Location: Nassau, Bahamas
Distance: 4.06 nm
Customizable?: Yes
Overall Score: 7/10
Hilliness: 2/10
Variety: 7/10
Scenery: 6/10
Safety: 8/10
Stray Dog Potential: 7/10 (but non-aggressive)
Type: Urban (pavement)
Time of Day: Sunrise
NOTES: a very nice run that will take you through retail, government, and residential districts. Plenty to see along the way, so be prepared for frequent 'stretch breaks.' Keep in mind, Bahamians drive on the left side of the road, so remember to run on the right into onto oncoming traffic. This route has sidewalks along all the busy streets. Cars and people were generally very accommodating. Enjoy!
START: Leave Nassau Yacht Haven, turn R onto Bay Street
.5 - BASRA on right
1.0 - Enter retail district of Bay St
1.5 - Museum of Slavery and Straw Market on right.
Take a L at the T, and an immediate R onto Marlborough St
1.6 - McDonald's and US Embassy on left
1.64 - Marlborough St veers right, continue straight down residential alley past International House on left and towards KURA KURA.
1.75 - After third speed bump, take a left before the blue two story building labeled 51 Capital House.
1.85 - Pass a large, old Catholic cemetery on your right. The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral will be on your left.
1.92 - L at the stop sign at the top of the hill.
1.98 - on the right, you will see some narrow warehouses behind a fence. This is the home of the Junkanoo gang "One Family." Stop by and say hello.
2.0 - Cross West St. and continue down the residential alley straight ahead. To the right on West St. Is the Junkanoo museum. To the left is the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas.
2.07 - At T, turn L.
2.13 - At T, turn R onto West Hill St.
2.21 - Cross Blue Hill St, turn L, and take an immediate R onto Duke St. The Government House is on your right.
2.31 - R onto Peck Slope, next to intersection with Market St.
2.37 - L onto East Hill near Providence House
2.56 - R on East St.
2.59 - First L onto Sands Rd.
2.71 - T at Elizabeth Ave. If you want to throw a stair workout in, the Queen's staircase is to the right. 65 stairs take you up to Fort Fincastle and a beautiful view of the city.
Otherwise, turn L
2.92 - R on Bay St.
4.06 - END at Nassau Yacht Haven