Fryman Canyon

September 1, 2011

I had asked a friend about hiking trails for trail running and she recommended Fryman Canyon. So on a wonderful Thursday morning (it was still summer break) I decided to give it a try. Crazy thing, it took almost an hour to drive there, but it was worth it. Initially I wanted to park at the parking lot on Fryman Road. It turned out that the parking fee was $3 and not $1 as I had read on the internet. As I didn’t have enough cash with me I parked a few blocks away (some of the nearby streets don’t allow parking) on Briarvale Road.  The hike was great. As it started out steep right away I hiked up there instead of running.  Once it was less steep, I started running. It was such a nice trail. Crowded enough in order not to feel too lonely on a weekday but still not too crowded. I hiked/ran all the way to the Tree People and down to Coldwater Canyon.  Same way back. Overall run time was 34 minutes and total hike time was 1h10min. Great morning!