   RRCA's 50 & 100 mile PA Trail Championships
Saturday September 19th - 7:30 AM - next & last group training run before race - Egbert Farm picnic area
All group training outings
Mileage options starting from Jersey Bridge canoe launch parking lot near Drake Well museum at the north end of the park: - directions from the north - McDonalds in downtown Titusville to Jersey Bridge parking lot - directions from the south - center of the bridge on Rt 8 in Oil City to Jersey Bridge parking lot - 16 miles - Note 2: the Boughton suspension bridge is scheduled to be closed beginning August 17th for about 6 weeks while erosion control measures are implemented. - 5 mile loop from the Jersey Bridge parking lot south on the west Gerard hiking trail (the GHT entrance is about 1/4 mile or so up the hill of the paved bike path). Go 2 miles south to the first white alternate trail which leads to the Boughton suspension bridge over Oil Creek. Cross the bridge and work your way up the fairly steep switchback hill to the east GHT. Turn left (north) and follow the main yellow blazed east GHT back to Jersey Bridge - 10 miles - run the above 5 mile loop twice - 12 mile loop at north end of park from Jersey Bridge canoe launch parking lot (near Drake Well Museum) to - 17 miles by doing the above two loops - 28 mile loop to Petroleum Center and back - note that you will follow the white alternate trail blazes along Old Petroleum Center Rd (dirt road section) from the west GHT to the park office in Petroleum Center, then the white trail up the muddy hill between the park office and the propane tank (small sign marks the trail entrance). Then follow the main yellow blazes on the east GHT to the left (north) and work your way back north to Jersey Bridge parking lot. See the COURSE page for photos of this section. Mileage options starting from Egbert Farm picnic area at Petroleum Center - probably the most challenging section of the park. - directions from the north - McDonalds in downtown Titusville to Egbert Farm picnic area - directions from the south - center of the bridge on Rt 8 in Oil City to Egbert Farm picnic area - 6.75 mile loop between Petroleum Center and the Pioneer area that has a very steep short climb, perhaps the steepest in the park - see the Bones In Motion map / elev. profile at the bottom of this page
- 16 mile loop to Miller Farm Rd bridge and back
- 20 to 22 mile loop to Miller Farm Rd bridge, then up steps by bridge north toward Jersey Bridge for 2 or 3 mile and
then turn around and return to the main 16 mile loop section. - 24 miles: 16 mile loop to Miller Farm Rd bridge and back + 8 mile southern loop to Rynd Farm and back (this 8 mile southern loop is not part of the race course - 28 mile loop to Jersey Bridge canoe launch parking lot (near Drake Well museum) at the north end of the park in Titusville Shorter 6.75 mile Petroleum Center / Pioneer area loop (some parts of it are not on the race course)
 Saturday Aug 8th 7:15 AM - 20 of us got together for a great 8, 16 and 28 mile outing, and one other runner ran Thursday & Friday Aug 6th / 7th on the trails. The trail photos are the uphill climb out of Egbert Farm picnic area (AS # 2) at the park office / Petroleum Center.        Saturday July 25th 11:30 AM - nine showed up for the group run - including a large Corry PA contingent Friday July 3rd 7:15 AM - the 13 of us plus another 6 joined later or started from another location for a total of 19. The muddy trails were a blast ! The second photo is the group headed up the hill at the entrance of the west Gerard hiking trail near the Jersey Bridge parking lot.  The group starting up the hill at the entrance to the west Gerard hiking trail about 1/4 mile up the paved bike path from the Jersey Bridge parking lot:  Saturday June 20th 7 AM - the 9 of us plus another joined later - as well as Dave the photographer to make it 11 total. A great time was had despite the rain ! The streams and waterfalls were beautiful with the extra water as we did the northern 12 mile loop, with several doing the extra 5 mile trail "home stretch" loop that the 100 finish with to make it 17 miles. From the left: Jeff, Steve, John, Norm, AJ, Tom, Mike, Dan, Jan - and Tom joined in later  Saturday May 23rd 6:30 AM - Erie chiropractor and GOLD level sponsor Dr. Daniel Young ready for 56 miles  7 AM Erie group  7 AM hikers extraordinaire  8 AM group  8 AM group headed up muddy hill by the park office to the east Gerard hiking trail after leaving AS #2 Egbert Farm; Chris laughing about trashing his brand new trail shoes (his first pair ever) within the first 1/4 mile of our outing!  8 AM group going by large boulders just onto the east Gerard hiking trail  8 AM group being followed by Boy Scout troop up the fairly steep switchback Wolfkiel Run hill just south of AS # 1  |