DAN BEARD COUNCIL RIVERWALK GUIDE

Our hike departs from Newport and takes you up along the levee where you’ll learn about the rich history of some historic companies and organizations in our areas. Visit Taylor Park and then its into Covington by crossing the Licking River on the Veterans Memorial Bridge.

Once in Covington, you’ll make you way down to the childhood home of Daniel Carter Beard, one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America and Scouting’s first Commissioner. You’ll learn about Beard’s roots in our area and the passion for the outdoors he gained while living on the banks of the Licking River. Special tours of the home and exhibits of Daniel Beard’s will be available for all in attendance.

Departing from the Dan Beard House, you’ll travel by the historic homes along 2nd Street and down to Riverside Drive where you’ll visit several life-size bronze statues of notable figures who shaped our communities and our country.  You’ll get up close to the historic depictions of Covington and Cincinnati along the levee murals before climbing the staircase of the historic Roebling Bridge and crossing the Ohio River into Cincinnati.

Welcome to Ohio!  Descend the staircase of the Roebling Bridge and travel past the Banks project, the Great American Ballpark and into the Steamboat Memorial.  Can you make the tall stacks sing?  Follow the old rail tracks into Yeatman’s Cove and further into Sawyer Point.  You’ll learn about the locks and dams along the Ohio River and how they shaped our communities history.  Visit the flying pigs, follow the 450 million year timeline chronicling earth’s history, and visit the statue of Cincinnatus. Enjoy the many beautiful views of the Ohio River and the Dan Beard Bridge while hiking through this beautiful riverfront park.  Walk along the Serpentine wall and the banks of the river back to US Bank Arena and cross back into Newport over the Taylor Southgate Bridge. Descent the staircase and you’ve made it!

We hope you enjoy the trail! Remember, the Dan Beard Riverwalk Trail is available year round and each season brings new sights. So bring your Scouts and families out often and enjoy the beauty of our community while you learn about our rich history. Order your hike trail patches and pick up your bandana map from the Scout Shop.