Dirt City: Brooklyn Connector
Join us to connect four trail systems in one supported long run across Brooklyn on Saturday, August 22nd. Trail running exists in Brooklyn and our goal is to make it accessible and better. This unique route will show you the best trails in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Park, Prospect Park, Highland Park and Forest Park. Ticket proceeds from this event are donated to the Natural Areas Conservancy, a local environmental nonprofit that champions urban natural areas in New York City by increasing the health of urban forests and wetlands, catalyzing connections between people and nature, and strengthening the environmental workforce.
Choose from three distances with two aid stations, bag transport and pace groups (7:00-8:00, 8:00-9:00 and 9:00-10:00 minutes per mile), followed by complimentary post-run drink and food at Evil Twin Brewery along with gear raffle and exclusive discounts from MILER RUNNING and select partners. Fuel provided by Neversecond (C30 Sports Drink and C30 Energy Gel). Limited spots available. Preview the route on Strava.
Long Route (21 miles) | Meet @ Fort Greene Park (corner of St Edwards and Willoughby streets)
Medium Route (14 miles) | Meet @ Mount Prospect Park (adjacent to Brooklyn Museum)
Short Route (9 miles) | Meet @ Highland Park parking lot (off Vermont Place)
All runners will finish at the Evil Twin Brewery in Ridgewood for the post-run drink and food, gear raffle, mobile bag check and hangout.
The capacity for this event is limited. If you can no longer attend the event, we kindly ask that you please cancel your registration. Ticket sales are non-refundable regardless of any cancellation. Complete Runners’ Notes and additional event details will be distributed the week prior.
This event is a part of Dirt City (Developing Infrastructure for Routes and Trails in New York City), a project created by MILER RUNNING to promote the use and development of soft-surface trails across New York City for running and recreation. This effort is founded on the belief that soft-surface trails provide a public health benefit for New Yorkers by increasing accessibility to the outdoors and replacing recreational activity on hard surfaces that can increase bodily injuries. Beginning with sharing education about existing trails, the long-term goal of the project is to improve maintenance of and increase investment in New York City’s trails.