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Fairmount Rowing AssociationBoathouse Row · est. 1877

The Quaker City course map.

Course map (PDF, 2 pages). The race course, and launch and parking at the Temple boathouse.

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Map of the Quaker City race course on the Schuylkill River; every point on it is listed beside the map.
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The Race Course

Start to finish.

From upriver to downriver, as shown on the map:

  1. 1Twin BridgesThe upriver end of the map.
  2. 21K start lineParking on the Kelly Drive side, just below the start.
  3. 3Strawberry Mansion BridgeThe course runs under the bridge.
  4. 4Canoe Club / TempleLaunch and registration (detail below).
  5. 5Finish lineParking on the Kelly Drive side, just below the finish.
  6. 6GrandstandsOn the Kelly Drive bank, below the finish.
  7. 7Columbia BridgeJust below the grandstands.
  8. 8Traffic from Boathouse RowCrews rowing up from Boathouse Row come from below Girard Avenue.
  9. 9Fairmount Boathouse, #2 Kelly DrParking on Sedgley Dr.
Detail map of launch, registration and parking at the Canoe Club and Temple boathouse; every point on it is listed beside the map.
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Launch & Parking

At the Temple boathouse.

From the bridge down Kelly Drive, as shown on the map:

  1. 1Strawberry Mansion BridgeLanes 0 to 6 pass under its arches; Lane 0 is nearest Kelly Drive.
  2. 2Additional parking on Reservoir DrOff Kelly Drive, above the bridge.
  3. 3Upper lotCar top and volunteers only.
  4. 4Canoe Club / Temple Boathouse
  5. 5Temple Dock (launch)Crews launch here and row up to the start.
  6. 6Headquarters tentRegistration and awards.
  7. 7Vehicle entranceAll permitted vehicles enter here, from Kelly Drive.
  8. 8Lower lotTrailers only.
  9. 9St. Joe's Boathouse
  10. 10500m mark
  11. 11City Dock
  12. 12Additional parking at the Grandstand lotDown Kelly Drive, at the grandstands.