Join us for a run this Sunday. We'll run at Centennial Cone park if the weather
is good, or an alternate location if it's wet.*

Centennial Cone is a fairly new park in the Jeffco Open Space system.
It's about 10mi W of Golden, between hwy 6 and Golden Gate Canyon. The
trails are still new and in nice shape, with some nice scenery. Weekends are
alternating use at the park. This Sunday is for hikers
and equestrians; no bikes.

Park info, maps and directions:
http://co.jefferson.co.us/openspace/openspace_T56_R95.htm

The main loop, from either of the upper lots, is about 12 miles. If you start at
Mayhem Gulch, that adds about 4.5mi. There's also a shorter loop from Mayhem
Gulch, 4.7mi. If you want to do something in between, you can go out-and-back on
part of the main loop.

Most of the trails are between 7,000' - 7,600', a few hundred feet
lower from the Mayhem trailhead. Nothing is terribly steep, even
coming up from Mayhem. Nothing is that rocky. The Travois, Mayhem and Juniper
trails are single track, in and out of the trees. The Elk Range trail is a wider
path, almost like a service road, and mostly in the open. The difficulty is
comparable to Lair of the Bear, Technical=3, Physical=3, Navigational=2, on a
1-5 scale, 5 being the hardest.

Meet at 10am, at the Loaf 'n Jug, in Golden. There, we'll see how long different
people want to run, arrange carpools, then head up to the park. Please review
the map and directions ahead of time.

The Loaf 'n Jug is located near Iowa and hwy 93. 102 N Rubey Dr,
Golden, 80403. Just up from the gas station, there's a semi-circular
drive, with parking spaces around a grass and walkway median. We'll
meet there.

If you're coming from the S, foothills, or Denver via hwy 6, take hwy
6 into Golden. At the junctions of hwys 6, 58 & 93, continue straight,
N, up the hill, another 3/4 mi. Take the next right, Iowa. Take an
immediate left onto Rubey.

From Denver via I-70, head W of I-70. At the curve, take the hwy 58
exit. Continue W between S & N Table mountains, past the Coors
Brewery. Exit at Washington St. Go right from the off ramp, up the
hill. Turn left at Iowa, then the next right onto Rubey.

From Boulder, take hwy 93 S towards Golden. As you pass N Table mtn,
on your left, turn left onto Washington, the first street after Golden
Gate Canyon Rd. Take the next right onto Rubey.

*Sunday's forecast calls for a good chance of rain and snow and snow. If it's
snowing or just a light drizzle, we'll still run at the park. If it's anything
more than that, we'll change the run location to some hilly roads in the area.
As a rule, DTR does not run on muddy trails. There's plenty of sunny days here,
so help preserve the trails, stay off them when they're wet, and save your trail
run for another day.
Forecasts:
Floyd Hill (nearby) - http://tinyurl.com/3bernj
Golden - http://tinyurl.com/3cx2gw