PATR Chatter


The monthly newsletter of the Prescott Area Trail Runners
June 2026

PATR Events

Group runs or mini-races set up by group members.
Jun 11
Thursday Social Run

Meet at Mile High Beer Project, go for a run, probably through the square to the Granite Creek Trail, around the park and back. All paces welcome, walkers to zippy zippersons.

Jun 16
Tuesday group run. Jason Leading on Mingus

Trail name : Mingus Run
Person leading : Jason leading
Trail description : We’ll be taking a mixture of dirt roads and trails through some lesser traveled areas of Mingus Mountain. We will stop at the hang gliding launch and a few other cool spots along the way!

Distance : 6.5 miles
Elevation gain : 600 ft
After activities :

Start Location: 34.69804N, 112.13877° W
Map:

Jun 17
Vert Club at Thumb Butte trail

Trail 33 loops. Go at your own pace and complete as many loops as you like. One loop is a tad under two miles. Gates open at 6 am and parking is free on Wednesday. We go clockwise, but feel free to mix it up.

Jun 18
Thursday Social Run

Meet at Mile High Beer Project, go for a run, probably through the square to the Granite Creek Trail, around the park and back. All paces welcome, walkers to zippy zippersons.

Jun 23
Tuesday Group Run-Hobbit/Gateway/Iron King

Trail name : Mingus Run
Person leading : Josh leading
Trail description : We will be doing a 4.52 mile run in the Dells area. Just Under 400 ft elevation gain. It will be a no left behind run and we will stop at all trail intersections. I will put the start coordinates in a message separately. Please bring water

Distance : 4.52 miles
Elevation gain : 400 ft
After activities : Taco Tuesday at Frank’s near downtown

Start Location: 34.61329N, 112.41739° W
Map:

Jun 24
Vert Club at Thumb Butte trail

Trail 33 loops. Go at your own pace and complete as many loops as you like. One loop is a tad under two miles. Gates open at 6 am and parking is free on Wednesday. We go clockwise, but feel free to mix it up.

Jun 25
Thursday Social Run

Meet at Mile High Beer Project, go for a run, probably through the square to the Granite Creek Trail, around the park and back. All paces welcome, walkers to zippy zippersons.

Jun 28
GMG long training run -2 (10 miles)

Trail name : GMG section 1 Almosta
Person leading : Josh Leading
Trail description : We will be running a a section of the GMG course as a point to point. It will have some challenging climbs and great views. It will start at Almosta and end at the station 1 location. This will be a no drop run. Bring plenty of water. I will have some refreshments at the end and a shuttle back to the start. Please RSVP so I know how many people to shuttle.

Distance : 10 miles
Elevation gain : 1050
After activities : refreshments will be supplied after the run.

Start Location: Almosta Trailhead 34.73132N, 112.57415° W
Map:

Jun 30
Tuesday Group run - Josh’s loop

Trail name : Josh’s Loop
Person leading : Josh Sinykin
Trail description : this starts at Thumb butte parking lot and goes near White rock. This is a loop trail. This is a great trail with some rocks thru the forest. Possibly a good sunset view.
Distance : 5.8 miles , or short loop 4 miles
Elevation gain : 453 ft
After activities : none

Start location: 34.55217N, 112.52048° W.

Map: https://prescottareatrailrunners.com/trails/Joshs%20Loop-%20Thumb%20Butte%20Area.gpx

Jul 02
Thursday Social Run

Meet at Mile High Beer Project, go for a run, probably through the square to the Granite Creek Trail, around the park and back. All paces welcome, walkers to zippy zippersons.

Jul 04
4th of July Donut run

Running and donuts, Who’s in? The idea is to eat a donut at each location (6) and run to the next location and repeat without tossing your donuts. End the run at our favorite running store Fleet Feet. This is road running and all pedestrian rules apply. I will add additional photos and the GPX file in the comments. This is not a race, just a fun way to get in some miles and enjoy some sugar bombs with friends. We will have a few drawings at the end. One ticket per person and must be present to win.

Jul 09
Thursday Social Run

Meet at Mile High Beer Project, go for a run, probably through the square to the Granite Creek Trail, around the park and back. All paces welcome, walkers to zippy zippersons.

