East End Ride
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East End Ride

A cycling route starting in Houston, Texas, United States of America.

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Overview

About this route

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Duration
13.2 km
Distance
66 m
Ascent
69 m
Descent
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Kelly Vlaskamp
Kelly Vlaskamp

created this 4 years ago

Route quality

Waytypes & surfaces along the route

Waytypes

  • Quiet road

    4.8 km

    (36 %)

  • Busy road

    3.9 km

    (29 %)

  • Road

    2.4 km

    (19 %)

Surfaces

Paved

4.6 km

(35 %)

  • Asphalt

    3.6 km

    (27 %)

  • Concrete

    1 km

    (8 %)

  • Undefined

    8.5 km

    (65 %)

Route highlights

Points of interest along the route

  1. Point of interest after 1.2 km

    Graffiti Building Houston: Many of the works painted here were created as part of the Houston Urban Experience (HUE) Mural Festival, an annual gathering of artists launched in 2015. Affectionately dubbed “graffiti park” by locals, this sampling of murals is just the latest of a citywide effort to embrace the genre and add color and beauty to Houston’s downtown.

  2. Point of interest after 1.2 km

    Mars Dog

  3. Point of interest after 4.6 km

    Dont Forget Your Roots

  4. Point of interest after 4.7 km

    Harrisburg Art Museum

  5. Point of interest after 5.7 km

    East End - Birth Place of Houston Painted in 2006 by local artists JesseSifuentes , Adrian de la Cerda, and the students of Austin High School. Locatedon the Rex Supply building at 3715 Harrisburg, this is the site of Houston’s first Sears Robuck store. (will see him again w/ Paper Airplane

  6. Point of interest after 5.8 km

    Voodoo Queen -The Voodoo Queen is a mural on the side of the East End’s newest dive bar opened by the owners of Moon Tower Inn, a popular eatery on Canal Street. The bar has quickly gained attention due to the large mural, creative drinks, great food, and tough interior.

  7. Point of interest after 6.3 km

    Metamorphosis :The front entry of the Patricio Flores library at 110 N. Milby is home to two unique fused glass sculptures created by Gene Hester and Liz Spencer in 2013.

  8. Point of interest after 7 km

    Paper Airplane Artist: Jesse Sifuentes, same artist who did Birthplace of Houston Sifuentes, a Galveston native who teaches ceramics at Texas Southern University, has lived in the East End since the early 1970s. "I've always eyed that wall and have loved it for years," he said. "It was screaming for something." He built the planes by sections in his studio on 16 pieces of 3-by-5-foot Hardie board (about 240 square feet total), then attached them to the building with mortar screws. They were grouted in place before getting a final coat of water sealant Look for how he honors other parts of houston: a line of small red, white and blue space shuttles nods to NASA, while a few protruding coffee cups reflect the neighborhood's Maxwell House factory. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/theater/article/New-mosaics-enlivening-East-End-5677465.php

  9. Point of interest after 8.1 km

    Guadalupe Plaza Park- GPP renovation was completed in Summer, 2016, with family-friendly amenities, green spaces and a splash pad, alongside the historic elements so important to the East End community. The Azios’ family fountain, which used to be in the rear of the park, has been restored and placed in a more visible location. The Ely Escobar memorial tree has been preserved, along with the historic columns near the center of the park, reminiscent of Mexico City’s colonial Zocalo architecture. The current Talento Bilingue of Houston (TBH) building, at the north end of the park, will remain in use until more funding is available to develop a new cultural center and venue space for TBH.

  10. Point of interest after 10 km

    Mural Buildings - 1213 Maury St Fineapple - created for 2016 HUE Mural Fest and others...

  11. Point of interest after 11.5 km

    Market Square Park - Houston Inspired

  12. Point of interest after 12.6 km

    Harrisburg Underpass Gateway to the East End

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