Recently we met up with several friends in SF to run the beautiful Marin Headlands trails. Located north of San Francisco, just over the Golden Gate Bridge, this hilly area has great views of the bridge, bay, and the city. Strava link to our 9 mile route can be found here.
There are many loop options available to find your ideal distance, from a short run to ultra.
Back: Graves shorts, Rockies shirt, Muir hat | Front: Sykes 5'' Shorts, Cascade Shirt, Big Bend Trucker
Left: Graves shorts, Cascade Shirt, Big Bend Trucker | Right: Sykes 7'' shorts, Cascade Shirt, Big Bend Trucker
Stunning coastal views from many sections of the trails.
Most of the trails here are non-technical fire roads. The terrain is hilly with significant elevation change on most of the routes.
Some of these hills are no joke!
Some of these challenging hills are definitely worth the unbelievable views from the top!
Our good friend Toby Silver showed us around on his local trails. Check out his project 50 Shades of Pavement (Instagram | Strava). He is running the entire city of San Francisco, all 1260+ miles and 2612 streets. There are 36 neighborhoods, over 50 hills and nearly endless vistas. He is already 95% there! Read more!
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To enter, let us know in the comments below, what is your favorite place to run and why? One winner will be annouced on July 15th. Good luck!
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Max XC course in Waverly, Iowa. I prefer running on grass due to shin splints flaring up a few years ago. The course has enough hills to not be boring and I can easily hop onto some pavement to mix up the surfaces as needed.
Best place to run is duck creek parkway trail in Davenport, IA. I haven’t lived there for years and yet it still sticks out as a user friendly recreation trail with lots of wildlife and never too far from home. I wish every city had a trail just like this one.
UW Arboretum in Madison, WI. It’s surprisingly empty considering that it’s right in town!
My favorite place to run is Erwin Park in McKinney, TX. It is my home trail and I am out there as much as possible. It has a great mix of technical terrain as well as open fields with faster sections. The elevation fluctuates just enough to make it challenging. Plus, it is a beautiful park and a great getaway to nature not far from the city.
Best place is around Miramar lake in San Diego.
So far, the trails around Colorado Springs/Pikes Peak area.
I really enjoy the blue ridge mountains in Virginia.
I recently moved to downtown St. Louis so I have to drive 30min plus to near by trails. A friend recommended Rockwoods Reservation and the trail is called Green Rock. It’s a great out and back through Greensfelder. With plenty of technical areas really get to out some work in. Because in the end of a run who doesn’t love feeling drained.
White Mountains, NH! Steep, rocky, and wild: a trail runner’s playground.
Best place to run is the white stone river in Austin’s Barton Creek Greenbelt. It’s an area in the north side of the trail that doesn’t have a name, but that’s what I call it.
At sunrise in Richmond Park, London – UK, because you run through herds of deer that roam wild in the park.
Highland, MI MTB trail
My favorite running location is San Diego. Between the beaches, parks, and weather, it’s so great.
I really like it when I make it up to Powder Mountain, but really any of the mountain trails in the Ogden area are great. When we’re in the Park City area, they have some great little loops.
My favorite place to run is on Padre Island National Seashore Beach!
Harriman state park. Challenging technical trails but that is the fun part.