Overview 

We will be having our Appalachian Trail Familiarization Run on Saturday, September 4th. This is a loosely coordinated event in which we meet at the Old Wiehle Commuter Lot (Reston, VA: Intersection of Wiehle and Sunset Hills Roads) at 7am and carpool out to Weverton. We'll leave 1/2 the cars there, and cram ourselves into the other 1/2 of the cars to drive to the trail head at Alt Route 40 near South Mountain Inn in Boonsboro.

Our paces vary pretty widely, and as much as we always try to coordinate linking like-paced runners by car, we inevitably experience the unexpected. As such, we'd like you to count on being out there a bit longer than your usual 14 mile run might take. Bring a picnic lunch for sure, and plenty of supplies for your run and change of clothes for afterward. We'll have one aid station at the mid point, but bring water to carry with you and to guzzle at the end.

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Detailed Guidance

Pack

Food and water for your run (we’ll have one midway aid station). Food and water for after the run while you wait and socialize with your running buddies. Change of clothes for after the run. First aid.

Schedule Saturday, September 4

6:45             Meet at the Old Wiehle Commuter Lot (11308 Sunset Hills Road), identify cars to drive to Weverton, fill ½ way.

7AM            Leave for Weverton

8:10            Arrive at Weverton (approximately 680 Weverton Road, Maryland), leave ½ cars there, drive full cars to Boonsboro

8:45            Park at AT trailhead (approx 6132 Old National Pike, Boonsboro, MD). Run ~13 miles

11:15          Fastest runners finish

12:15          Last runners finish

Drive to Boonsboro to get cars or leave for Reston directly from Weverton.

Directions

From Reston to Weverton (43 miles/1 hour)

West on 267/Toll Road to Rt 7 West toward Purcellville

Right on Route 9 toward Hillsboro, go 17 miles

Right on Harpers Ferry Road, go 7.6 miles

Right on 340, go 1.3 miles

Exit onto MD 67 N toward Boonsboro, go .8 miles

Right “toward” Weverton Road. Parking lot for the AT is ¼ mile down on RIGHT.

From Weverton to Boonsboro (13 miles/20 minutes)

Go back to 67 N and go right, 12 miles

Right on Alt 40 (T intersection). Drive 1.8 miles to trail head on RIGHT. Park and run.

[Note: you are on the first section of the JFK on Route 40]

From Boonsboro to Reston (59 miles/2 hours including a stop at Fudruckers)

Continue Southeast on Alt 40 9 miles

South Route 70 to Route 270.

270 à 485 à 267 à Wiehle