Field trip: Introduction to Trail Running: Backcountry
Intro to Trail Running: Backcountry Field Trip - Around Mother Mountain
A field trip to a backcountry location to reinforce what you have learned and evaluate your learning.
Contacts
- Sat, Aug 15, 2020
- Foothills Trail Running Committee
- Trail Running
- Adults
- Very Strenuous, Strenuous
- Challenging
- Mileage: 16.2 mi
- Elevation Gain: 4,375 ft
- 10 (10 capacity)
- 2 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBA
TBA
We're hosting 2 field trips starting from the Mowich Lake Road in Mt. Rainier National Park on this date: Tolmie Peak Lookout (easier) and an excursion on the Wonderland Trail (longer and more difficult). We've posted the loop around Mother Mountain as a potential route, but we may just go out and back along the Wonderland Trail from the Mowich Lake Road depending on participant interest and leaders' judgment.
First-come, first-served walk-in primitive camping is available at the Mowich Lake campground. It's about a mile from the road. See: https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm
Around Mother Mountain
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Green Trails Mt Rainier West No. 269
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
Please wear layers of breathable, technical clothing suitable for outdoor aerobic activities for this course's outdoor activities.
- Waterproof jacket, hat, buff, gloves, sunglasses; running-specific gaiters recommended
- Trail running shoes
- A small day pack suitable for trail running
- Bring snacks and water
- Trail running-adapted ten essentials