proceeds along the edges of Masters Grove and Klein Field to Nelson Mall.
• At Nelson Mall, the route goes north just briefly, then turns left at Avery Mall.
• The walk proceeds down Avery Mall, past the Avery Aquatic Center, ending on Avery between Maples Pavilion and the Arrillaga Sports Center, where a large, inflatable BeWell arch will mark the end of the walk.
• Volunteers will be posted throughout the route to keep you on track.

Parking and Transportation

Event Shuttles: Free, wheelchair-accessible shuttles will transport attendees to and from Stanford Redwood City, SLAC, and Stanford Research Park. Check out the full schedule for pick-up/drop-off times and locations.

Marguerite Shuttle Info:

• The stop closest to Stanford Stadium is outside the Visitor Center at Galvez Street and Campus Drive. Another drop-off is in the Varsity Lot via Nelson Road, near Stadium Gate 2.
• The nearest stops to Maples Pavilion are between Serra Mall and Campus Drive or Campus Drive and Galvez Street.

Requesting a DisGo ride?
Use the address Stanford Stadium, 625 Nelson Road, Stanford 94305.

Parking:

• Stanford Stadium (625 Nelson Rd): Disabled parking is in the Varsity Lot, Track House Lot (L-95), and Galvez Lot (L-96). Free event parking is available in the dirt-surfaced El Camino Grove area on the stadium’s northeast side.
• Maples Pavilion (655 Campus Drive): Disabled parking is in Maples Parking Lot (L-93) and Knight Management Center Garage, 655 Knight Way.

Nearby Restrooms

Stanford Stadium:

• Accessible restrooms are near sections 106, 109, 117, 122, 131, and 137 on the Main Concourse level.
• Additional restrooms are in the plaza inside Gates 2 and 4.

Stanford Visitor Center (295 Galvez St):

• Accessible all-gender restrooms are inside, with a power-operated door on the west side.

Masters Grove:

• Accessible restrooms are midway through the walk at Churchill and Masters Mall.

Arrillaga Family Sports Center (641 Campus Drive):

• Accessible restrooms are on all floors adjacent to Maples Pavilion.

For disability access information about any building not listed in the Campus Access Guide, contact the Diversity and Access Office at (650) 725-0326 or disability.access@stanford.edu.