Several roads in Youngstown to close temporarily for 'Sole to City' marathon

Several roads in Youngstown are set to close temporarily on June 1 for the Youngstown Marathon Foundation's Sole to City Half-Marathon and 2-Mile Run.

According to the marathon website, the race begins at Second Sole, 755 Boardman Canfield Road, and travels through Mill Creek Park before ending in downtown Youngstown.

According to a news release from Mill Creek MetroParks, the temporary closures are to protect participant and spectator safety. The closures will be in places from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 1.

The following roads will be closed to vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians:

• East Golf Hike & Bike Trail
• East Newport Hike & Bike Trail
• East Newport Drive
• Kreider's Entrance (to East Newport Drive)
• Kiwatha Road (to East Newport Drive)
• East Park Drive
• Valley Drive (after The Flats toward Lanterman's Mill)
• West Cohasset Drive
• Old Furnace Road (between West Cohasset Drive and Ford Nature Center)
• New Cross Drive
• Cross Drive
• Bears Den Road
• West Park Drive
• Birch Hill Drive
• East Park Hike & Bike Trail
• East Cohasset Hike & Bike Trail
• Robinson Hill Drive
• Memorial Hill Drive (heading to Slippery Rock Bridge)
• West Glacier Drive
• Price Road
• Calvary Run Drive
• Fellows Drive
• Lanterman's Mill

There are several areas that will be available with limited access, including:

• Ford Nature Center, available via Volney Road from Glenwood Avenue
• Fellows Riverside Gardens will be open with access via McKinley Avenue
• The Flats will remain open with access via High Drive

The Sole to City Half-Marathon and 2-Mile Run, according to the release, is to bring runners together to experience the beauty of Mill Creek MetroParks while promoting health, wellness and community spirit.

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