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2016 SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 12 KILOMETER VOLKSMARCH ROUTE CAUTION: At all intersecting streets along the route please cross cautiously using the pedestrian signal where available. 1) From the Start/Finish Point proceed due East to St Louis Boulevard, and Turn Right to follow the sidewalk along St Louis Boulevard to the railroad trestle. Do not proceed onto the trestle. Follow the sidewalk to the right of the trestle until you reach the sidewalk on the banks of the St Joseph River, where you will pick up the East Bank Trail. 2) Turn Right onto the East Bank Trail, and follow it North to Angela Boulevard. Along the way you will need to crossover the East Race to Seitz Park between Jefferson and Colfax to continue North on the East Bank Trail. You will also need to cross over the East Race again between Colfax and LaSalle to continue North on the East Bank Trail. 3) At the intersection of the East Bank Trail and Angela Boulevard you will encounter Checkpoint #1, which is the first checkpoint for this route. 4) Upon clearing the checkpoint Turn Left onto Angela, and proceed in a Westerly direction along Angela. 5) At the intersection of Angela and Riverside Drive you will encounter a traffic circle. Turn Left onto Riverside Drive, and proceed along Riverside Drive using the available sidewalks. 6) At the intersection of Riverside and California Avenue Turn Right onto Californian, and proceed in a Westerly direction along California. 7) At the intersection of California Avenue and Portage Avenue proceed across Portage using the pedestrian signal, and Turn Left onto Portage. 8) Proceed in a Southerly direction along Portage, which will become North William Street. Continue along North William to its intersection with Colfax Avenue. 9) At the intersection of North William and Colfax Avenue Turn Right onto Colfax, and proceed in a Westerly direction along Colfax. At the intersection of Colfax and Taylor Street you pass the former residence of Schuyler Colfax, the 171h Vice President of the United State. 10) At the intersection of Colfax and Elm Street Turn Right, and proceed to the main entrance of The South Bend City Cemetery. As you enter the cemetery you will see a small obelisk with the name Colfax. In the same row and over three grave sites you will find the grave site of Schuyler Colfax. At the cemetery entrance Turn Left and make one loop through the cemetery using the paved road. 11) Upon return to the cemetery entrance proceed in a Southerly direction on Elm Street.