Rose Garden White Pine loop + PICNIC! (Trail run in Forest Park)
Details
Bring a picnic blanket and picnic dinner for the after party!
Distance: 6 mile trail run
Gain: 1,129 feet
Start: Tennis courts above the Rose Garden
After: Secret Garden for our picnic
We'll meet in the parking lot by the Washington Park tennis courts (above the Rose Garden) for a 6-mile upside-down squiggly lollipop loop that includes the MAC trail, White Pine trail, Wildwood, and Japanese Garden Trail. This route has a mixture of rolling hills, steep climbs, steep descents, and a view from the top of Pittock.
Afterwards we’ll have a bring-your-own picnic party in the Secret Garden which we recently discovered and is walking distance from the start. Bring something to sit on and your after run treats. Maybe we'll figure out what the number statues mean.
Here’s the route:
- Down through the Rose Garden | .2 miles
- Right on MAC trail | .8 miles
- Left on Wildwood | 1 mile
- Regroup at White Pine (just before the end of Wildwood, marked with little yellow plaques)
- Right up White Pine | .9 miles
- Left on Wildwood to Pittock | 1 mile
- Regroup at Pittock viewpoint
- Return down Wildwood | 1.8 miles
- Left on Japanese Garden Trail | .3 miles
- End back in the parking lot
Route map: https://www.strava.com/routes/3426388794372252966
Hosted by: Nicole 🍪🏃♀️🌲
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