Madison Training Routes
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Beautiful Run
Brightwood (Church of the Brethren) Clore Road/Town of Madison Criglersville George James Loop Graves Mill Hebron Hoover Ridge Lillards Ford Malvern Rapidan Syria Mt. Zion |
Directions to Training Routes:
Beautiful Run--Park at Good Hope Baptist Church located on corner of Beautiful Run Road and Good Hope Church Road. From the church, exit the parking lot on Good Hope Church Road and go to the left. Follow this road to intersection with Tatums Church Road. Turn around and follow same route back to the church. A hilly route but beautiful route!
Brightwood (Church of the Brethren)--Meet at Madison Church of the Brethren: 29 North to Culpeper, take a right onto Lonnie Burke Road. Then a right onto Lillard's Ford Road. Church will be on the right. Walk/Run route: Out of church parking lot, go left onto Lillards Ford Road. At stop sign, take a right continuing on Lillards Ford Rd. At next stop sign, take a left continuing on Lillards Ford (if you go right, it becomes Spring Branch Road). At Primitive Baptist Church at next stop sign, turn around and retrace your steps back to Church of the Brethren.
Clore Road/Town of Madison-- Park at Firehouse on North Main Street. 3 options for routes:
1) Cross the road going through Wells Fargo parking lot to get to Clore Road (Rt. 637). Run to driveway of EA Clore Furniture factory and turn around and run back towards Main Street. Run to the the Learning Center, turn around and run back to Firehouse.
2) Instead of turning around at EA Clore factory, continue on Clore Road, take a right onto River Road until end and then turn around returning to the Firehouse
3) Leave firehouse and head South on Main Street and continue up Courthouse Mountain until the end and return back to Firehouse.
Criglersville-- Rt 231 towards Sperryville until you get to Banco. Take a left onto Rt. 670 towards Criglersville. Park at old Criglersville Elementary School. From the school, run/walk back towards Banco on Rt. 670 until Lindsay Lane (Rt.642) and turn right on Lindsay Lane, cross the swinging bridge (do NOT run on the bridge) and continue up Lindsay Lane. At stop sign, turn right (still Lindsay Lane). When Lindsay Lane ends, turn right on Berery Road, head down the hill . At Double Top Road, turn left and follow road to intersection with Quaker Run Road and turn left for about a quarter mile (turn around is marked on pavement). Turn around and follow the same path back to your car.
George James Loop-- Take Rt. 230 to Geourge James Loop and park at Community Center. Follow George James Loop to stop sign and turn left on Twyman's Mill Road and go to bridge. At bridge, turn around and return to the Community Center
Graves Mill--from 29, take Rt. 230 towards Wolftown and take a right onto Rt. 662 just past the Wolftown Mercantile. Continue on 662 until you get to intersection with Rt. 615. Park at Graves Mill Chapel. From the chapel, head up Rt. 662 for about 3/4 of a mile (turn around is marked on pavement), turn around and head back to Rt. 615. Turn left onto 615 and run until you get to the SNP entrance. Turn around and retrace the route back to the chapel
Hebron Lutheran Church--follow Rt. 231 towards Sperryville and take a right onto Rt. 638, Hebron Church Road. Hebron Lutheran Church will be on the left. Park in church parking lot. From the church, turn left on Hebron Church Road and follow to intersection with Hebron Valley Road. Cross Hebron Valley Road and continue on gravel road, staying straight until you get to low water bridge. Turn around and retrace steps back to church. This is a great route to extend mileage past bridge!
Option--turn right onto Hebron Church Road and walk/run to Rt. 231, then turn around and run to Hebron Valley Road. Turn around and return to church. This is our Mad Run route
Option #2-- after running trails and returning to Primary School Drive, take a left and run around Primary School. You can then retrace steps to WMS parking or continue around MCHS to add distance.
Hoover Ridge: Part at Wetsel Middle School. Out of parking lot, take a left and run/walk towards Fairgrounds Road. Turn right onto Fairgrounds and then take a left onto Primary School Drive. Take a left into Hoover Ridge and follow gravel road. Enter Clore Trails on left and follow trail in the woods. When leaving woods, take a left and continue on gravel road towards soccer fields until gravel road dead ends. Turn around and follow gravel road back to Primary School Drive. At end of this drive, continue straight towards Young Farmers Ground and then turn right towards football field and follow gravel road to MCHS parking lot and run around MCHS back to Wetsel Middle School parking lot.
Option--run 2 laps in trails, follow gravel road to end and then retrace steps back to Wetsel Middle School parking lot.
