RU N N I N G I N T H E S O U T H
SAVANNAH
LAKE MAYER PARK
31° 59'26.6"N 81° 05'22.0"W
Lake Mayer Community Park
The paved 1.4-mile loop around
Lake Mayer is a convenient place
to get in a quick run, and there’s a
sufficient berth of dirt and grass
adjacent to the pavement if you
need a more forgiving surface.
If you’re looking for a longer run
and going in circles is not your
thing, it’s about 1.5 miles from
Lake Mayer to Wormsloe Historic
Site, where you can run down the
stunningly beautiful Oak Avenue
beneath a canopy of Spanish-
moss drenched live oaks.
SAVANNAH RIVER
THE TALMADGE
MEMORIAL BRIDGE
32.0888° N, 81.0990° W
We don’t really do hills in the
Lowcountry, so runners looking
to train for elevation changes are
limited in their options. The biggest
“hill” in Savannah, of course, is
the towering Talmadge Bridge, but
crossing it on foot can be dicey.
We only recommend running the
bridge early in the morning and
always against traffic, but if you’re
bold enough to take it on, you can
also incorporate a loop around the
Savannah Harbor Road Course – a
2.1-mile race track on Hutchinson
Island – before heading back across
the bridge to Historic Savannah. •
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