swmalone
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- Apr 27, 2016
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My first TR. It will most likely be a bit disappointing because I didn't take any pictures and even if I did I am not sure how to post them here.
I hope to eventually will post the map. I have it in garmin connect but I'm not sure how to transfer that map to something that can be posted on here. I think I need to do a bit more research but I wanted to post a trip report while it was still fresh.
Gear
Shoes - Salomon Speedcross 3 size 9 (wear an 8 street shoe)
Pack - Jetflow something or other (bad idea)
My wife and I decided we wanted to give trail running a shot. We initially headed up Logan Canyon with the intention of running the Crimson Trail. This is one of the first trailheads you come to when you begin driving up Logan Canyon. We arrived at about 10:30 am and the parking lot was full and cars were parked in every available space along the road. We decided to continue on, we ran into the same situation at the Wind Cave trail. After becoming a bit frustrated we decided to just drive up the canyon a ways and head to the Temple Fork Sawmill trailhead.
We arrived at the turn-off and the gate was closed. There is a parking area with a restroom on the outside of the gates and we figured what the hell. We took off from the parking area and ran the gravel road until we reached the trailhead area for Temple Fork Sawmill. We decided to continue on a little past this to the Spawn Creek trailhead and ran up that single track. The trail was fairly muddy, had some downed trees thanks to the beavers, and some holes thanks to the ground squirrels. We ran until the trail and the creek basically merged and turned around.
It was a fun trail and I think it was better that we chose this to trail run as opposed to the Crimson Trail. I think the elevation gain at the beginning of Crimson would have made us reconsider our adventures in trail running. It was also fortunate that the gate was closed. This area opens up to several gravel roads and trails and can be pretty busy with 4-wheelers and RVs. We were able to run the road portion only seeing a few hikers and mountain bikes and we had the trail to ourself other than a couple people fishing. The only couple of downsides were 1. That jetflow bag is a piece of crap. I have had it to loan out to people when we take them hiking, but it was awful for trail running 2. The night before I had eaten greasy fast food and apparently combining that with the trail running was a bad idea. I will skip the gory details but it made the last half mile or so of the run a bit more of an adventure.
Details
Distance 5.01 miles
Time: 1 hour 7 minutes
Elevation gain: 518 ft
Max Elevation: 6268
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...0&authuser=0&mid=1frUGlZE7fA5fGOABXl4An0_2ArM
Hopefully I will figure out why the map isn't showing and can get it dropped in.
I hope to eventually will post the map. I have it in garmin connect but I'm not sure how to transfer that map to something that can be posted on here. I think I need to do a bit more research but I wanted to post a trip report while it was still fresh.
Gear
Shoes - Salomon Speedcross 3 size 9 (wear an 8 street shoe)
Pack - Jetflow something or other (bad idea)
My wife and I decided we wanted to give trail running a shot. We initially headed up Logan Canyon with the intention of running the Crimson Trail. This is one of the first trailheads you come to when you begin driving up Logan Canyon. We arrived at about 10:30 am and the parking lot was full and cars were parked in every available space along the road. We decided to continue on, we ran into the same situation at the Wind Cave trail. After becoming a bit frustrated we decided to just drive up the canyon a ways and head to the Temple Fork Sawmill trailhead.
We arrived at the turn-off and the gate was closed. There is a parking area with a restroom on the outside of the gates and we figured what the hell. We took off from the parking area and ran the gravel road until we reached the trailhead area for Temple Fork Sawmill. We decided to continue on a little past this to the Spawn Creek trailhead and ran up that single track. The trail was fairly muddy, had some downed trees thanks to the beavers, and some holes thanks to the ground squirrels. We ran until the trail and the creek basically merged and turned around.
It was a fun trail and I think it was better that we chose this to trail run as opposed to the Crimson Trail. I think the elevation gain at the beginning of Crimson would have made us reconsider our adventures in trail running. It was also fortunate that the gate was closed. This area opens up to several gravel roads and trails and can be pretty busy with 4-wheelers and RVs. We were able to run the road portion only seeing a few hikers and mountain bikes and we had the trail to ourself other than a couple people fishing. The only couple of downsides were 1. That jetflow bag is a piece of crap. I have had it to loan out to people when we take them hiking, but it was awful for trail running 2. The night before I had eaten greasy fast food and apparently combining that with the trail running was a bad idea. I will skip the gory details but it made the last half mile or so of the run a bit more of an adventure.
Details
Distance 5.01 miles
Time: 1 hour 7 minutes
Elevation gain: 518 ft
Max Elevation: 6268
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...0&authuser=0&mid=1frUGlZE7fA5fGOABXl4An0_2ArM
Hopefully I will figure out why the map isn't showing and can get it dropped in.
