Soon after creating this route, the park service discontinued maintenance on the trail. What was originally a 26 mile trail has been reduced to just 7 miles due to logging and abandonment. The southern 7.5 miles is still great but the northern 5… read more »

I ran this today, 27-10-22 [see https://www.strava.com/activities/8027575322]. It had rained hard overnight so the conditions underfoot were very heavy for a 90% off road route and I was much slower than expected. Navigation isn't easy going through… read more »

Thanks for the benchmarks, Wes.  They were great microgoals to push myself on the FKT attempt yesterday.  I still see areas for improvement, and my climbing was definitely a bit off, but overall it was a great run and a truly great route.

For fun, I will be doing this supported. My friend and I will start together at midnight. She will leave 20 miles in to go to work, and I will continue by myself. This is my first time doing this and will be mixing between power hiking and running.… read more »

Cool route idea Ben. What climbing or scrambling rating does it go at?