This is a ‘create your own route’ run in the attractive Northside neighborhoods, several of which are part of the Fort Wayne Park and Boulevard System Historic District that’s on the National Register of Historic Places. These are tree-lined streets with historic homes, sidewalks, and period lighting.
The best area is north of Lakeside Park, between Crescent Avenue and Coliseum Blvd. (Route 930). Create your own route on these longer, quiet side streets, The Forest Park, North Anthony, and Frances Slocum neighborhoods are the best for running. Among the highlights are the longer, historic north-south boulevards: Forest Park Blvd., Kensington Blvd, & North Anthony Boulevard are all beauties.
Add-Ons: Rivergreenway path south of Lakeside Park, along the Maumee River.
This is a ‘create your own route’ run in the attractive Northside neighborhoods, several of which are part of the Fort Wayne Park and Boulevard System Historic District that’s on the National Register of Historic Places. These are tree-lined streets with historic homes, sidewalks, and period lighting.
The best area is north of Lakeside Park, between Crescent Avenue and Coliseum Blvd. (Route 930). Create your own route on these longer, quiet side streets, The Forest Park, North Anthony, and Frances Slocum neighborhoods are the best for running. Among the highlights are the longer, historic north-south boulevards: Forest Park Blvd., Kensington Blvd, & North Anthony Boulevard are all beauties.
Add-Ons: Rivergreenway path south of Lakeside Park, along the Maumee River.
Essentials
Create your own route. Can easily put together several miles
Relatively flat
Lakeside Park is a good starting point. Or anywhere else in the neighborhood
The Rivergreenway linear park is the heart of running in Fort Wayne, with 25+ miles of paved paths along the Maumee, St. Marys, & St. Joseph Rivers. We've mapped three routes, which can be mixed & matched.
The Circle of Hope Trail is a 2-mile loop exploring Headwaters Park and the main sites of downtown Fort Wayne. Add on with the area's parks and Rivergreenway trails.
A nice run in south Fort Wayne. Combine the pleasant residential streets of the South Wayne Historic District with the ~2 mile perimeter path around the Foster Park golf course.
Scenic running on 14+ miles of trails around this 831-acre preserve in southern Fort Wayne. Wetland, sedge meadow, prairie, & mature forest. Add on with 3-mile Towpath Trail.
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Essentials
Create your own route. Can easily put together several miles
Relatively flat
Lakeside Park is a good starting point. Or anywhere else in the neighborhood
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