
Field trip: Introduction to Trail Running: Frontcountry
Intro to Trail Running: Frontcountry - Trail and Group Etiquette - Tiger Mountain Lowlands
This field trip will focus on trail and group etiquette for trail running.
- Thu, Apr 17, 2025
- Foothills Trail Running Committee
- Trail Running
- Adults
- Easy
- Casual
- Mileage: 5.5
- Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
- 10 (10 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We will run at an easy conversational pace with power hiking uphill and running flat and down sections. We will run as a group. Expected total time is 1 hour 15 minutes.
Parking pass: not required for East Sunset TH.
Gaia route: link
For a complete description of trail running with the Mountaineers, please consult the Trail Running Standards.
Meet at East Sunset Trailhead at 5:30PM. Ready to run by 5:40 pm.
Required Equipment
- Breathable technical clothing suitable for outdoor aerobic activities
- Lightweight windshell or rainshell
- Trail running shoes
- Running vest or belt
- Water and snacks
- Cell phone
- Maps (paper or downloaded)
- Headlamp (in case of an emergency)