PATR Chatter

It's possible nobody will show up, but there is a pretty solid group of non-facebook users attending.

Meet in front of La Planchada at 5:30, run/walk with a group, or at your own pace. Join back for food and drink! Most run along the creek trail to Granite Creek Park and do 1-4 laps and return.

We are going to check-out the night lights from the top of Glassford!

No drop group run! We stop at every trail intersection and everyone catches up before running again. Bring water and a friend :)

Location: 34.595857163495694, -112.3757835785754

It's possible nobody will show up, but there is a pretty solid group of non-facebook users attending.

Meet in front of La Planchada at 5:30, run/walk with a group, or at your own pace. Join back for food and drink! Most run along the creek trail to Granite Creek Park and do 1-4 laps and return.

Sunday, January 12 will the the third and final preview run for the upcoming 2025 Black Canyon Trail 100K. This section will resume from the Black Canyon City Trailhead and continue to head south towards New River & Phoenix. We’ll head back into the canyons and across several more creeks before the trail generally becomes flatter towards the finish at Emery Henderson Trailhead.

Date:
Sunday, January 12, 2025

Distance:
Mile 0 – Black Canyon City TH (Start)
Mile 13.3 – Table Mesa Road TH (Aid)
Mile 24.5 – Emery Henderson TH (Finish)

Time:
7:00am Meet at Emery Henderson TH to carpool
or 7:30am Meet at Black Canyon City TH

Driving Directions:

Directions to Emery Henderson Trailhead (end of run, park here to carpool to Black Canyon City TH)
3.1 Miles West of I-17 Freeway exit 232 on New River Road

Directions to Black Canyon City TH (start of run)
1. Take exit 242 off the I-17 towards Rock Springs / Black Canyon City
2. Turn left at the stop sign onto Velda Road Road
3. Turn right at the next stop sign onto the Old Black Canyon Highway and then an immediate left onto Warner Road towards the Black Canyon City Trailhead
4. Follow Warner Road for 0.3 miles to the trailhead and aid station. There is a restroom located at this trailhead. There are also dining options and a General Store in Rock Springs and some more options a couple miles north on the Old Black Canyon Highway in Black Canyon City as well as a gas station.

Format:
This is a no fee, limited aid, limited to no course marking training run. You must plan to be self sufficient in terms of navigation, personal safety and aid between stations. We will have water & some food at Table Mesa Road TH. Please study the maps in this post and follow signage for the Black Canyon Trail.

Markings:
The course on principle will be unmarked. There is signage for the Black Canyon Trail at most questionable junctions, but we recommend studying and printing maps to bring with you.

Post Run Gathering:
Bring a camp chair, some snacks and BYOB if you enjoy a Sunday Funday post-run hang

PLEASE READ THIS DESCRIPTION.

We will meet at the cattleguard (link here [https://goo.gl/maps/CnyTC6ToppAjWTcn6](https://goo.gl/maps/CnyTC6ToppAjWTcn6)) at 5:30pm.

Expect 5-6 miles, all downhill (except for the uphills). No drop run (we stop for everyone at every intersection).

Bring a headlamp!

It's possible nobody will show up, but there is a pretty solid group of non-facebook users attending.

Meet in front of La Planchada at 5:30, run/walk with a group, or at your own pace. Join back for food and drink! Most run along the creek trail to Granite Creek Park and do 1-4 laps and return.

For this run we will circle Watson Lake! This is a no-drop group run, and we will stop at every intersection to allow everyone to catch up before continuing the run. Expect 5-6 miles. Various terrain and scenery, including running through some parts of the dells.

Parking at the Watson Lake Vista parking lot (up above the lake, the little parking lot overlooking the lake).
Coordinates here: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/kSXvNRreDugDY6zGA
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Bring a light and a friend!

It's possible nobody will show up, but there is a pretty solid group of non-facebook users attending.

Meet in front of La Planchada at 5:30, run/walk with a group, or at your own pace. Join back for food and drink! Most run along the creek trail to Granite Creek Park and do 1-4 laps and return.

No drop group run (we stop at every intersection and wait for everyone to join together again). Expect 5ish miles. Bring a light :)

This trail is an out and back and great for running in the dark because the lights of the city look beautiful on the way back - and it's a full sun trail so nice to run it in cooler temps!

We will park along Walker Road instead of parking in the parking lot for the trail (the trail will close while we are out running and we don't want our cars locked in - but there are several areas to park along Walker Rd. near the trailhead entrance).

[https://maps.app.goo.gl/z4HLncfjMvfpKqcg8?g_st=ic
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It's possible nobody will show up, but there is a pretty solid group of non-facebook users attending.

Meet in front of La Planchada at 5:30, run/walk with a group, or at your own pace. Join back for food and drink! Most run along the creek trail to Granite Creek Park and do 1-4 laps and return.

Thumb Butte loop (326, 392, 367): 4.7 miles, 784 ft of elevation gain. Meet at the Thumb Butte Parking lot (paid parking or national parks pass). This is a no-drop group run, and we will stop at each intersection to allow everyone to catch up (physically and socially, LOL) before continuing the run.

Thumb Butte Trail 326, 392, and 367 on AllTrails

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Bring a light!

It's possible nobody will show up, but there is a pretty solid group of non-facebook users attending.

Meet in front of La Planchada at 5:30, run/walk with a group, or at your own pace. Join back for food and drink! Most run along the creek trail to Granite Creek Park and do 1-4 laps and return.

