An early morning woodland run
I left the house just after 7 am and quickly moved into an easy-going pace. It is a beautiful run with incredible nature, and it is hard to believe that this much nature can be found in one of the most industrialized areas in Germany. Along the run, I brought my trusty Ricoh GR2.
After passing the ‘BG Grossenbaum’ (a hospital) - which also is the base for one of Germany’s Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) helicopters (‘Christoph 9’) - you pretty much spend the whole time around the lakes and the forest.
I am not an expert on the typical trees in this area, but I find the entire area quite diverse regarding plants and trees. You can find everything from oaks, pine trees, beech & birch, chestnut trees, and many more.
It took me 1:24h to close the loop, which is almost 16km long. Next time, I will scout out a better loop that lets me finish a half-marathon distance. I need to get more long runs into my calendar since I am signed up for The Hague Half Marathon, which will be my last training run for the 36km Devil’s Trail Run in Utrecht just a week later, followed by another 28km trail run in the second week of October.