Hey Luke, well done, fair play it's a hard route huh, I appreciated your very thorough route report, I attempted it today, man it was tough, the cows were a nightmare and even Father Brown was out filming and blocking off roads, once again we'll… read more »

I will mention that there are some short cuts one could take on this trail. This FKT isn't to get to the top in any way that you want, it's following the purple blazes and staying on the main trail. You have to take all the man made steps whether… read more »

I’m going to do this route unsupported today. There is a David Sinclair strava route that is slightly different (and faster by 1 hour) than the route shown here so ~5:30 is maybe the proper time to beat for the FKT? (https://www.strava.com/… read more »

Ok let’s try this again. I haven’t gotten poison ivy this week…yet, and it doesn’t appear that it’s going to be hot and 100% humidity. Presuming I don’t break a pole, gaiter and compass and end up in the river up to my shoulders with all my stuff on… read more »

My trip report for the Long Trail is done! Linked below: https://thetrek.co/chasing-four-will-petersons-long-trail-fkt-trip-repo…