Experience the history and beauty of the Wild West the way it was intended...on two feet!
Join us for the 2025 edition of the Black Canyon Ultras!
Enjoy winding Sonoran Desert trails in the shadow of the Bradshaw Mountains. The course is point-to-point with net elevation loss.. but do not be fooled: this is a tough and taxing course with the majority of elevation gain coming the second half of the race.
Both the 100k and 50k run along the non-motorized Black Canyon Trail (a National Recreation Trail) featuring a mixture of single track trail, jeep roads, and pieces of an old stagecoach route.
Challenge yourself in 2025 and join us for the 12th annual Black Canyon Ultras. The 100k takes place on Saturday and the 50k on Sunday, giving you the unique opportunity to up the ante of epicness and run them both, making it the “Black Canyon Echo Challenge”!
It’s a journey you will never forget, and we hope you’ll get wild in the Wild West with us at the Black Canyon Ultras! 🤠

No drop group run (we stop at every intersection and join up before running again).

Bring a headlamp.

Expect 5ish miles. (no waterfalls guaranteed- this is an AZ waterfall after all!)

Drive up Hwy 89, turn right on E Granite Dells Rd, trailhead on the right.

34.604156489351595, -112.42166632364031

It's possible nobody will show up, but there is a pretty solid group of non-facebook users attending.

Meet in front of La Planchada at 5:30, run/walk with a group, or at your own pace. Join back for food and drink! Most run along the creek trail to Granite Creek Park and do 1-4 laps and return.

PLEASE READ THIS DESCRIPTION.

This is a trail we have only done once for a Tuesday run!

We will meet here: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/nLr37AZ9G12KU2ta9?g_st=ic](https://maps.app.goo.gl/nLr37AZ9G12KU2ta9?g_st=ic) at 5:30pm. No drop run (we stop for everyone at every intersection).

Jim is leading! (Thank you Jim!) Gateway trail to Elizabeth trail to Boblett trail past the grave site.

Expect 4-6 miles.

Bring a light! (or go challenge style and try to run using only your friend's light)

It's possible nobody will show up, but there is a pretty solid group of non-facebook users attending.

Meet in front of La Planchada at 5:30, run/walk with a group, or at your own pace. Join back for food and drink! Most run along the creek trail to Granite Creek Park and do 1-4 laps and return.

It's possible nobody will show up, but there is a pretty solid group of non-facebook users attending.

Meet in front of La Planchada at 5:30, run/walk with a group, or at your own pace. Join back for food and drink! Most run along the creek trail to Granite Creek Park and do 1-4 laps and return.

It's possible nobody will show up, but there is a pretty solid group of non-facebook users attending.

Meet in front of La Planchada at 5:30, run/walk with a group, or at your own pace. Join back for food and drink! Most run along the creek trail to Granite Creek Park and do 1-4 laps and return.

After all, it’s only “one climb”! 😉

Join us on March 22nd for the 33rd running of the Crown King Scramble 50k!

From 'spines to pines' start lakeside on the serene shores of Lake Pleasant and run through the heart of the Sonoran Desert to climb to the cool pines of the Bradshaw Mountains.

Stay and celebrate your victory after you cross the finish line in the historic and quaint town of Crown King! It’s a race like no other and a day you’ll never forget.

We hope to see you at the saloon this spring!

Join us for the 2025 edition of Whiskey Basin Trail Runs in beautiful, Prescott, Arizona. Choose to take on the 'full barrel' point to point 91k, 60k, 33k, or the challenging and rewarding, 1/2 Marathon or 10k that all take place on the gorgeous Prescott Circle Trail. All distances finish at the party overlooking Watson Lake and those iconic Granite Dells where you'll want to kick back and stay to socialize, enjoy the view, and maybe some whiskey...hey, when in Rome, right?

50 mile and 27 mile distances starting and finishing in Christopher Creek, along the historic Highline Trail

Fat ass style 31-ish mile adventure in the Granite Dells. All the dells I could fit into a sensible, beautiful loops….. of DOOM.
Ultrasignup link: [https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?eid=18235
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Cocodona 250 - May 5-10, 2025

🏜️ The original epic of the Cocodona name starts at Rock Springs Cafe in Black Canyon City and traverses a continuous 250 mile point-to-point route, ending in Flagstaff, Arizona. Arguably the most diverse 200+miler on the map. Be prepared for a life changing epic adventure.

⛰️ Sedona Canyons 125 - May 7-10, 2025

This 125-mile point-to-point adventure runs the back half of the full Cocodona course. You’ll start in Jerome, run through Sedona, and finish in Flagstaff, alongside runners competing in the 250-miler. Get the best sections of the full course with half the pain.

🌲 Elden Crest 38 - May 9-10, 2025

The last 38 miles of the full Cocodona course is a Tour-de-Flagstaff. Start at Fort Tuthill, run through beautiful Walnut Canyon, up-n-over Mt Elden, and finish in downtown Flagstaff.

Join us in the pines of Flagstaff for our only night race in Northern Arizona at the Blackout Night Runs. This race takes place on the eve of the annual camping extravaganza at the Big Pine Trail Runs. Do both and earn a "double down" medal!

Choose from a 27k, 13k or 6k under a canopy of ponderosa pines and a blanket of stars. These trails are smooth and fabulous for the entire family!

Experience fall vibes and mountain running at their finest at the 2025 edition of Flagstaff Sky Peaks this September 27th!

Join us in beautiful Flagstaff at the Fort Valley Trailhead for a variety of race distances and courses that will both challenge you and excite your senses with beautiful views and fall colors.

“Ring The Peaks” in the 50 miler, or take on the 50k, 26k or 10k utilizing the iconic Arizona Trail, the beautiful Schultz Creek, Weatherford and Fort Valley Trails, and of course, the leaf-peepers delight; the Aspen Loop.

Enjoy the crisp mountain air, epic trails and colorful fall, Northern Arizona foliage with us this September!