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TUESDAY TRAILS AT NEEDWOOD and OUTTA THE WAY CAFÉ

Hey Trailies,

Well, the days are really getting shorter. I mean, they’re still 24 hours long. Can’t change that but the sun is saying bye-bye- sooner each day. Its not quite headlamp time yet but its getting there.

And how ‘bout the weather. Kinda dry but the temps and humidity are a special treat. Come out and enjoy the trails of Lake Needwood! We’ll be moving to Winter quarters soon so stay tuned.

Oh, and today is the second Tuesday of the month. That means we make a foray over to Outta the Way Café post-run for a little post-run nosh and mingle.

OK, first, announcements:

Muddy Shoes swag is still available at pre-tariff prices! We got Hats ($15), Buffs ($10) and Re-usable Cups ($5). See Coach Phil.

We have the world-famous Muddy Shoes SM50 Course Preview Runs coming up on each weekend in October as well as the Phantastic Phall Phat Ass Haph Marathon and 10k the weekend before Stone Mill (great taper run!). Come out and get a preview of a different section of the actual course each Saturday in October. Do all four runs, you’ll see the whole course. Come join us even if you aren’t doing Stone Mill. Everyone is welcome! Donations appreciated. Lots of good trail fun.

Now for the run details…

Location: Lake Needwood

Address: 15679 Needwood Lake Cir, Derwood, MD 20855

Date: 02 September 2025

Time: Warm up at 6 p.m. Run starts at 6:15

Course: Clockwise across dam and onto Parilla Path. Continue up Westside Trail to Needwood Road. Run along Needwood Road across lake and then go left crossing Needwood Road and do the out-and-back on the Beaver Tale Trail (aka Upper Rock Creek Trail). Head back into park and up the road to a right turn onto Mudcat Trail. Take this to intersection with Needwood Trail. Go right and down East side of lake and head back to parking lot. Easy-Peezy!

Caltopo: https://caltopo.com/m/0NFMC

Distance: 5.75-ish miles with warm-up (feel free to do shorter or longer)

Outta the Way Address: 17503 Redland Rd, Derwood, MD 20855

Pace: Fast, slow and in-between

Vibe: Chill…very chill!

Hope to C U there cuz THESE TRAILS AIN’T GONNA RUN THEMSELVES!

Namaste,

Muddy Shoes