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Join Leigh for a Tue morning run, at South Table Mtn (T=3, P=2, N=4),
at 5:15am.Look for Leigh in a yellow Xterra, often with a standard
poodle. This will continue as a regular, weekly run as long as people
show up.
Directions: Meet at the NREL visitors' lot. Take I-70 to Denver West
Blvd. Go north to the first street. Turn left. Go 2 blocks to the NREL
lot. From 6th ave, exit at Indiana. Go north to Colfax. Turn right and
continue past the shopping center on the left. Turn left at Denver West
Marriott Blvd. Go over I-70 and follow the directions above. There are
no bathrooms or changing facilities at this site. Look for Leigh in a
yellow Xterra, often with a standard poodle.
Route: Head up the single track from the lot. About 100 yards up, just
past the closed trail, make a left at the fork. Follow the trail to the
top, then continue to the north side of the plateau, staying outside of
the paved CDOT test track. At the north end, go left, west, on the old
jeep road. REMEMBER THIS TURN FOR THE WAY BACK! You've gone <1-mile so
far.
Follow the jeep trail to the west. At no time should you cross the
paved CDOT test track. If you get there by mistake, head north until
you find the trail. You will pass by an E-W fence line, cross a N-S
fence line, then look for a small abandoned building on the right. A
short distance later, stay right at the fork. Follow the trail around
the small hill until it meets a larger jeep road. Bear right and head
west towards the power lines. REMEMBER THIS TURN FOR THE WAY BACK!
Depending on time, continue past the power lines, down the hill to the
far western edge of the plateau, then up the "Golden Stairs," a rock
perch overlooking the town of Golden. Return the same way.
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