Kimberly Bridge and the Saugatuck Trail

Sunday: Kimberly Bridge

On Sunday, June 9, at 8:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Kimberly Bridge Lot, when we run the Kimberly/Raven Loop. This course offers a combination of double-wide trails and twisty single-track. Feel free to take the cliffside trail to Raven Rocks if you want and return by one of three paths for either a 6, 7, or 8 mile run. As usual, early risers can start at 5:00 (no headlamps needed) or 7:00 for some extra miles. See the map.

Saturday: Saugatuck Trail, Weston

On Saturday, June 8, at 7:00 a.m., meet at the Saugatuck Trailhead, 205 Davis Hill Road, Weston, CT, when we run a 13 mile looped course of the Saugatuck trail. Some bushwacking may be involved. For those of you who have run the Brew to Brews or Brew to Brunch runs, you’ll be familiar with some of these trails but as a group, we’ve not seen all of the Saugatuck trail, nor of Alan’s Cutoff—thanks Alan Wegener for that tip. I’m really looking forward to this cutoff that you, and only you, are responsible for. I’m sure it’s fine, really. See the map.

Also on Saturday, June 8, at 5:00 a.m. (and after), meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Kimberly Bridge Lot, and join Joe Mo on a few Blue Hill Repeats. This approximately 1.2 mile round-trip run offers 400 feet of elevation. Joe Cloidt owns the all-time repeat record of 28 on the old, now closed, trail, and Charlotte Dequeker set the new course repeat record of 20 just last weekend. I honestly don’t know what Joe has in mind but I’m sure he’d like some company at some point. Start time is 5:00 a.m. but join in whenever.

After Sunday’s run from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Mountain Lakes Park—as part of the Mountain Lakes Backyard Ultra, and in cooperation with Taro Iteka, park supervisor, there will be a “Trail Maintenance Day” to help maintain the trails and the park. Let Veronica know if you’re interested and she’ll share with you the details. Hope to see you out there this weekend.
Lee Willett

Enjoy the pic from A Mild Sprain. Congratulations to everyone who came out to support this great cause. You’re all winners in my book.