Nashville’s rolling terrain provides Vanderbilt runners with many scenic but challenging training venues.
Centennial Park
The 132-acre park (pictured above) is located just one block from campus and is home to the Parthenon.
Vaughn’s Gap
Vaughn’s Gap, in Nashville’s Percy Warner Park, is the team’s home site for the Commodore Classic and Belmont-VU Opener every fall. The well-maintained, running-only route measures 5K for women and 8K for men. The course hosted the 1999 and 2012 SEC Championships.
The course is on of the most scenic and challenging in the Southeast and features beautiful woodlands and more than 10 miles of picturesque running trails located just 15 minutes from campus.
Directions to Percy Warner Park:
Percy Warner Park
2500 Old Hickory Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37221
615-862-8415
From the North
Take I-65 S to I-440 W. Take West End Ave. exit (exit 1) West. Follow West End Ave. West and continue onto Harding Road. Bare left onto Highway 100 at the Highway 100 and Highway 70 split. Turn left into Vaughn’s Creek (Percy Warner Park) off of Highway 100, before Old Hickory Blvd.
From the South
Take I-65 N to I-440 W. Take West End Ave. exit (exit 1) West. Follow West End Ave. West and continue onto Harding Road. Bare left onto Highway 100 at the Highway 100 and Highway 70 split. Turn left into Vaughn’s Creek (Percy Warner Park) off of Highway 100, before Old Hickory Blvd.
From the East
Take I-40 W or I-24 W to I-440 W. Take West End Ave. exit (exit 1) West. Follow West End Ave. West and continue onto Harding Road. Bare left onto Highway 100 at the Highway 100 and Highway 70 split. Turn left into Vaughn’s Creek (Percy Warner Park) off of Highway 100, before Old Hickory Blvd.
From the West
Take I-40 W to exit 199 for TN-251/Old Hickory Blvd. Turn left at Old Hickory Blvd/TN-251. Turn left at Highway 100. Turn right into Vaughn’s Creek (Percy Warner Park), just past Old Hickory Blvd.
From Vanderbilt (West End Ave.)
Take West End Ave. West and continue onto Harding Road. Bare left onto Highway 100 at the Highway 100 and Highway 70 split. Turn left into Vaughn’s Creek (Percy Warner Park) off of Highway 100, before Old Hickory Blvd.