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The 1/2 Marathon route +3 is 16.00 miles on the road with mixed terrain. The starting point for this route is: downtown YMCA Comments about this route: The route: UPDATED 3/3/2004: -Starts corner of Walnut/3rd ST in front of Police Dept. - across Walnut Bridge – exit right, then down stairs to River Street -go left on River Street – heading the wrong way up hill beside GPS School (Frazier Ave) -this road turns into Island Avenue – go straight, then first right onto Sterling. -go to end of Sterling – turn right onto Carroll Lane – this becomes Fairhills -to to end of Fairhills, turn right onto Young Ave. -go to end of Young Avenue – Riverview Park is straight ahead, turn right onto Terrace then left onto Sterling, then right onto Dorchester. -from Dorchester – bear to the right, going around the loop of houses – approx .55 miles -Loop puts you back on Dorchester –take a right onto Riverview Road – go the top of the hill where Riverview intersects Falmouth – turn around, come back down Riverview Rd. -Follow Riverview road around, back to Dorchester -From Dorchester – turn left onto Sterling, right onto Terrace, then left onto Young. -From Young – turn left onto Fairhills/Carroll, then left back onto Sterling. -From Sterling – turn left onto Island, down hill beside GPS, back to River Street. -From River Street – turn right onto stairs leading up to Walnut Bridge, go across the Bridge and continue on Walnut Street to the corner of 3rd/Walnut. -From 3rd/Walnut – turn left onto Third Street, continue on Third Street, then left onto Mabel Street and then head onto the RiverWalk. -Continue on the Riverwalk to Boathouse Restaurant – exit right into the parking lot, just before the Boathouse Rest onto Amnicola Hwy, -From Boathouse Parking lot – turn left onto Amincola Hwy, travel approx 1.2 miles to Industrial Park – this is the turn around at the entrance of the RiverPark. -Turnaround and head back on Amincola Hwy to Boathouse Parking lot, back left onto Riverwalk – proceed on Riverwalk to Mabel Street. -From Mabel Street, turn right onto Third Street – stay on Third Street to the corner of Third and Market – turn left onto Market to the finish line in front of Chattanooga Lifestyle Center/Sports Barn.