PA Appalachian Trail (PA)

Pennsylvania, US

Distance

230 mi

Vertical Gain

31,000 ft

Pennsylvania is one of the largest states on the Appalachian Trail in terms of miles. It is known for being flat but still has almost 31,000' of elevation gain. The northern 150 miles gives the state its "Rockslyvania" name and will challenge you mentally. The southern 80 miles is fun trail. There are many beautiful vistas along the way, especially of the Cumberland Valley.

Start/Finish in the north is NJ/PA line marked by painted sign on sidewalk in the middle of bridge. Start/Finish in the south is MD/PA line marked by a wooden sign.

https://appalachiantrail.org/explore/explore-by-state/pennsylvania/

GPS Track

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FKTs

Standard point-to-point

Male

Unsupported
Bob Stewart	4d 1h 58m 22s	2024-06-12
Cal Swartzentruber	4d 2h 49m 23s	2023-09-29
Gerrit Van Ommering	5d 13h 39m 0s	2022-05-21

Female

Unsupported
Heather Anderson			4d 14h 9m 9s	2023-05-05

Comments

I'll be attempting to establish a women's unsupported time later this week when the weather improves.

Woohoo! The PA AT unsupported FKT attempt has been on my mind for a few years, and I have the spreadsheets to prove it. 😂😂

Way to GO FOR IT! Enjoy your time out there on and off the good ol’ PA rocks, and set the bar high!!

I’ll be heading out on the PA Appalachian Trail this Wednesday 2/7/24 (mid day) to go for the Unsupported FKT. I’ll be moving SOBO and will be sharing progress to my Instagram stories on my (jordangetsoutside) account.

Cal set an impressive time that will be incredibly hard to beat!

I made it 115 miles in 57 hours 45 minutes before calling the attempt due to multiple injuries. I had also snapped a pole 20 miles in on day 1 which caused me problems.

I’ll be heading back out on the PA Appalachian Trail this Wednesday 5/1/24 (mid morning) to go for the Unsupported FKT. I’ll be moving SOBO and will be sharing progress to my Instagram stories on my (jordangetsoutside) account along with live tracking (https://share.garmin.com/share/JCPennsylvaniaATUnsupportedFKT).

I finished this morning 5/6/24 with an overall time of 4d 22h 48m 0s. I experienced early dry and hot conditions followed by cold and wet. There were some gear failures that also made for some challenges. Overall I am very satisfied with my overall time taking into account the conditions and other challenges.

Attempting an unsupported northbound Fkt starting around 5 pm today. Might get food in trail towns and change to self-supported depending on how food situation’s going.

P.s. looking forward to high fiving Jordan on the way by!

If not for poor planning, poor execution, inferior physical ability, and a lack of mental fortitude, I think I might have had it.

Details on mycnat.com by Memorial Day.

Sorry to hear things didn’t work out and we didn’t cross paths! I’ll be sure to check out your site and excited to follow if you give it another go.

On Saturday, 6/8 around 9am I'll be attempting an unsupported FKT heading Southbound. Follow along! https://share.garmin.com/bstew

Gooo Bob!!

Route: PA Appalachian Trail (PA)

FKTs

Comments