Zombie Run on for this Saturday!

This year's Zombie Run is only four days away! Make sure to be there this year for another great day of running in our Metro Parks of Summit County trails! Starting time is 8:00a.m. and will take place at Munroe Falls Park off South River Rd. in Munroe Falls. Dress up if you have the Halloween Spirit! See you there! See below for driving directions. I will have some copies of the hiking spree form for those who want credit for this year's hiking spree requirements. Don't forget to support the CVNP by purchasing a calendar for just $9.50 (retail value is $13). ALL money goes to the National Park.

Zombie Run No. 8 - 2012 Edition!

The Zombie Run No. 8 will take place on Saturday Ocober 27th, starting at Munroe Falls Metro Park at 8:00 a.m. This has become a very popular run and one you will not want to miss. We will be doing all the requirements for the Metro Parks of Summit County Hiking Spree all in one morning. We will do eight different trails totaling approximately 13.2 miles. We will finish up at Furnace Run park in Richfield and then wrap up with lunch at the Winking Lizard immediatly after. Calendars for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park will again be available for the discounted rate of only $9.50. Please support our beautiful National Park! Hope to see you there! Driving Directions below: Zombie Run No.8 – Driving Directions – Sat. 10/27/12 – 8:00a.m. • We will be starting at Munroe Falls Metro Park (521 S. River Rd.) in Munroe Falls. The entrance to the park is off of South River Rd., which runs east off Darrow Rd. (SR 91). You will turn into the park and travel on the park road towards the back to the trail entrance. We will be doing the Indian Spring Trail. • Leaving the park turn left back onto South River Rd. and travel to Darrow Rd./North Ave. (SR 91). Turn right at stop sign heading north. At the light at Munroe Falls Ave. turn left. Continue on Munroe Fall Ave. into Cuyahoga Falls till Broad Blvd. At light, turn right, cross railroad tracks and go under SR 8 and go to light at Front St. and turn left. Continue on Front St. for approx. one mile and turn right into Gorge Metro Park (1160 Front St.) parking lot. We will be doing the Glens Trail. • Leaving the park turn left back onto Front St. Turn left onto Chestnut Blvd. Continue on Chestnut until reaching the intersection of Sackett, here you will veer left onto Sackett until you reach Cuyahoga St. Turn right at light and continue north for approximately one mile before turning left into the parking lot for Cascade Valley – Schumacher Trail (1690 Cuyahoga St.). We will be doing the Schumacher Trail. • Leaving the park, turn left back onto Cuyahoga St. Continue on Cuyahoga St. until you reach Portage Trail Ext. Turn left and take Portage Path Ext. to bottom of the hill turning left at the light onto Portage Path. Continue south on Portage Path until you reach Treaty Line Rd. at the top of the hill. Take Treaty Line Rd. to parking lot entrance on the left (995 Treaty Line Rd.). We will be doing the Parcours Trail. • Leave the park the same way you came in. Take Treaty Line back to Portage Path and veer to right heading north. Continue on Portage Path (turns into Akron-Peninsula Rd.). Continue on Akron-Peninsula Rd. and turn right into Hampton Hills Park (2925 Akron-Peninsula Rd.). We will be doing the Adam Run Trail. • Leaving the park turn right back onto Akron-Peninsula Rd. Continue north till you reach Ira Rd. Turn left onto Ira and then turn right onto Riverview Rd. Take Riverview north turning right into Deep Lock Quarry parking lot (5779 Riverview Rd.). We will be doing the Quarry Trail. • Leaving the park road turn right back onto Riverview Rd. and continue north to SR 303. At light turn left and take SR 303 out to Brecksville Road turning right at the light. Take Brecksville Rd. north turning left onto Townsend Rd. Take Townsend Rd. to entrance of park (4955 Townsend Rd.) and turn right. We will be doing both the Rock Creek Trail and the Old Mill Trails. • Congratulations! You have just completed the 2012 Zombie Run No. 8! We will then meet as a group for our lunch celebration at the Winking Lizard in Peninsula. Leaving the park, turn left back onto Townsend and continue south to Brecksville turning right. Take Brecksville to light turning left back onto SR 303. Take SR 303 back into Peninsula where the Winking Lizard is on the left just over the railroad tracks. See you there! I will again be selling calendars for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park at the discounted rate of only $9.50. Please support the park we all love to run in! Thanks!