February Winter Conditioning Run: 6+ miles - Washington Park Arboretum

Meet at 5:30 pm in the Boyer Parking Lot of the Washington Arboretum, on the west side of the park just north of the Japanese Garden. Following introductions, description of route and current trail conditions, plan to start running by 5:40 pm. No passes required. Bathroom available on route soon after starting.

Coordinates: 47.63180921472016, -122.29687103617094

This route will cover the Washington Park Arboretum up to Foster Island.

We will do two counter-clockwise loops for ~7 9/10 miles total distance with 242 ft elevation gain, stopping briefly each time at the north point on Foster Island. We will look to do an avg pace of 4 mph: moderate to fast hike uphill and 4.5-5.0 mph straighaway and downhill. Please bring headlamp since we will be starting in the dark!

For a complete description of  trail running with the Mountaineers, please consult the Trail Running Standards.

Gaia route: https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=12.8/-122.3239/47.6466&pubLink=apJLGcEc2yRywhiBYYfxuMJb&trackId=dddae4fa008d610b734b48b2770d9faf

University of Washington Arboretum brochure/trail map: https://depts.washington.edu/uwbg/docs/2018-trailmap-brochure.pdf

Full details will be soon after registration closes on Feb 19. In the interim, please contact the leader with any questions at davey45@gmail.com.