Zombie Run No. 5

Zombie run number 5
November 1st, 2009
Starting time: 8:00 a.m.
Cascade valley, oxbow trail


This will be the Fifth Edition of the Annual ‘Run with Ed’ Zombie Run. We will again be doing the required eight trails to complete the Summit County Metro Parks Hiking Spree all in one morning. I will have hiking spree forms available to those who need them and will be supplying a brief run down of directions in the order that we will run. The eight trails that we will be doing are as follows and starting with (Official order and directions will follow):

Cascade Valley – Oxbow Trail (Off Cuyahoga Street – Across from Valley View Golf Course)
Cascade Valley – Schumacher Trail (North up the street from the starting trail)
Towpath Trail (Big Bend to Portage Path)
Sand Run – Parcours Trail (via connector trail)
(These three trails will be run together without the need to drive in between!)
O’Neil Woods – Deer Run Trail (Off Martin Road)
Hampton Hills – Spring Hollow Trail (Off Akron-Peninsula Road)
Bike and Hike Trail – Barlow Road Trailhead (Off Barlow Rd.)
Deep Lock Quarry – Quarry Trail (Off Riverview Rd.)

Total Trail Running Distance is approx. 13 miles.

After the run we will be heading over to the Winking Lizard in peninsula on S.R. 303 for a post run lunch celebration. This has been a well attended ‘fun’ run in the past and this year looks to be another. Hope you can make it. See you soon and Happy Trails!

Ed