Middle Path

Gathering Spaces

Middle Path is Kenyon’s main drag and beating heart. It’s a footpath. It’s a village green. It’s a gathering space. It’s a marketplace.

Heart of the campus

Middle Path is Kenyon’s main drag and beating heart. It’s a footpath. It’s a village green. It’s a gathering space. It’s a marketplace. It takes you where you’re going and invites you to stop along the way. It’s a trail and a metaphor, a defining presence. Ten feet wide and running the length of the campus, Middle Path is both the heart of Kenyon and its central artery. Once you visit Kenyon, you can see it for yourself. For now a virtual tour will have to do. Here are some key points of interest along Middle Path from south to north.

“Unplugging on Middle Path allowed me to connect with others and pay attention to my surroundings in a way I hadn't before Kenyon.”

Oliver Pearson '22
English major from Los Angeles

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  • Wiggin Street Coffee

    Gathering Spaces

    Friends meet for a snack, professors have long talks with students and classes sometimes gather to elucidate texts between sips.

  • Village of Gambier

    Gathering Spaces

    Welcome to Gambier, Ohio, the place Kenyon calls home.

  • Peirce Hall

    Gathering Spaces

    Along with Old Kenyon and its slender spire, Peirce may be the College’s most recognizable landmark.

  • Bookstore

    Gathering Spaces

    Located in the heart of the village, the Bookstore is an important hub of Kenyon’s literary scene.