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HIGH DESERT 50K TRAINING (AKA RIDGECREST 50K).

Note: The High Desert races are held on rolling hills in Ridgecrest, CA. The up hills and down hills are very moderate and runnable compared to Bulldog. The race is run entirely on jeep roads; there is no technical trail. Our training runs will be mostly on fire roads that that will best prepare you for the race.

LOCATION: Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park

DIRECTIONS:
~Exit the 101 at Reseda Blvd in Tarzana.
~Turn South and go all the way up the hill (approx. 4-miles). ~Continue through the gate to Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park.
~Park for free below the white line.
~REMEMBER TO MAKE A FULL STOP AT THE STOP SIGN WHEN EXITING THE PARK.

TOILETS: Located at the top of Reseda at the cul-d-sac. Okay to drive up to use the toilets and return to park below the white line.

TIME: 7:00 AM -- Running time; Please arrive prepared to run; bottles full, shoes tied, etc. We will start without you!

DISTANCE: 16.4 miles.

RUNNING TIME: 4h30m Max

OUT-AND-BACK RUN FROM RESEDA TO PARKER MESA OVERLOOK ON FIRE ROADS (Please print the directions to carry).

FR = Fire Roads
Mileage approximate

1-Start Reseda FR cul-d-sac
2-RIGHT turn on the Secret Trail (just after the Reseda Fire Gate) and continue to Mulholland FR -- mile 0.4
3-RIGHT turn on Mulholland FR and continue to Fire Gate #30 aka Temescal FR -- mile 0.5
4-LEFT turn on Temescal FR (aka fire road 30) and continue to Hub Junction -- mile 2.5
5-RIGHT turn on Eagle Springs FR and continue to Eagle Junction -- mile 3.8
6-LEFT turn on Eagle Springs FR and continue to Trippet Junction -- mile 4.8
7-RIGHT turn and continue to Trippet Ranch Visitor Center -- mile 5.0
WATER/TOILETS AT TRIPPET
8-Leave Trippet toward Trippet Junction -- mile 5.2
9-RIGHT turn on East Topanga FR to Parker Mesa Overlook turnoff -- mile 7.7
10-RIGHT turn on Parker Mesa Overlook trail to end -- mile 8.2
--TURN AROUND HERE--
11-Return to East Topanga FR -- mile 8.7
12-LEFT turn on East Topanga FR to Trippet Junction -- mile 11.2
13-LEFT turn at Trippet Junction to Trippet Ranch Visitor Center -- mile 11.4
WATER/TOILETS AT TRIPPET
14-Leave Trippet toward Trippet Junction -- mile 11.6
15-LEFT turn on Eagle Springs FR to Eagle Junction -- mile 12.6
16-RIGHT turn on Eagle Springs FR to Hub Junction -- mile 13.9
17-LEFT turn on Temescal FR (aka FR30) to Mulholland FR -- mile 15.9
18-RIGHT turn on Mulholland FR to Secret Trail -- mile 16.0
19-LEFT turn on Secret Trail to Reseda cul-d-sac -- mile 16.4

TOILETS/WATER: At Trippet (mile 5.0/11.4)

BOTTLES/HYDRATION PACKS: Carry enough fluid to allow you to consume
+/- 20oz/hour.

PLEASE NOTE THE STOP SIGN AT PARK EXIT: There is a PHOTO ENFORCED STOP SIGN at the park exit. Please stop and count to 3 before proceeding ahead.

REMINDER: Please go the Trail Run Events website and read the Trail Guidelines and FAQs before attending the first run. Link:
http://www.trailrunevents.com/ul/index.htm

Hope to see you Saturday,

NSD
http://www.trailrunevents.com