August 16, 2026
August 16, 2026
Check out the new Live Map feature on future maps. You can navigate routes in real time so you’ll never get lost. Just make sure to visit the maps while you have an internet connection before the run.
If you’re looking for something less intensive than a run, join us on Sunday at 8:00 a.m. for a shorter hike—we typically have a few that enjoy a walking pace. Now there’s no reason not to join us!
The Bigfoot 200 tracker will be live from 3:00 pm Friday EDT until the race finish late Tuesday.
Hope to see you out there. Lee Willett Recent photos:
August 18 @ 5:30 am – 7:00 am
August 19 @ 5:30 am – 7:00 am
August 20 @ 5:30 am – 7:00 am
August 21 @ 5:45 am – 7:00 am
August 22 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 amAugust 22 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 amOn Saturday, August 22, at 7:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot, ready to run a course that’s Stark Raven Mad. This 6.2-mile course follows the Raven Rocks course but starts at Michigan Road. You also have options for longer (8-mile) and shorter (5-mile) distances. This is your first chance to run the Raven Rocks course this season but it won’t be the last. Early Risers start at 6:00.
From the archives: Last time we ran this course was November 1, 2025
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August 23 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 amOn Sunday, August 23, at 8:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Meadow Lot, when we run the Meadow, Michigan, & Museum Loop. We’ll run this in a counterclockwise direction as marked and runners have the opportunity to run distances from 4 to 9 miles. Cobweb Crew starts at 5:00; Early Risers at 6:00 for a few extra miles.
Rookie Runners start at 7:00 for fewer miles and an easier pace. Walkers/Hikers start at 8:00 on a short course of around 4 miles (return from Michigan Road via the Magic Stairs).
Just a reminder, it’s tick season. Shower and check your skin over after runs, use a bug spray with Deet on your shoes, legs, and arms before a run, and I recommend light-color socks or calf sleeves that have been sprayed with Permethrin, Picaridin, or other bug repellent and allowed to dry. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of doxycycline. For more information about tick bites and tick removal, visit cdc.gov.
Help keep the trails clear by reporting downed trees or other conditions that the park should know about.
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The Free Avenza Maps software now has a free trail map of the Reservation available here. You can use that or the free GaiaGPS to load KML files of some of our runs as overlays. Now there’s no excuse to get lost.