jogger ideas

We will be in Charleston May 7- 11 this year and I%26#39;m wanting to keep up with my jogging while there. We are staying at the Church Street Inn -- any locals out there who can give me a roughly 5 mile route that would take me by some interesting Charleston sights?

jogger ideas

This is ***officially*** the easiest question ever asked on this message board.

Where do I start? You can jog along East Bay going into the residential district (along the water is perfect). Zig and zag through the residential areas and you%26#39;ll easily get a pleasant workout. I dare you to do it without stopping and looking into the gardens and courtyards though - very distracting!

If it%26#39;s not windy jog over the Ravenel Bridge - ask your concierge for a map - there is a jog/walk/bike protected area and from there you can see all of the Charleston sites. It%26#39;s about 2 1/2 miles across the bridge, so if you want 5 miles just go a little shy of the Mt. Pleasant side if you want. Happy jogging!

jogger ideas

OMG! OMG! I%26#39;m slapping my typing hand right now - ok now. I can%26#39;t believe I left this off!

If you get a chance to go to the beach, we have the most unbelievably perfect beaches for jogging. They are even firm enough to ride bikes nearer the water line. Pretty much any beach - and several bike rental places, too if you want to change up your workout routine. My dare here is not to stop every minute and pick up a sand dollar or a pretty shell (esp. at low tide) - again, very distracting!

You can literally jog for miles on sand, turn around, and do a few more miles. Isle of Palms north of Breach Inlet will give you the longest continuous stretch of nearby jogging beach - at times you can be 40 feet from swimming dolphins as you jog.

You will probably not want to go at high tide, so just avoid high tide by 1 hour either side. (Ask concierge or look at tide tables online) ENJOY! The variety of outdoor activities is one of the best hidden secrets of living in the Charleston area!

Wow! Thank you! I%26#39;m really getting excited for this trip. Could you tell me more about bike rentals? My husband loves to bike and that might be something we could do together -- but he hurt his shoulder skiing so we%26#39;d need some smooth terrain, like a bike path or something.

Also -- if we%26#39;re staying in the Historic District do we need a car to get down to the water, can we take a taxi or walk?

Thanks again!

I smiled when you said ';Down to the water'; as if you were staying on Nob Hill and going to Fisherman%26#39;s Wharf! :)

You%26#39;re in the ';Lowcountry'; - that means everything is low and flat if it%26#39;s not man-made. That%26#39;s why so many homes are elevated - to avoid major damage in flood waters. To get a grade change you have to go onto the bridge.

This is one bike rental company I found - it has some good photos of the area and bridge. http://www.bikethebridgerentals.com/index.htm They have a scroll bar in the middle of the page that you might miss.

If they aren%26#39;t near your hotel, I%26#39;m sure they can tell you who can help.

Forgot to answer your question...

pretty much no matter where your hotel is in Charleston you can%26#39;t be more than a 10-minute walk to some body of water. Less than 10 minutes if it%26#39;s low tide and raining hard! :)

Take a look at the ';Map'; link found on the left side of this page...it%26#39;ll help. Remember - blueberry pancake flat!