Bimblers Bash 10k Trail Run
Trail
7.2 mile
11.7 kilometer
loop
93% Runnable
Difficult
Elevation
Ascent:
893'
272 m
Descent: -894' -273 m
High: 228' 70 m
Low: 18' 5 m
Grade
Avg Grade: 5% (3°)
Max Grade: 20% (11°)
Dogs
Unknown
Weather
Unknown
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“A surprisingly hilly route encompassing miles of trail near the water of Long Island Sound.”
— Rob Cummings
Official Details: mrbimble.com/WordPress/bash
Race - Apr 5, 2020
Features
Fall Colors · Lake · River/Creek · Views · Wildlife
Overview
Mostly singletrack trail. A few rock scrambles and stream crossings. Fun ridgeline running.
Runner Notes
Lots of interesting rock scrambles and a fair share of boardwalks fording the wetlands.
Description
Bimbler's Bash is a 10k-ish course in Guilford CT. The start is at the AW Cox Elementary School and heads out across the fields and into Westwoods park.
The trail quickly shrinks from doubletrack to singletrack. It crosses several stream beds and depending on how wet the season you are in you may want to have a spare set of shoes in the car. The race is in early April so it's generally pretty wet then.
Going north, the trail runs along a few low rugged ridge lines and switchbacks to the valleys. Turning south it crosses features including boardwalks and a few rock faces. At the southernmost point of the course, there is a significant rock scramble that has a nice new from the top.
Back down the southern scramble the course goes up and down constantly until turning back towards the finish back at the elementary school.
The trail quickly shrinks from doubletrack to singletrack. It crosses several stream beds and depending on how wet the season you are in you may want to have a spare set of shoes in the car. The race is in early April so it's generally pretty wet then.
Going north, the trail runs along a few low rugged ridge lines and switchbacks to the valleys. Turning south it crosses features including boardwalks and a few rock faces. At the southernmost point of the course, there is a significant rock scramble that has a nice new from the top.
Back down the southern scramble the course goes up and down constantly until turning back towards the finish back at the elementary school.
Flora & Fauna
Coastal flora. Some mountain laurel.
Run this trail?
We need help with the following missing trail information:
Need to Know, Dogs Allowed, History & Background
Contacts
Land Manager: Guilford Land Conservation Trust
Mar 25, 2020: Welcome, Old and New Friends
Mar 25, 2020: Courier Article Features GLCT
Mar 3, 2020: Help Needed
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