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Intro to Trail Running: Backcountry Field Trip - Eunice Lake & Tolmie Peak Lookout

Field trip: Introduction to Trail Running: Backcountry

Intro to Trail Running: Backcountry Field Trip - Eunice Lake & Tolmie Peak Lookout

A field trip to a backcountry location to reinforce what you have learned and evaluate your learning.

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Trail Running Committee Foothills Branch
Trail Running Committee Foothills Branch
Primary Leader
  • Moderate
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 6.4 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 1,250 ft

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

A field trip to a backcountry location, e.g., a trail off the I-90 corridor or the Pacific Crest Trail, to reinforce what you have learned and evaluate your learning.

Route/Place

Eunice Lake & Tolmie Peak Lookout

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Required Equipment

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
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