The 6th Louisville Metro Hike & Bike program will hold the first of its two annual outings on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31. The event starts at Waterfront Park.
The Healthy Hometown Subway Fresh Fit Hike & Bike ride will begin at 10 a.m. at the downtown waterfront near the “dancing waters” off Witherspoon Street. More than 5,000people typically take part in the Hike & Bike events.
The 15-mile cycling route will highlight several Louisville parks and landmarks and goes through Old Louisville and along Southern Parkway to Iroquois Park, then back to Waterfront Park.
For walkers, a wheelchair-accessible five-kilometer route has been laid out. It will also start at Waterfront Park and go west along the wharf area and onto the RiverWalk section of the Louisville Loop, up to Lannan Park and back to Waterfront Park. Those seeking a shorter hike can turn around at points along the route, including at the Louisville Science Center. Walkers can bring dogs but must keep them on a leash.
The cycling route will have signs and break stations staffed by volunteers to assist with directions and water. Louisville Bicycle Club members will provide bike “doctors” along the route to assist cyclists with equipment problems.
Louisville Metro Police will provide traffic assistance at key intersections. The Louisville Metro EMS bicycle team will patrol the route.
In addition, there will be a healthy marketplace with nutritional snacks, free children’s activities and informational booths will open at 9 a.m. at Waterfront Park. Free T-shirts will be available for the first 2,500 participants and the Brain Injury Association will distribute 250 bike helmets to riders who don’t have one.
A “bike rodeo” with safety education activities for youths will be offered by Norton Healthcare behind the Flock of Finns sculpture at Preston and Witherspoon streets. and people will be able to sign up for the “Lose It Louisville!” initiative — a communitywide effort for registrants to lose a collective 100,000 pounds by the Labor Day Hike & Bike event.
On-street parking will be available near Waterfront Park. TARC buses are equipped with bicycle racks for cyclists who want to leave their car at home.
TARC also announced some detours due to the Mayor’s Hike and Bike. Street closures will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and due to those closures the following detours will be in affect.
•#4 Fourth Street - southbound - buses from Central Avenue to Iroquois Park will continue on 4th Street, turn left on Oakdale to the regular route. The Southland Park route will turn left on 5th Street, left on Lansing, cross Southern Parkway, turn right on 3rd Street Road, left on Woodlawn to the regular route.
•Route #4 Fourth Street - northbound – buses from Iroquois Park on 3rd Street will turn right on Oakdale, right on 4th Street to the regular route. From Southland Park, buses will turn right on 3rd Street, left on Lansing, right on 5th Street, right on 4th Street to regular route.
•Route 6th Street - southbound – buses from Taylor Boulevard will turn right on Bluegrass Avenue, left on Manslick/St. Andrews Road, left on Palatka Road, right on Newcut Road to the regular route.
•Route 6th Street - northbound – buses from Newcut Road, left on Palatka Road, right on St. Andrews/Manslick Road, right on Bluegrass Avenue, left on Taylor Boulevard to regular route.
•Route #19 Muhammad Ali and #21 Chestnut – westbound – buses from Muhammad Ali, will turn left on 1st Street, right on Broadway, right on 4th Street, left on Ali to regular route.
•Routes #2 Second Street, #71 Jeffersonville, and #72 Clarksville/New Albany - southbound – buses from 1st and Market will continue on Market, turn right on Floyd Street, right on Grey Street, left on 1st Street to the regular route.
To check specific detours on your route, call TARC at 585-1234.
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