Grave-ish Run: Tombstones, Cabbage & Beltline

Come join us for this Sunday morning scenic urban run starting at the Historical Oakland Cemetary.

We will start our run at the Oakland Cemetery main gate which is off of Memorial Drive: 262 Oakland Avenue, SE, Atlanta  30312.  We will jog a lap or two through the streets of Oakland Cemetery and visit some famous tombstones.  We will proceed down Memorial Drive beside the cemetery and wind our way through the streets of Cabbagetown, through the Krog Street tunnel.  We may stop for water or bathroom break as we dash by the Krog Street Market.  We will turn onto the Eastside Beltline Trail which runs 2 miles to Piedmont Park passing by Ponce City Market.  We will run to Park Tavern and the entrance to Piedmont Park.  At the park entrance we may make a loop through Piedmont Park (if time allows)  or we will turn around and head back the same route to Oakland Cemetary.  The mileage roundtrip from here will be 7 miles. 

What better way to start a Sunday morning than with a scenic run!

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Note:

Atlanta's east side, Cabbagetown is one of several neighborhoods in the city with a rich history. Adjacent to Atlanta's oldest graveyard, Oakland Cemetery, Cabbagetown is connected to Inman Park via the Krog Street Tunnel.  The Krog Street Tunnel, has become the city's centerpoint for street art.  Street art, tags and graffiti are present in the Krog Street Tunnel and in adjacent areas of Reynoldstown notably the wall of the CSX Hulsey railyard along Wylie Street.

There are differing stories about how the neighborhood got its name: In one tale, the moniker is said to have been derived from the presence of cabbage heads grown in the gardens of residents' yards. Another story says the name came from the number of grocer's trucks selling cabbages in the neighborhood. In yet another story, the driver of one of those trucks flipped while turning a sharp corner, spilling dozens of cabbages on the road.

The neighborhood's historic district, called simply Cabbagetown District, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The area is the location of one of the South's first textile processing mills, the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill, which was built on the former site of the Atlanta Rolling Mill. Surrounding the factory was a neighborhood of small cottages and one- and two-story shotgun shacks.

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248 Oakland Ave. SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

There is a free gravel parking lot on the corner of Oakland Avenue and MLK.  We will meet in front of the Oakland Cemetery main gate at 8 AM.

Free Parking