
While in the area for a conference I made it a point to have an adventure out here during some afternoon free time. Given the time I had available I targeted the 10K loop. It was all clearly marked. The whole of the 10K loop was a double-track forest road. I believe in the winter this would be groomed for XC which is a treat.
The weather was cloudy and drizzly for most of the way with a few brief moments where the sun would try to poke through. The drizzle wasn't enough to drench me just a little bit of dampness on the clothes. I wore my running vest to carry my water bottles but I was hiking the whole way today. I am still nursing a bad and lengthy case of patellar tendinitis which has me sidelined from trail-running while I try to heal it.
I was intrigued along the way to see a number of single-track paths branching off from the obvious Vasa Trail. None were really marked on the maps so I was left curious where they all branched off to. There was a great bridge between markers 2 and 3 over a small creek and near it signs for a Vasa Snowshoe Trail. On my return trip I decided to check this out but I wasn't able to follow the snowshoe trail for more than a tenth of a mile before it got lost in the woods.
Vasa Pathway
Trailhead Elevation: 737 ft.
Distance: 6.95 mi.
Elevation Gain: 653 ft.
Start Time: 2:34pm
End Time: 4:42pm
Trip Report:
Track:
I have a track and waypoints from the activity all contained in the embedded Google Map. Check it out and use at your own risk.
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