Field trip: Winter Trail Running Conditioning Series
Evening: January Winter Conditioning Runs: 5-7 miles - Tiger Mountain Lowlands
Winter Trail Running Conditioning Course runs from 5-7 miles. You will need to complete 2 course runs per month over Dec, Jan and Feb to graduate.
Contacts
- Wed, Jan 7, 2026
- Foothills Trail Running Committee
- Trail Running
- Adults
- Easy
- Moderate
- Mileage: 5.0
- Elevation Gain: 600 ft
- 8 (8 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
- Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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This route covers the Tiger Lowlands - East Sunset Way loop
We will follow a clockwise loop for 5 miles total distance with about 600 ft elevation gain, through several Tiger trails.
Here is the Gaia Link
For a complete description of trail running with the Mountaineers, please consult the Trail Running Standards.
5:30PM Cable Line Trailhead. No pass is needed to park here. There is no bathroom at this TH, but we will pass the bathroom at High Point TH during the run.
Directions: Take Eastbound I-90 exit 20 and then turn right onto the frontage road paralleling the interstate. In just under 0.5 mile the road ends at a gate. The gate opens daily, though it is closed and locked at 7:00 PM. The Cable Line Trailhead is to your left, a couple hundred feet before reaching the gate.
Required Equipment
Please wear layers of breathable, technical clothing suitable for outdoor aerobic activities for this course's activities.
- Waterproof jacket, hat, buff, gloves, sunglasses; running-specific gaiters recommended
- Warm mid-weight layer (e.g. down vest or wool long sleeve)
- Trail running shoes
- A small day pack suitable for trail running
- Bring snacks and water
- Trail running-adapted ten essentials
- Headlamp with spare batteries