Jul 14
Tuesday Group Run-Willow Lake

Trail name : Willow lake Trail
Person leading : Jim Leading
Trail description : No drop group run (we stop at every intersection and wait for everyone to join together again). We’ll be running trails on the back side of Willow Lake. About 5.5 mile including lots of granite rock, stairs, the red bridge and the back side of the dam. Basically all the hard stuff!
Park at the Willow Lake boat ramp ($5). We will meet at the bathrooms just up the hill from the ramp. To avoid paying $5, you can park at the baseball fields in Heritage Park and walk about 2 tenths of a mile to the bathrooms.


Distance : 5.5 miles
Elevation gain :
After activities :

Start Location: Park at the Willow Lake boat ramp ($5). We will meet at the bathrooms just up the hill from the ramp. To avoid paying $5, you can park at the baseball fields in Heritage Park and walk about 2 tenths of a mile to the bathrooms.
Map:


Jul 16
Thursday Social Run

Meet at Mile High Beer Project, go for a run, probably through the square to the Granite Creek Trail, around the park and back. All paces welcome, walkers to zippy zippersons.

Jul 23
Thursday Social Run

Meet at Mile High Beer Project, go for a run, probably through the square to the Granite Creek Trail, around the park and back. All paces welcome, walkers to zippy zippersons.

Jul 30
Thursday Social Run

Meet at Mile High Beer Project, go for a run, probably through the square to the Granite Creek Trail, around the park and back. All paces welcome, walkers to zippy zippersons.

Aug 06
Thursday Social Run

Meet at Mile High Beer Project, go for a run, probably through the square to the Granite Creek Trail, around the park and back. All paces welcome, walkers to zippy zippersons.

Non-PATR Events

events not too far away, not directly PATR affiliated, but likely to be attended by PATRs
Jun 13
Jan Alfano parkrun

Join us for a 5k at the Jan Alfano parkrun each Saturday morning! We start at 7:30am. You can run or walk. Bring your dog (limit 1 dog per participant, please.) Always free, all the time. Just sign up to get your barcode so you can keep track of your time and participation at parkrun.us

Jun 20
Jan Alfano parkrun

Join us for a 5k at the Jan Alfano parkrun each Saturday morning! We start at 7:30am. You can run or walk. Bring your dog (limit 1 dog per participant, please.) Always free, all the time. Just sign up to get your barcode so you can keep track of your time and participation at parkrun.us

Jun 27
Jan Alfano parkrun

Join us for a 5k at the Jan Alfano parkrun each Saturday morning! We start at 7:30am. You can run or walk. Bring your dog (limit 1 dog per participant, please.) Always free, all the time. Just sign up to get your barcode so you can keep track of your time and participation at parkrun.us

Jul 04
Jan Alfano parkrun

Join us for a 5k at the Jan Alfano parkrun each Saturday morning! We start at 7:30am. You can run or walk. Bring your dog (limit 1 dog per participant, please.) Always free, all the time. Just sign up to get your barcode so you can keep track of your time and participation at parkrun.us

Jul 11
Jan Alfano parkrun

Join us for a 5k at the Jan Alfano parkrun each Saturday morning! We start at 7:30am. You can run or walk. Bring your dog (limit 1 dog per participant, please.) Always free, all the time. Just sign up to get your barcode so you can keep track of your time and participation at parkrun.us

Jul 18
Jan Alfano parkrun

Join us for a 5k at the Jan Alfano parkrun each Saturday morning! We start at 7:30am. You can run or walk. Bring your dog (limit 1 dog per participant, please.) Always free, all the time. Just sign up to get your barcode so you can keep track of your time and participation at parkrun.us

Jul 25
Jan Alfano parkrun

Join us for a 5k at the Jan Alfano parkrun each Saturday morning! We start at 7:30am. You can run or walk. Bring your dog (limit 1 dog per participant, please.) Always free, all the time. Just sign up to get your barcode so you can keep track of your time and participation at parkrun.us

Aug 01
Jan Alfano parkrun

Join us for a 5k at the Jan Alfano parkrun each Saturday morning! We start at 7:30am. You can run or walk. Bring your dog (limit 1 dog per participant, please.) Always free, all the time. Just sign up to get your barcode so you can keep track of your time and participation at parkrun.us

Aug 08
Jan Alfano parkrun

Join us for a 5k at the Jan Alfano parkrun each Saturday morning! We start at 7:30am. You can run or walk. Bring your dog (limit 1 dog per participant, please.) Always free, all the time. Just sign up to get your barcode so you can keep track of your time and participation at parkrun.us