Lower High Lonesome

Lower High Lonesome


Ran the quiet, rolling lower High Lonesome today from Meadow Creek reservoir to the Devil's Thumb trailhead and back. This is really a very nice run, with some gentle hills and about 7 miles of perfect singletrack. The section near Meadow Creek reservoir goes through some beautiful mountain "parks" or meadows, and enters thick forest with sporadic crossings of smaller meadows. Here are some photos of the run from two falls ago. The out-and-back is 14.1 miles with 1,813 up and 1,813 down. It took me 2:21 today at a casual/recovery pace.

Trail Running the High Lonesome Trail

Trail Running The High Lonesome Trail: Sweet Running Through Forests And Meadows In The Mountains

The other day Tara and I decided to run the High Lonesome Trail. This is a really good trail that follows part of the Continental Divide Trail and passes through numerous high-mountain meadows and forests. We ran the trail from Devil's Thumb Park to Meadow Creek Reservoir and back. You can keep going all the way to Monarch Lake to the north, or you can cruz up Devil's Thumb Pass on the south. Since we have been doing a lot of longer runs, we wanted something a little mellow. Plus, there is snow up on the pass making any running up there difficult.

The trail is fairly easy, as it meanders along from north to south at the base of the Divide. The numerous mountain meadows or "parks" are beautiful, and worth a quick stop at each one. The trail sees little traffic, so you are likely to be the only runner out that day.