Run Directions

Purcell Park Run

Village Run

Switchboard Run

Cemetery Run  

EMU Run

Hillandale Run

Klines Run

Old Vine Run

Shipps Run


 

Purcell Park Run:  

Start at UREC

Go towards Port Republic

(Cross street first) Take a left onto Port Republic out of campus

Take a left into a neighborhood area, it will be the first left

Follow the street until the end which will be Purcell Park

Each loop is 1.5 Miles; from campus and back is 1.5 Miles

From campus, 2 loops, and back is 4.5 Miles

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Village Run:

Start at UREC

Go down Driver Drive

Make a left onto University

Make a left onto Reservoir drive at the sheetz

Make a left onto Cantrell Drive at the CVS

If doing regular village run you would make a left onto Paul Street and make a right onto Cardinal Drive continue to UREC  (2.9 miles)

Extended village or Extra Extended village continue on Cantrell

Turn left onto South Main Street

With regular village turn left into the quad (3.29 miles)

Extended village continue on South Main Street

Turn left onto Port Republic Road

Turn left onto Bluestone Drive

End up back at UREC (4.25 miles)

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Switchboard Run:

Start at UREC

Go through past duke and end up on Bluestone Drive

Make a right onto South Main Street

Make a left at Court Square, in downtown

Make a left onto West Market Street

Make a right onto Switchboard road

Make a right onto Mount Clinton Pike

Make a right onto Virginia Ave.

This becomes South High Street

Make a Left onto Maryland Ave which eventually becomes Port Republic Road

Left onto Bluestone Drive

End up back at UREC (9.9 miles)

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Cemetery Run:

Start at UREC

Turn left at University Blvd

Turn left at Reservoir St

Turn left at E Market St. / US 33

Turn left at Bluestone Dr.

Turn right at Carrier Dr/Dukes Dr

End at UREC (5.19 miles)

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EMU Run

Start on Blue Stone Dr going toward Port Republic

Turn right on Port Republic Rd

Turn right on South Main St

Turn Left on Cantrell Ave

Turn Right on South High Street

Continue straight, South High Street will turn into North High Street

Turn around at the light before EMU University, across from the CVS at Mount Clinton Pike is the road name

You go back the same way you went out

End at URec

Total Distance: 6.49 miles

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Old Vine Run

Start on Blue Stone Dr going toward Port Republic

Turn right on Port Republic Rd

Turn right on South Main St

Continue on Main St at the fork after crossing Cantrell Ave (you will be veering right)

Main St will become North Main St, continue straight

Follow North Main St until you reach a stop light after a long gradual hill

Turn right at the light onto Vine St

Continue following the road until you reach the Shell Station (it will be on your right)

Turn right, you will be turning onto Route 33

Turn left on South Carlton St (you will see Food Lion on your left)

Turn left on Reservoir St go through the stop light at the CVS

Turn right on Cantrell

Turn left on Cardinal Dr (it’s at a stop light)

Take the 1st left to run through the baseball lot past the Hillside Dorms

End at URec

Total Distance: 7.06 miles

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Hillandale Run

Starting from UREC, head out the tunnel to Bluestone Drive. 

Take a left on Bluestone and follow that till you hit Port Republic Road. 

Turn right and continue straight onto Maryland Ave crossing the South Main Street intersection. 

Follow Maryland Ave to a left on South Dogwood Drive. 

South Dogwood Drive will take you all the way to Hillandale Ave where you will take a right into the park. 

The trails begin with a left entrance past the wooden shed.  Follow that trail as it loop up towards the golf course across the road and through a parking lot. 

When the trail comes to a T, take a right, this will lead you back out to a right on Hillandale Ave. 

You can go home the same way you came or continue to go straight on Hillandale till it lead you out to High Street where you will take a left and follow that back to Maryland Ave, where you take a right to head back to campus. 

At any time in the run you may turn around and head back the way we came or not run the trails to make it shorter.

  Total Distance: 7.03 miles

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Klines Run

Start at UREC, head out towards Port Republic Rd.

Turn right onto Port Republic Rd

Turn right onto S. Main St.

Turn right onto Elizabeth St. (there is no street sign for this turn, it is the street immediately after E.Market St. or Route 33)

Turn right onto Mason St.

Alternate endings :

a) Continue on Mason towards Dukes, and run through campus to UREC (4.45 miles)

b) Take a right onto Cantrell Ave.

    Left onto S Main St. then run through the Quad to UREC (4.68 miles)

c) Take a right onto Cantrell Ave.

   Left onto S Main St.

   Left onto Port Republic Rd.

   Left onto Bluestone Dr., Continue to UREC ( 5.42 miles)

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Shipps Run

Starting from UREC, head out towards Dukes. 

Take Grace Street (street perpendicular to RMH) to a right on High Street (Route 42). 

Follow High Street (Route 42) for 3 miles (the road name will change form High Street to Virginia, but it will continue to be Route 42). 

After the road goes to two lanes there will be a gravel road to the left named Willow Run Road. 

Take that left and continue to follow the gravel road until it comes to a T intersection with Fort Lynne Road. 

Take a left on Fort Lynne and follow until a T-intersection with Mt. Clinton Pike. 

Take a left on Mt. Clinton Pike to head uphill.  Follow Mt. Clinton Pike past EMU to the intersection with Route 42 (Virginia Ave) and take right on Route 42. 

From there you will continue to go back to UREC the same direction you came. 

To make this run longer you can go out and come back on Port Republic Road.

    Total Distance: 10 miles

 

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Last updated: March 28, 2008