France – La Garde-Freinet Rando 4 – Peygros
Short trail to a mobile phone tower. Back end (where four trails meet up) passes by a hunter’s shed/lodge.
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France – La Garde-Freinet Rando 6 – Les Hameaux du Sud France
This long, somewhat difficult and certainly remote run is rewarded with extensive views, traversing some random tiny villages and a climb back up to La Garde-Freinet. Recommended to bring a friend.
France – La Garde-Freinet Rando 10 – Le Rucher de Blay et Le Moulin a Eau de Blanche
Relatively short out and back run (outbound is straight down so be prepared to come back up) to a local dam with a renovated bee keeping area on a steep hill and an ancient windmill ruin that is not well marked.
France – La Croix Valmer – Rochers Blanches
Hidden gem of a trail with a lot of vertical and great views of the Med. Also ends up (in this iteration) at a weather station and the Oppidum de Montjean.
California – La Quinta Cove – Bear Creek Palm Oasis
For our normal Sunday run in the desert we headed down to La Quinta to see how far we could get to the Palm Oasis. The full out and back track is just under 13.7 kilometres/8.5 miles – the first is relatively easy but then… Read More »California – La Quinta Cove – Bear Creek Palm Oasis
France – Ramatuelle – Cap Taillat
We decided to try something a bit different this time and crossed over to the other side of the range to the Plage de l’Escalet – a nice small beach area with a couple of cafes and not much else. However it’s also the start… Read More »France – Ramatuelle – Cap Taillat
California – Coachella Valley Preserve – Willis Palms and Herman’s Hike
Clare and I headed to a new part of the desert that we’d been wanting to explore for a while – north of the 10 and the Coachella Valley Preserve. It’s on the North side of the Coachella Valley but is dwarfed by Joshua Tree… Read More »California – Coachella Valley Preserve – Willis Palms and Herman’s Hike
California – Coachella Valley – Tahquitz Peak
While I wouldn’t call this the pinnacle of California trail running (mostly because the altitude meant I couldn’t actually run all of it!) but it was a pretty amazing experience. With Clare out of town for the week I made the trek from Palm Desert… Read More »California – Coachella Valley – Tahquitz Peak
California – Joshua Tree – Boy Scout Trail
Amazing trail in one of the most spectacular (and popular!) National Parks in the US. Be prepared and be careful and take advantage of this national treasure.
California – SYRA – Buckhorn OHV
For the October 2021 Family Reunion, we tucked in an extra day at the end so we could drag the family on a little hike while we went for a run. So, it was up to the Santa Ynez Recreation Area to do one of… Read More »California – SYRA – Buckhorn OHV