Hey Root Kickers and Tree Slappers,
Come join us this weekend for the final Muddy Shoes Saturday Trail Run of the year. That’s right! The Grand Finale! After this we transition to the MCRRC Winter Trail Program until the Spring of 2023 when we’ll return. We still do our Tuesday and Thursday evening runs though. They are year-round.
Anyway, I digress. So, for this weekend I thought it would be fun to return to the venue where we kick off our Saturday runs each Spring – Meadowside Nature Center. We’ll start out visiting some of the historic and natural sites around the park together as a group before taking off on your own at your pace for the rest of the run. These cool sites include the Pioneer Village, the Fire Tower, the Valient Covered Bridge, the Lost Cemetery and, finally, the Bald Eagle aerie. Then folks continue at their own pace for the rest of the run which will take you out under Muncaster Mill Road and on to the Kengla and Upper Rock Creek Trails to a turn around at Bowie Mill Rd. BTW you’ll also pass the famous ‘race car in the woods’ on the Kengla Trail. Great place to take a quick photo with your odiferous trail friends. No one knows how it got there but it must’ve been one hella party!
All together the mileage should top out around 11 or so miles but folks can feel free to go shorter.
We’ll have snacks and fluids back at the cars as usual.
OK, details:
Location: Meadowside Nature Center
Address: 5100 Meadowside Ln, Rockville, MD 20855 (Go all the way to back parking lot)
Coords: 39.113694, -77.106480
Date: Saturday 3 December
Time: 0730
Course: Meadowside Sites then out-n-back on Kengla/Upper Rock Creek Trails
Distance: 11-ish miles
Vibe: Chill
Alrighty, C U there cuz THESE TRAILS AIN’T GONNA RUN THEMSELVES!
Cheers,
Coach Phil