updated: 11/6/10
Date: 11/6/10
County: Dane
Distance: 11.5 miles
Map: 67f
Route:
Start: northern-most parking area of the Brooklyn State Wildlife Area on D just across from Remy Rd.
West on D
North on Remy Rd.
East on Frenchtown Rd.
North on Pillar Rd.
West on new trail segment
North on Badger State Trail to Purcell Rd
Left on Purcell Rd.
R on borchert Rd
Up Sunset Dr.
R on PB
End at the pet exercise area for Prairie Moraine Park
Company: Valerie
Food/Water: I carried 20 oz. water. We had homemade granola bars at the finish
Comments: The sunrise over Brooklyn State Wildlife Area was beautiful--a brilliant red wall of altocumulus puff balls cast the trees of the wildlife area into a jagged silhouette. The run itself was easy--mostly roads or crushed limestone trail. There was a long stretch of uphills starting on Sunset Dr. that were tough going and running on the shoulder of PB was no fun: big rigs and cars zipped by fairly fast.
The new segment of trail between Piller Rd and the Badger State Trail was well marked at the road, but it has not been used much, so the track was hard to see and we lost the trail for a while. We ended up walking through cut corn fields surrounding a small stand of trees we should have run through. It looked like the trail was easier to follow from the other direction--we saw the yellow blazes clearly when we looked back.
There were a few wildlife high lights: On our way to the start terminus of our run, a four point buck sauntered in front of my car. That was a first for me. Also, while running, we saw two paper wasp nests hanging from the denuded trees flanking the Badger State Trail. As we finished our run, we noticed a flock of sheep cantering in the field of golden grasses bordering PB. We hadn't seen them when we drove past earlier in the morning. It was a satisfying way to end our adventure.
We ran most of the way, walking only parts of the new trail segment when we lost our way and as we climbed the hills on Sunset and PB at the end of our run.
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