Saturday, November 12, 2011

Review and course map Tapia Park / Bulldog road

11/6/2011 - Review and course map Tapia Park / Bulldog road - Tapia and Malibu Creek Parks, CA
This challenging and strenuous trail run took place in Tapia Park, the run is about 14 miles of a loop course.

Course map and details are below. Sorry, no photos this time as it was pouring rain that morning.



Distance: 14.18 miles
Course: The run start and end points are at the intersection of Los Virgenes Rd. and Piuma Rd. Run west to Tapia Park and head north towards Malibu State Park the road will pass by the filming site of the TV series Mash and shortly after I made a left hand turn to Bulldog road running up a steep hill for about 3 miles. Once I ran up to the ridge I ran east overlooking the pacific ocean to my right and valleys and mountains to my left this part of the run was about 2 miles, the last 4 miles of the run were downhill back to the starting point
Crowd: Recreational hikers
The easy part: None for this specific run, weather conditions, rain, wind and fog made it a real challenge throughout.
The challenging part:Spare some energy and good spirit to run up Bulldog Rd., it is a long and steep hill
Price: N/A
Pacers:N/A
Timing:N/A
Qualifying: None
Official website: N/A
My 2 cents: Running this course in the winter is MUCH harder than in the warmer and dryer seasons. If you do decide to run, 2 layers, rain jacket and gloves are highly recommended. Run with a cellphone, make sure you put it in a ZipLoc so it won't get wet.

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