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The one thing I can enjoy during this coronavirus outbreak is a solo walk. New dedicated paths plus a willingness to take city streets becomes a self-guided tour of Cleveland's industrial heritage.

Cleveland's Rockefeller Park is home to the Cultural Gardens, built and maintained by Cleveland's many ethnic groups. There are scenic bridges, and Doan Brook winds through it. Close to Cleveland's cultural hub, University Circle.

Landmarks include University Circle and the Cultural Gardens

I'm not sure this is a safe or practical way to get back to the heights without climbing Fairhill Road. Just saying...

!st leg of getting back home. I took the bus up Cedar Hill. Rest of trip is part 2

Rises 32 feet in about 330 linear feet, nearly a 10% grade! I walk my bike up this steep hill to avoid the longer uphill coming home via Woodland. This way the climbs before and after this steep one are more gradual.

A safer route after dark, as walking the bike up Mt Overlook by the water plant is not a good idea at night.

Lots of uphill! I walk up Cedar Glen Parkway for reasons of safety.

Columbus Road, which starts in Ohio City and crosses the flats is one interesting byway. Walk it and see the cat lady's house, where lots of little felines will greet you, a lift bridge, the Hart Crane Memorial Park at Columbus and Merwin, featuring his poetry set into steel sculptures, the...

Take a look at the hybrid map to see the Morgana Run bike trail, which I picked up as I headed south on E 79th. An abandoned railbed, it passes many vacant factories, and, amazingly some live ones including BF Goodrich Landing Gear - who knew? There are many vacant lots, and the soundscape...

A rise of 32 feet over a distance of 100 to 120 feet, depending on how I plug in those two points. Either way, it is an 8 to 10% grade, no wonder I walk it up!

This is the second leg of my trip home from Tri-C - I walk the bike up that steep stretch of Mt Overllok btw Baldwin and Mapleside.

Major work on rail overpass necessitates detour