Lillard's Ford Road-- Take Oak Park Road towards Rt. 15. Park at Oak Grove Baptist Church (at top of hill on left before Rt. 607). Out of church parking lot follow Oak Park Road and turn left on Lillards Ford Road (Rt. 607) and follow Lillards Ford until you reach Church of the Brethren. Turn around and return back to church. This is 5.2 miles so 4 miles ends after you cross bridge and start heading back up to Oak Park Road. You can shorten it by turning before the Church of the Brethren--miles are marked on pavement.
Malvern-- Take Oak Park Road and turn right onto Malvern Drive and follow until the clubhouse. Park at the clubhouse. Run/Walk to Covered Bridge and take a left and stay straight (this is a loop and will turn into Lindsay Lane and return back to Covered Bridge). When you get back to intersection of Covered Bridge and Malvern Drive, take a left and go to Malvern entrance and then turn around and follow Malvern Drive back to the Clubhouse. Option to add mileage: After turning around at mailboxes, turn left onto Ashlawn and follow to end and then return to Malvern Drive back to Clubhouse.
**Another possible route is to leave clubhouse and run towards entrance and then run down Sylvan Lane to the end and back, then turn onto Ashlawn to the end and back and then return to the Clubhouse (this takes out the huge hill on Covered Bridge!)
Rapidan--take Oak Park Road (Rt. 634) all the way to Rt. 15. Cross Rt. 15 and continue on Rt. 614 (Locust Dale Road) to the Rapidan Fire Department and park here. Turn right out of the parking lot onto Rt. 614 and follow back to Horseshoe Farm (not sure the name, but there's a horseshoe on the sign). Turnaround is marked on the pavement. Turn around and return to fire department
Syria--take Rt. 231 to Sperryville to Banco. Take left onto Rt. 679 and continue through Criglersville. At Syria Mercantile, turn right on Rt. 600 and continue to Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church where you will park. Turn right out of parking lot and follow about 1/4 mile to Weakley Hollow Road. Turn left onto Weakley Hollow Road and follow to intersection with Rt. 670. Turn around and return to church. To extend mileage, continue running past church on Rt. 600 for desired distance.
Mt. Zion Church Road--follow Oak Park Road, Rt 634 to Mt. Zion Church Road. Turn right and continue down this road to Mt. Zion United Methodist Church (not the church immediately on the right). Park at UMC and tunn left on Mt. Zion Church Road and follow to intersection with John Tucker Road. Turn around and return to church. Approximately a 5 mile route and can be extended by following John Tucker Road towards Elly Road before turning around or you can create a 7.5 mile loop by turning right onto Elly Road until the intersection with Oak Park Road and take a right and return to Mt. Zion Church Road.
Beautiful Run--Park at Good Hope Baptist Church located on corner of Beautiful Run Road and Good Hope Church Road. From the church, exit the parking lot on Good Hope Church Road and go to the left. Follow this road to intersection with Tatums Church Road. Turn around and follow same route back to the church. A hilly route but beautiful route!
Brightwood (Church of the Brethren)--Meet at Madison Church of the Brethren: 29 North to Culpeper, take a right onto Lonnie Burke Road. Then a right onto Lillard's Ford Road. Church will be on the right. Walk/Run route: Out of church parking lot, go left onto Lillards Ford Road. At stop sign, take a right continuing on Lillards Ford Rd. At next stop sign, take a left continuing on Lillards Ford (if you go right, it becomes Spring Branch Road). At Primitive Baptist Church at next stop sign, turn around and retrace your steps back to Church of the Brethren.
Clore Road/Town of Madison-- Park at Firehouse on North Main Street. 3 options for routes:
1) Cross the road going through Wells Fargo parking lot to get to Clore Road (Rt. 637). Run to driveway of EA Clore Furniture factory and turn around and run back towards Main Street. Run to the the Learning Center, turn around and run back to Firehouse.
2) Instead of turning around at EA Clore factory, continue on Clore Road, take a right onto River Road until end and then turn around returning to the Firehouse
3) Leave firehouse and head South on Main Street and continue up Courthouse Mountain until the end and return back to Firehouse.
Criglersville-- Rt 231 towards Sperryville until you get to Banco. Take a left onto Rt. 670 towards Criglersville. Park at old Criglersville Elementary School. From the school, run/walk back towards Banco on Rt. 670 until Lindsay Lane (Rt.642) and turn right on Lindsay Lane, cross the swinging bridge (do NOT run on the bridge) and continue up Lindsay Lane. At stop sign, turn right (still Lindsay Lane). When Lindsay Lane ends, turn right on Berery Road, head down the hill . At Double Top Road, turn left and follow road to intersection with Quaker Run Road and turn left for about a quarter mile (turn around is marked on pavement). Turn around and follow the same path back to your car.
