Confession: This month's run is only 5% trail. But in shoulder season, we have to take what we can get. The main thing I seek, in order to keep in shape for trail running, is HILLS! If I can also get a dirt road, and little traffic, so much the better. So this route takes us over a couple of Lebanon's higher points, mostly quiet roads, one of which is dirt. 

Route: Slayton -120- LaPlante - Bank St - Mascoma Greenway

Percentage Runnable: 100%

Distance: 10 miles

Elevation Change: 930 feet elevation gain 

Parking:  Off Mascoma St, past Slayton Bridge

Description: From the parking lot, run under the Greenway and cross Mechanic St to Slayton Hill Rd. Enjoy running up the 2 mile hill, then turn left on Cross Rd. Enjoy your best views of the run and another, smaller hill. Turn R on Great Brook Rd and coast along the rolling dirt road. Turn L on NH 120 and appreciate the wide shoulder and rolling hills for 1.7 mi, while trying not to worry about the cars passing you at 40-50 MPH. Turn R on LaPlante and push it, if you can, over your last real hill. (photo coming down LaPlante). Turn L on Prospect St Extension, then R on Moulton, cutting off some of the busy NH 4W.  Left on 4W and very soon R on Pumping Station Rd., which takes you steeply down and then along the Mascoma River to Bank St. Turn L on Bank St, run into town, through Colburn Park, and briefly on NH  4W again to pick up the Greenway for under a mile,  back to your car.