January Winter Conditioning Runs: 5-7 miles - Cougar Mountain: Sky Country Trailhead

Meet at 6:00 am at Sky Country Trailhead parkling lot. Following introductions, description of route and current trail conditions, plan to start running by 6:10 am. No passes required. Portable toilet available at trailhead.

Directions: From I-90, take Exit 13 and drive south on Lakemont Blvd SE for 2.5 miles. Turn left on SE Cougar Mountain Way and then right on 166th Way SE. Follow 166th Way SE just under a mile to the end. On the right is the Sky Country Trailhead parking lot.

We will follow a clockwise loop for ~5 miles total distance with 650 ft elevation gain, following many Cougar trails: Coyote Creek, Shangri La, Tibbetts, East Fork, Fred's Railroad, Cave Hole and Old Man's trails. We will look to do an avg pace of 4 mph: moderate to fast (depending on group comfort) 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=14.0/-122.1123/47.5330&pubLink=JHHJnZX432fJG0MC8kR4ofTS&trackId=03fa6634-e9e1-42fc-a9d9-7fc22d8c0459

King County Cougar Map: https://your.kingcounty.gov/GIS/web/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_CougarMtn_brochure_.pdf

Full details will be soon after registration closes on Jan 14. In the interim, please contact the leader with any questions at nsemez@gmail.com.