The walkway follows the lake around the Congress Park area and leads to the DD Marketplace. You can also walk to the boat dock and follow the cartpath across the canal bridge and then around the lake to the DD West Side area towards Cirque. If you are going to Cirque, DQ, HoB - that route will be faster. If you are going to Marketplace or PI, the other route will be shorter. Both are paved and well-lighted.