Lafayette-Moraga Trail Running

One of my goals this month is to map out 4-5 new East Bay running routes and then try out a new one each week (rotating through them all summer long). Each route has to include at least one park, be between 5-7 miles long, and have a paved trail. Last week we did the Ironhorse Trail so this week we tried out the Lafayette-Moraga Trail.


It was gorgeous. We started at Lafayette Community Park and ran 2.5 miles to Moraga Commons Park. The trail was mostly uphill for the first half, so we were exhausted by the time we got to our halfway spot.

The little guys loved Moraga Commons Park and would've been content to swing all day if we'd let them.


I love finding new toddler parks. This one was so great... Andrew especially like the train.




It also had a good sized big kid area too. After about 30 minutes at the park, we headed back to Lafayette Community Park.


The scenery as we ran was exquisite. The weather was overcast and a little drizzly (but not too bad), so the trees looked extra lush. We loved all the downhill running we got to do on the way back too. We probably ran the 2.5 miles back in half the time it took us to run there.

So pretty!

Lafayette Community Park was cute too. Andrew and Izzie had fun playing together and arguing over things.


They especially liked making music together.


This week was deemed a little more successful than last week's adventure since we finished in about 2 hours and didn't get poured on... the rain fortunately held off until we got home.

I already can't wait for our next adventure! Exploring is definitely more fun with friends... and it is always so nice to get my workout done first thing in the morning!