One of my favorite places to train. The park has this mystical and surreal quality to it, most
likely due to the events that have happened int this place. This is where in the 70's James Earl Ray escaped from prison. From this event came a kind of trail race that has had only 18 finishers since 1986.
Why train here?
It's one of the few places that I have access to where I can get 6,000' of climbing in 20ish miles. The trails are not really groomed, in some areas the trails are well used, while others aren't likely to have seen a soul in weeks or months. Sections are truly southeast trails rooted and rocky going either straight up or straight down.
When I first came here to run I had no clue what I was getting into so it was a true adventure.
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