Columbus Riverwalk Detour Info

There was a comment about the Riverwalk detour... I don't mind the detour -  it makes the run a little more entertaining - but my problem was that I didn't have a way to keep track of the added distance until I found a way to charge my Garmin and GPS the route again. The detour is in place through March 2008. Prior to now, if you wanted to run 20 miles on the Riverwalk, you ran from the River Club to the road crossing at Fort Benning, then back. Exactly 20 miles. From the Ironworks there and back is like 18.8, or something. From the Ironworks to the buildings at Oxbow Meadows and back is 16 miles... pretty easy to keep track of... So now, with the detour, if you want to do a 20 mile run, you probably want to start at the Ironworks and go to Fort Benning and back using the detour, then add a little out and back at the tail end of the run.  I will probably do that 2 Saturdays from now and I'll use the Garmin and post the map here.

Anyway, here's a link to the full article from the Ledger-Equirer about the detour.

Here's part of the article:

 

Ramp will detour Riverwalk's users while construction is under way

BY CHUCK WILLIAMS

chwilliams@ledger-enquirer.com

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Users of the Chattahoochee Riverwalk may find themselves inconvenienced during the next seven months.

Due to a storm-water project by the city of Columbus, a section of the Riverwalk behind the Columbus Civic Center has been closed and those who use the path will be diverted to the South Commons. A new ramp has been constructed between Golden Park and the Civic Center to detour walkers, runners, cyclists and others into the South Commons. The detour dumps back into the Riverwalk at the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus.

The closure went into effect Friday. The Riverwalk section is scheduled to reopen March 30.

"We made the ramp part of the project," Deputy City Manager David Arrington said. "That will allow the public access to the South Commons in order to continue using the path."

The Riverwalk is a paved, lighted trail that stretches about 15 miles from Lake Oliver in North Columbus to Fort Benning. Another three miles of trail continues on the post.

From Sept. 20 to Aug. 1 -- during the annual fair -- access to the South Commons will be blocked by a fence. Those seeking to do long bicycle rides or runs on the Riverwalk should use Rotary Park.