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Postby trailzen » Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:46 am

Anyone done any training in the kelso area,I'm looking for some hill work and with the weather coming this week I like the sounds of an area with its own lake.
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Re: kelso

Postby BJH » Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:10 pm

A bit although I tend towards Rattlesnake and Hilton Falls. You can run up the ski runs at Kelso. Is that the sort of thing you are looking for? Not much tree cover on the ski runs. There's better tree cover at Rattlesnake but no lake.

It might be worthwhile sending a pm to Doonst. He's in that general area.
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Re: kelso

Postby Mega Mo » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:28 am

I've run at Kelso a few times. It's actually relatively flat at the top of the escarpment. Up and down the ski hill, or over near the ruins you'll find some hills. Get ready for repeats though!
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Re: kelso

Postby trailzen » Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:57 pm

I was hoping for some long ones,might need to drive to creemore.Wanted to race it but couldn't get time off.
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Re: kelso

Postby Doonst » Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:43 pm

You can jump on the Bruce Trail in either direction and get a good workout. North to Hilton Falls there are several loops possible, popular with ultrarunners training in the summer heat. South west goes to ITT country, with some tricky sections. Kelso itself isn't that big but can be a great place to start and finish.
For hills you can't beat Hockley Valley near Orangeville.
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Re: kelso

Postby Trailer » Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:16 am

For hills you can't beat Hockley Valley near Orangeville


Hockley Valley and surrounding Bruce Trails are my regular turf... I'd be happy to suggest some loops depending on what you are looking for.
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