Pathways

Greenway Consortium

of Fort Wayne, Indiana

Pathways

Pathway	St. Joe River Pathway
Length	3 miles
Location	Runs on the west side of the St. Joseph River starting at the zero mile marker at the confluence of the three rivers and ending at Johnny Appleseed park just south of Coliseum Blvd.
Surface	Asphalt, concrete, and boardwalks.
Major Access	Three Rivers Trailhead and Johnny Appleseed Park Trailhead
Points of Interest	Johnny Appleseed Park, the confluence of the Three Rivers, the City's Water Filtration Plant and the City's Flood Control Project.

Pathway	St. Joe Boulevard Pathway
Length	1.14 miles
Location	Runs on the east side of the St. Joseph River from State Boulevard to Lafayette Street.
Surface	Concrete
Major Access	Three Rivers Trailhead
Points of Interest	North Side High school, the city's Flood Control Project and the confluence of the rivers.

Pathway	St. Marys River Pathway
Length	8.75 miles
Location	This pathway begins at the confluence of the three rivers and runs west and south to Tillman Park.
Surface	Concrete, asphalt, and boardwalks.
Major Access	Three Rivers Trailhead, Lawton Park, Bloomingdale Park, Swinney Park, Foster Park, Fairfield Avenue Trailhead & Tillman Park.
Points of Interest	Historic Fort Wayne, the confluence of the three rivers, the city's Water Filtration Plant, Lawton park, Skate Park, Bloomingdale Park, Historic Wells Street Bridge, the downtown area, Swinney Park, Foster Park, Pawster Park, Headwaters Park, & Tillman Park.

Pathway	West Jefferson Trail
Length	1.11 mile
Location	This pathway begins in Swinney Park at the St. Marys River Pathway just southeast of the swimming pool and runs west through West Swinney Park and then along West Jefferson Boulevard to Rockhill Park.
Surface	Asphalt, concrete, & boardwalks
Major Access	West Swinney Park and Rockhill Park
Points of Interest	Swinney Park to Rockhill Park

Pathway	Maumee River Pathway
Length	8.75 miles
Location
Surface
Major Access
Points of Interest

Pathway	Downtown Rotary Circle of Hope
Length	2 miles
Location	The Circle of Hope is a loop in Fort Wayne's downtown area with a beautiful section located in Headwaters Park that winds through flowered areas and along the river.
Surface	concrete, asphalt, & boardwalks.
Major Access	Headwaters Park, Three Rivers Trailhead, & Lawton Park
Points of Interest	Headwaters Park, Historic Fort Wayne, Lawton Park, Skate Park, Historic Wells Street Bridge, & the downtown area.

Explanation of the Mile Markers
The zero mile marker of the St. Marys River Pathway, the St. Joseph
Pathway, and the Maumee River Pathway is at the confluence of the
three rivers by the City of Fort Wayne's Water Filtration Plant. Each mile
along these three pathways is marked with a 6 by 12 inch granite marker
on the side of the pathway. Each one-quarter mile is marked with a line
and stencil mark on the path. The Circle of Hope, the West Jefferson
Trail, and the St. Joe Blvd. Pathway do not have markers.

Johnny Appleseed Park Trailhead by Coliseum Blvd. to:
Lawton Park                        3.5 miles
Headwaters Park                3.7 miles
Swinney park East                5.4 miles
Foster Park North                7.8 miles
Tillman Park                        11.8 miles

Foster Park North to:
Headwaters Park                     4.1 miles
Lawton Park                            4.3 miles
Swinney Park                          2.4 miles
Tillman Park                            4 miles