Lick Run Greenway

The greenway begins across from the parking lot of the Hotel Roanoke, just behind the Gainsboro sign at the intersection of Wells Ave and 2nd St NE.  The greenway ends at Valley View Boulevard, near the on-ramp to I-581 south.  In the table below, landmarks are pictured with mileage and calories burned by bicycling, walking and running.  The caloric values are based on 118 calories per mile running, 100 calories per mile walking, and 40 calories per mile bicycling Caloric value are adjusted by 25% running and 50% bicycling for each of the hills, returning to the values stated above for the next section.  References for the calories burned for each activity can be found below the table.  Please enjoy the greenway, be safe, and carry out all trash.

All pictures taken by Mark Dominesey.  Copyright to all pictures and text is retained by the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission and permission is required for duplication.

References: (all activities assumed 160lbs running 6 mph, walking 2mph or bicycling 10mph) Inputting data in the various calculators below returns different results, the average amount of calories burned was used and assumed to be standard for ease of use in the tables above.
Calculator to compute calories burned for various activities: http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbchttp://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc
Calculator for Running: http://www.runtheplanet.com/resources/tools/calculators/caloriecounter.asp
Calculator for various activities: http://www.self.com/health/activity/calculators/running
Cleveland Clinic Calculator: http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/interactive/burned.asp