This morning I squeezed in a quick, short four-mile run. Since I was pressed for time, I wanted to try a new point of access to the orange trail and a new, as yet unexplored (by me, that is) segment.
I ran two miles out from Valley Green towards Lincoln Drive. On the return, I left Forbidden Drive for a bridge that took me to the other side of the creek and onto the orange trail.
I was pleased to discover, after having only run this segment of the trail only once before and in the opposite direction, that it already seemed familiar to me. The one-mile segment between bridges about one and two miles out from Valley Green is pleasant and easy to run.
Arriving by the bridge one mile out, though, I decided to continue on the orange trail back to Valley Green. Alas, this segment was not too runnable. The path is simply too rocky to run in places, and it also includes some steep, rocky steps. This portion of the trail is fine for hiking, but I can’t a rewarding run on it.
After completing the run, I once again consulted a map of the Wissahickon Valley. I saw that the white trail parallels the orange trail. Perhaps the white trail will make it possible for me to run on trails the entire length from Valley Green to Lincoln Drive, even if I switch back to the orange trail along the way.
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