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Watchung Winter Trail Run

On Saturday, January 5th, 2013, visit Watchung Reservation in north-central New Jersey for a run through the beautiful Watchung Reservation.  This low-key, minimal-support, informal trail run will  provide an excellent opportunity to test your mid-winter training.

  • Four options: 10k, Half Marathon, Marathon or 50K.
  • ALL distances follow the same course – PINK Trail a 6+ mile loop (+/- a few ft.  your gps may vary)
  • 10K will do 1 loop
  • Half Marathoners will do 2 loops
  • Marathoners will do 4 loops
  • 50K runners will complete 5 Loops of the Pink Trail
  • Single-wide and double wide trail over rolling wooded terrain.
  • When: 8:00 am on January 5th, 2013.Where:  Start  and Finish at the Loop by the Playground.  map

Entry fee:  $25 minimum donation – NJ Trail Series will pay for all permits, insurance, aid station food, etc.  The cost of $25 per runner is being used as a donation to The Wilson School.

NO SHIRTS, NO AWARDS

Online Registration closes the Wednesday before the race. You will be able to register the day of the race (cash). Visit njtrailseries.com/watchung for more information. A couple from our group are planning to run this and have offered to car pool with others interested in running. If you are, let me know.

Upcoming

Running of the Red and Green

December 25 @ 6:00 am - 7:30 am
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot
Michigan Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576 United States
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Trail Thursday

December 26 @ 5:30 am - 7:00 am
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot
Michigan Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576 United States
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Boxing Day Run

December 26 @ 7:30 am - 11:00 am
Bear Mountain, Hessian Lake Parking
10911, 55 Hessian Drive
Tomkins Cove, NY 10986 United States
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Trail Tuesday

December 31 @ 5:30 am - 7:00 am
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot
Michigan Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576 United States
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Trail Thursday

January 2, 2025 @ 5:30 am - 7:00 am
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot
Michigan Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576 United States
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Trail Tuesday

January 7, 2025 @ 5:30 am - 7:00 am
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot
Michigan Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576 United States
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Trail Thursday

January 9, 2025 @ 5:30 am - 7:00 am
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot
Michigan Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576 United States
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Trail Tuesday

January 14, 2025 @ 5:30 am - 7:00 am
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot
Michigan Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576 United States
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Trail Thursday

January 16, 2025 @ 5:30 am - 7:00 am
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot
Michigan Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576 United States
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Trail Tuesday

January 21, 2025 @ 5:30 am - 7:00 am
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot
Michigan Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576 United States
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Stay On Course

The Free Avenza Maps software now has a free trail map of the Reservation available here. I’ll make .kml files available as I can so you can load them as layer overlays. Now there’s no excuse to get lost.

Donate

Help keep the site running, kick in something for a night run, or help share the cost of special events by donating. Any amount accepted. Thanks.