First, you still have till Midnight on 10/18 to enter your results for Week 2 – https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/101291#resultSetId-221981;perpage:100
Week 3 of the Shawangunk Runners Sky Lakes and Landscapes Autumn Series brings us to Minnewaska State Park. If you’re familiar with the Summer Solstice Run I think this will give you a new view in the fall. It’s an absolutely beautiful run with lots of lookouts.
Park Information – https://parks.ny.gov/parks/127
* Contains info on fees, hours, etc
AllTrails Course Link w/ Description:https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/castle-point-gallop-sky-lakes-series-minnewaska-state-park-8d1de74
General Notes
All rules, regulations and fees are required when visiting the actual race courses.
Course
The course is approximately 8.4 miles. If you aren’t running the actual course you should run 8.4 miles. Reminder that for this virtual series you don’t need to run the actual course but it’s definitely more fun.
NOTE: We did not mark this course in any way – it is a loop and should be quite apparent.
1. Drive to Upper parking area at Lake Minnewaska [not lower Awosting parking area].
2. From Parking area, walk to the start/finish line: stay to the right of the new visitor center, following carriage path to intersection of Lake Minnewaska Carriageway, red trail. At that intersection you will be overlooking the lake, at the top of a hill, with the trail going downhill on your right as you face the lake. That intersection is the START/Finish. From that intersection, at the rail fence, run down the hill keeping the lake on your left on the RED trail.
3. Stay LEFT at the bottom of the hill, past the beach area. Go counterclockwise around the lake, staying on Lake Minnewaska Carriageway, RED trail.
4. Head uphill away from the beach and about a half mile from where you started, make a RIGHT on the blue trail, Castle Point Carriageway.
5. Stay on Castle Point Carriageway for approximately 2.5 miles, to the overlook at Castle Rock [great views]. The trail will go down hill, through switchbacks, and take you to the black trail, Lake Awosting Carriageway. Go Straight onto Lake Awosting Carriageway. The lake will be on your left.
6. Stay on the black trail, Lake Awosting Carriageway, about 0.5 miles to the intersection with the green trail, Upper Awosting Carriageway. This should be at about 5.3 miles into the run. Upper Awosting Carriageway, green trail, will be a mostly gradual downhill run back to Lake Minnewaska, about 3.1 miles. It is fast and very runnable.
7. At the beach area, intersection of Lake Minnewaska Carriageway, go LEFT up the hill to the finish/start [~100 yards uphill] to where you started your watch. 8.4 miles approximately.
AllTrails Map of the course – https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/castle-point-gallop-sky-lakes-series-minnewaska-state-park-8d1de74
Parking
The parking area is at the upper levels of Minnewaska State Park near Lake Minnewaska. It’s fairly large but might become full on busy weekends especially with leaf peepers.
Results
Results MUST be posted between 10/19 and 10/25
Go to this page – https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/101735#resultSetId-223435;perpage:100
Click on Submit Virtual Results button under the Post Virtual Results Section
You’ll be brought to a page where you can search for your name or email.
If it doesn’t find you please confirm you registered on zippyreg or email me at christopher.regan@gmail.com (Note: the import to RunSignup from ZippyReg is manual)
Any questions or comments can be emailed to Steve @ ssrun54@aol.com