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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Staple run in the Maures Reserve in Sainte-Maxime that traverses the bowl looking down on the never completed Val Orea 3 development along DFCI – Suane.
Go to trail back in the St. Max bowl. Tour up into the never-built domaine of Val Orea 3 then up onto the DFCI fire roads.