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Mount Adams is a small tangle of streets lined with narrow, pristine old houses, all perched on a hill that offers some of the best views of Cincinnati. Mount Adams offers its charms inside of a blanket of pleasant quiet. Historically home to German and Irish immigrants it witnessed a change in the 1950s to hippies, yuppies, empty nesters, and young families. Eden Park contains some of the city’s most visited attractions such as the Cincinnati Art Museum, Playhouse in the Park, and the Krohn Conservatory. Note that Mount Adams is one of the hilliest parts of the city and has earned its nickname as “The San Francisco of the Midwest.”

We will plan to start at a time such that at the end of the walk we will be at a good time and place to catch an optional sunset at 8:37 pm NW of the city, which is only a couple of blocks from the starting location.

WALKING DETAILS: the walking distance is 2.1 miles, although a 1.5 mile alternate path is available. Wear very comfortable shoes as the walk is rated moderate to strenuous, although we will be moving slowly taking photographs.

WALKING MAP: a prepared copy of the photo walking map will be provided in advance by email to all registered walkers, and a number of paper copies will be provided at the start. We will start out promptly at the posted start time, so if you are late you are on your own. Our pace will be leisurely. At points of interest I will stop and mention a few words about that point of interest. Typically the group will spread out over time, and that is OK if you have the map!

MEETING LOCATION: meet on St. Gregory Street (enter 1015 St. Gregory into your GPS to get close). This is at the bottom of the 90 steps going up to the Holy Cross Immaculata Church, our first stop.

SUNSET LOCATION: Near the end of our walk we will stop at the parking lot for the Highland Towers. Since you will likely want a tripod for those sunset photos either carry one with you or park in this area and leave your tripod in the car and walk the 2-3 blocks to the bottom of the steps, which is our meeting location for the start of the tour.

PRE-WALK DINING: take advantage of all Mt. Adams has to offer and have your dinner in advance of the walk (please plan this on your own). There a number of bars & restaurants in the area.

COVID CAUTION: those who are fully vaccinated will not require to wear masks while we are outdoors, per CDC guidelines; otherwise wear a mask if near others on the walk or if anyone enters a building.

WEATHER: in the event of inclement weather this photo walk will be rescheduled.