About cycling & running in Mount VernonMount Vernon-Anacortes Training Notes
Running: Skagit Valley College has a nice trail for an easy run or walk. Skagit Runners meet at 6 PM every Monday and Wednesday at Skagit Running Company, and this group has folks who’ve been running around here for over 20 years. Mount Vernon Road Explorers meet the same Mondays and Wednesdays and keep runs between 4 and 7 miles through Mount Vernon. Mt Erie Trail Runners meet Thursdays at 6 PM at Heart Lake, Whistle Lake, Deception Pass, or A Avenue in Anacortes. George Washington Patriot Run 5K & 10 Miler, Army Birthday 6.14k, and Eagle 5000 Turkey Trot give locals anchor events.
Cycling: Anacortes to Mt. 4% average grade. The route has 7 km unpaved, so locals can ride base miles with a little gravel bite. 0%. 3%. S. Club of Snohomish County runs Anacortes from Mount Vernon - Moderate.
Season: The season notes in the brief do not name best months, so locals build the calendar around routes and club nights instead. Summer specifics are not listed, but Mount Vernon Road Explorers still give runners reliable Monday and Wednesday 6 PM miles. Mt Erie Trail Runners still give trail people a Thursday 6 PM option around Heart Lake, Whistle Lake, Deception Pass, or A Avenue. Winter changes are not listed either, so runners and riders can keep the plan simple: farm-to-market roads for steady Z2, misty evergreen trails for footing, and shorter paved-dominant Mt. The shorter paved route covers 4 km with 109 m of gain.