George James Loop-- Take Rt. 230 to Geourge James Loop and park at Community Center. Follow George James Loop to stop sign and turn left on Twyman's Mill Road and go to bridge. At bridge, turn around and return to the Community Center
Graves Mill--from 29, take Rt. 230 towards Wolftown and take a right onto Rt. 662 just past the Wolftown Mercantile. Continue on 662 until you get to intersection with Rt. 615. Park at Graves Mill Chapel. From the chapel, head up Rt. 662 for about 3/4 of a mile (turn around is marked on pavement), turn around and head back to Rt. 615. Turn left onto 615 and run until you get to the SNP entrance. Turn around and retrace the route back to the chapel
Hebron Lutheran Church--follow Rt. 231 towards Sperryville and take a right onto Rt. 638, Hebron Church Road. Hebron Lutheran Church will be on the left. Park in church parking lot. From the church, turn left on Hebron Church Road and follow to intersection with Hebron Valley Road. Cross Hebron Valley Road and continue on gravel road, staying straight until you get to low water bridge. Turn around and retrace steps back to church. This is a great route to extend mileage past bridge!
Option--turn right onto Hebron Church Road and walk/run to Rt. 231, then turn around and run to Hebron Valley Road. Turn around and return to church. This is our Mad Run route
Option #2-- after running trails and returning to Primary School Drive, take a left and run around Primary School. You can then retrace steps to WMS parking or continue around MCHS to add distance.
Hoover Ridge: Part at Wetsel Middle School. Out of parking lot, take a left and run/walk towards Fairgrounds Road. Turn right onto Fairgrounds and then take a left onto Primary School Drive. Take a left into Hoover Ridge and follow gravel road. Enter Clore Trails on left and follow trail in the woods. When leaving woods, take a left and continue on gravel road towards soccer fields until gravel road dead ends. Turn around and follow gravel road back to Primary School Drive. At end of this drive, continue straight towards Young Farmers Ground and then turn right towards football field and follow gravel road to MCHS parking lot and run around MCHS back to Wetsel Middle School parking lot.
Option--run 2 laps in trails, follow gravel road to end and then retrace steps back to Wetsel Middle School parking lot.
Lillard's Ford Road-- Take Oak Park Road towards Rt. 15. Park at Oak Grove Baptist Church (at top of hill on left before Rt. 607). Out of church parking lot follow Oak Park Road and turn left on Lillards Ford Road (Rt. 607) and follow Lillards Ford until you reach Church of the Brethren. Turn around and return back to church. This is 5.2 miles so 4 miles ends after you cross bridge and start heading back up to Oak Park Road. You can shorten it by turning before the Church of the Brethren--miles are marked on pavement.
Malvern-- Take Oak Park Road and turn right onto Malvern Drive and follow until the clubhouse. Park at the clubhouse. Run/Walk to Covered Bridge and take a left and stay straight (this is a loop and will turn into Lindsay Lane and return back to Covered Bridge). When you get back to intersection of Covered Bridge and Malvern Drive, take a left and go to Malvern entrance and then turn around and follow Malvern Drive back to the Clubhouse. Option to add mileage: After turning around at mailboxes, turn left onto Ashlawn and follow to end and then return to Malvern Drive back to Clubhouse.
**Another possible route is to leave clubhouse and run towards entrance and then run down Sylvan Lane to the end and back, then turn onto Ashlawn to the end and back and then return to the Clubhouse (this takes out the huge hill on Covered Bridge!)
Rapidan--take Oak Park Road (Rt. 634) all the way to Rt. 15. Cross Rt. 15 and continue on Rt. 614 (Locust Dale Road) to the Rapidan Fire Department and park here. Turn right out of the parking lot onto Rt. 614 and follow back to Horseshoe Farm (not sure the name, but there's a horseshoe on the sign). Turnaround is marked on the pavement. Turn around and return to fire department
Syria--take Rt. 231 to Sperryville to Banco. Take left onto Rt. 679 and continue through Criglersville. At Syria Mercantile, turn right on Rt. 600 and continue to Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church where you will park. Turn right out of parking lot and follow about 1/4 mile to Weakley Hollow Road. Turn left onto Weakley Hollow Road and follow to intersection with Rt. 670. Turn around and return to church. To extend mileage, continue running past church on Rt. 600 for desired distance.
Mt. Zion Church Road--follow Oak Park Road, Rt 634 to Mt. Zion Church Road. Turn right and continue down this road to Mt. Zion United Methodist Church (not the church immediately on the right). Park at UMC and tunn left on Mt. Zion Church Road and follow to intersection with John Tucker Road. Turn around and return to church. Approximately a 5 mile route and can be extended by following John Tucker Road towards Elly Road before turning around or you can create a 7.5 mile loop by turning right onto Elly Road until the intersection with Oak Park Road and take a right and return to Mt. Zion Church Road.
