The educational/cultural/medical center of Cleveland, located in the area around University Circle, is great for running. Around the Cleveland Museum of Art, there’s a series of parks and promenades, which then leads to the pleasant campus of Case Western University. One could easily put together 3-4 miles of running in this area. Using Euclid Ave. as a benchmark, there are three ‘areas’ here:
North of Euclid, enjoy the paths around the Museum, Botanical Gardens, Wade Oval, and Case Western Paths near the DiSanto Field.
South of Euclid. Campus of Case Western west of University Hospital, jaunt over to little Italy using using Murray Hill Rd. (~1 mile)
Linear Park: North toward the lakefront using the paths paralleling MLK Drive, for 3.5 miles; South toward Shaker Lakes Park using paths along Fairhill Rd./N. Park Blvd., through Ambler Park and Fairhill Rd./Rockefeller Park. It is 4 miles from University Circle to Horsehoe Lakes Park.
Shaker Lakes Loop Trail: Run a 3.8 mile loop between the Shaker Lakes and Fairmont Blvd. historic districts, between Horsehoe Lake and Lower Shaker Lake.
The educational/cultural/medical center of Cleveland, located in the area around University Circle, is great for running. Around the Cleveland Museum of Art, there’s a series of parks and promenades, which then leads to the pleasant campus of Case Western University. One could easily put together 3-4 miles of running in this area. Using Euclid Ave. as a benchmark, there are three ‘areas’ here:
North of Euclid, enjoy the paths around the Museum, Botanical Gardens, Wade Oval, and Case Western Paths near the DiSanto Field.
South of Euclid. Campus of Case Western west of University Hospital, jaunt over to little Italy using using Murray Hill Rd. (~1 mile)
Linear Park: North toward the lakefront using the paths paralleling MLK Drive, for 3.5 miles; South toward Shaker Lakes Park using paths along Fairhill Rd./N. Park Blvd., through Ambler Park and Fairhill Rd./Rockefeller Park. It is 4 miles from University Circle to Horsehoe Lakes Park.
Shaker Lakes Loop Trail: Run a 3.8 mile loop between the Shaker Lakes and Fairmont Blvd. historic districts, between Horsehoe Lake and Lower Shaker Lake.
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DIY around University Square; To Shaker Lakes is 9.5 miles out and back
Gorgeous path spans 17-miles of Lake Erie shoreline. Highlights include Cleveland’s best architecture in Collinwood, Bratenahl, and scenic Edgewater State Park. We've mapped the route and point out the best sections. Video excerpts!
Pleasant lakeshore and residential running in the western part of Cleveland's Metroparks system. Can do a loop around Edgewater Park, and then run west for 3.5 miles along nice residential streets to Lakewood Park.
A 3-mile linear park along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Superior Avenue. Bike path runs along MLK Drive between University Circle and the lakefront. Can add on at the lake, or in University Circle area.
The most attractive residential neighborhood for running in Cleveland, graced by tree-lined streets and stately older homes. Use Shaker Blvd. as an anchor, and many miles of gorgeous roads. Add-on with University Circle route.
A series of reservations linked together to form the giant green (emerald) necklace around the outskirts of the city, with 70 miles of paved “all-purpose trail”. We've included a guide to some of the running highlights, with maps. Many sections hilly!
Extensive, 84-mile trail starting 5 miles south of downtown. Historic buildings, museums, pleasant villages, wildlife. Highlight is Cuyahoga Valley National Park, where you can run one-way and hop the CVSR to return. Video highlights!
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DIY around University Square; To Shaker Lakes is 9.5 miles out and back
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