September 20, 2026
September 20, 2026
Last Saturday: Mountain Lakes Park
From the archives: September 23, 2013
September 22 @ 5:30 am – 7:00 am
September 23 @ 5:30 am – 7:00 am
September 24 @ 5:30 am – 7:00 am
September 26 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 amOn Saturday, September 26, at 7:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot, ready to run a course based on local events—a hiker lost in the Rez in 2024. This twisted course, inspired by his Strava map, takes us down the Rock Trail, past Raven Rocks, and back via the Yellow trail. Shorter options are available as well. Early Risers start at 6:00 for a few more miles before.
Last time we ran this course was September 20, 2025
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September 27 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 amOn Sunday, September 27, at 8:00 a.m., meet at Mountain Lakes Park, Hemlock Lake Lot, ready to run the Sarah Bishop loop. This version of the classic course offers distances from 4 to 10 miles but we’ll stick to the classic 6 mile run.
Rookie Runners start at 7:00 for a shorter course and easier pace.
Walkers/Hikers start at 8:00 on a short course of around 4 miles.
The last time we ran this course was August 12, 2023
Find out more »September 22 @ 5:30 am – 7:00 amSeptember 23 @ 5:30 am – 7:00 amSeptember 24 @ 5:30 am – 7:00 amSeptember 26 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 amSeptember 27 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 amSeptember 29 @ 5:30 am – 7:00 amSeptember 30 @ 5:30 am – 7:00 amOctober 1 @ 5:30 am – 7:00 am
October 3 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 am
October 4 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 am
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.