Tuesday is the full moon. Come celebrate with a run and/or mtn bike at
South Table Mtn.

South Table is a great place to watch the moon rise over the eastern
plains. It is also a great spot for night training. It's a fairly short
and mild climb to the top. The top is mostly flat and with fairly easy
technical terrain for riders, even at night. It's not well marked, so
please pay attention to the attached map and route descriptions below.

There will be two starts - 5:30pm and 6:30pm. You can run or ride at
either time. I plan to ride at 5:30 for an hour, then be back in time
to run at 6:30.

Afterwards, join us for dinner at Qdoba, at the nearby Denver West
shopping center. Qdoba is donating a portion of all sales to tsunami
relief on Tuesday.

Directions: We will start from 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. You
can try the nearby Denver West Shopping Center or Marriott Hotel.

See the attached map for routes.

Bike Route: Start north, up the trail from the parking lot. The most
technical part of the ride is about 1/4 mi up, just before the trail
takes a sharp left. Continue following it up to the top. At the top,
continue in a northerly direction. You'll cross a couple of small
trails, then come alongside a fence with lots of reflectors. There's a
paved, CDOT test track on the other side. We need to stay outside of
this area at all times. This will lead to a larger, jeep trail
(abandoned) at the north end of the mountain. Remember this turn for
the way back. We'll regroup here.

Follow the jeep trail to the west. 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, the trail starts up a small hill, then
splits. REMEMBER THIS TURN FOR THE WAY BACK! Go right (we will return
from the other direction) and follow the trail around the small hill.
Look for a trail going right on the back side of the hill (purple).
Take this trail across a small gully, then go right (north) when it
merges with a jeep trail. Follow the trail out to the northern edge.
The trail curves west, and then south (green line) until you reach the
jeep road. Go left, down the jeep road. As you are heading down the
hill, look for a smaller trail veering left. Take this trail back
around the small hill to the split we hit on the way out. Take a sharp
right, return along the trail to the CDOT fence line. There, go right
and follow the trail back down to the lot.

Running route: Follow the bike route to the top, west along the jeep
road, then right at the split around the small hill. Don't take the
first right around the small hill. Continue around the hill (following
the red line) until it merges with the trail coming from the left. Go
right, then right again on the wider jeep road. Head west, up the jeep
road, past a large, metal, power line tower, then down the trail.
Continue to the "Golden Stairs," a set of abandoned, concrete steps
that lead to a perch overlooking Golden. Return back along the same
route. Judge your time and consider turning around before you reach the
stairs.

Note: The lines drawn on the map are only approximate estimations of
the actual route.


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