February Winter Conditioning Run: 6+ miles - Bridle Trails to Marymoor Park

Meet at 6 PM. The gate to the parking lot will more than likely be closed. *** Please park on east side of 116th, just south of the park entrance here > https://maps.app.goo.gl/F9eYRWN7QKMMcDU79. We will meet off the street by the park entrance. Following introductions, description of route and current trail conditions, plan to start running by 6:10 pm. No parking pass required, since parking on street. There is a restroom at the trailhead though it may be locked since it will be after hours.

This route will cover 3 parks: Bridle Trails, Westside and Marymoor Parks.

This is a longer trail run through three parks and a greenbelt that connects them. We start by running half way around the perimeter of Bridle Trails, then take the Bridle Crest trail through a greenbelt past the Bellevue golf course and Microsoft's RedWest campus to the Westside Park. We'll traverse Westside Park down to Marymoor. We'll return to Bridle Trails and run the rest of the perimeter.  Expect the run to take around two hours. Almost all of it is on trail, but there will be a few short stretches of pavement. The route is mostly flat or rolling hills except for the climb from Marymoor to Bridle Trails. We will look to do an avg pace of 4 mph: moderate hike pace when going uphill or downhill and 4.5-5.0 mph on the straightaways. 

Link to GAIA route

Link to Strava route

For a complete description of  trail running with the Mountaineers, please consult the Trail Running Standards.