Walk the Dequindre Cut in Detroit with shopping and Lunch in Eastern Market

Let's walk the Dequindre Cut Greenway to Eastern Market and back to the riverfront. It is ~2.5 miles round trip with many beautiful art murals along the way. We will stop for lunch and/or shopping in Eastern Market

Let's meet outside the pavilion (Riverwalk Cafe) near the carousel at 10am. (see map) There is a parking lot nearby on Atwater St. I am not sure how crowded that parking lot gets on Saturday morning, so you might need to park in the Ren Cen parking structure a couple blocks south near Atwater and Beaubien. There is also street parking. The last few years I did this, there was no problem getting in to the parking lot in the morning.

The Dequindre Cut Greenway is an urban recreational path that opened to the public in May of 2009. Formerly a Grand Trunk Railroad line, the Dequindre Cut is a predominately below-street level greenway that runs parallel to St. Aubin Street, between Mack Avenue and Atwater Street, just north of the riverfront. Well-known for its examples of urban artwork and graffiti, the greenway features a 20-foot-wide paved pathway, which includes separate lanes for pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

A half-mile extension of the Dequindre Cut officially opened in April 2016. It runs from Gratiot Avenue to Mack Avenue and takes pedestrians into the heart of Eastern Market. Buildings on each side of the Cut along this stretch provide users with a glimpse of what the railway looked like when it was a busy hub of activity bringing people and products to Eastern Market and to the Detroit Riverfront.

The Dequindre Cut Freight Yard, an outdoor bar along the Cut, is located near the Wilkins Street entrance of the Cut.

For a map of the Dequindre Cut, click here.
For a map of the Dequindre Cut Art Walk, click here.