Our East Walnut Hills route starts on our old dog walking course the days when we lived in the O’Bryonville (not really) neighborhood.
Annwood Park was always a great refuge from the summer heat as its dense tree cover always provided plenty of shade, and its grotto never failed to creep out the water-shy Zola.
A few blocks removed from Annwood, we’ll explore a few tree-lined residential streets that are quintessential EWH.
Next, DeSales Corner is the focal point of the East Walnut Hills business district as well as a crossroads for the running community, as it represents the point where the Flying Pig Marathon and Half Marathon split.
In recent years the corner has been redeveloped. Now, there is a coffee shop, an apartment building, and an upscale Chinese restaurant.
From DeSales Corner we’ll head down Woodburn where the development and growth makes its way to the park. On our right will be Le Bon Vivant, a store dedicated to France. A little ways down we will pass Manifest Gallery, which has an impressive reputation in the local art community.
On McMillan we’ll pass St. Ursula High School and one of my favorite Skylines in the city. Then we’re headed down Victory Parkway toward Eden Park (but not into the park, we’ll have to save that for Walnut Hills).
At the Edgecliff condo complex we’ll head off of Victory onto Edgecliff Point, an uncharted street for both of us. We’re not sure what to expect.
Having explored the new terrain, the course loops us back through the neighborhood and several of the more impressive residential streets before we emerge on Taft.
We’ll finish with another pass by DeSales corner and then making one final jaunt around Keys Crescent. While East Walnut Hills will be familiar terrain, we've found that there is often something new to be discovered.
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