This is a route I came up with to highlight some of Ashlands high views and connect a couple peaks via the PCT. The logistics are not tough in terms of navigation which will help make this highly accessible, hopefully for many runs! I ran this at a constant effort, had I chosen a cooler day or started earlier I may have been able to cut some time but otherwise I moved well and think It will take concerted efforts to match or best. Its absolutely a beatable time and I hope people start going for it!
Started at 10:15am about. Ate I think 3 lata bars and 2 gels. Drank 45 oz water and 16 oz red soda, was able to refill water at mt a lodge luckily. 2:20 to mt A peak. First hour was super hot then last hour+ was super hot and rough. Everything else up higher was nice.
This is my proposed new FKT route. Time and all right up there.
Start at ashland plaza, peak mt Ashland however you want though what I did is surely fastest route wise I think. Get to PCT. I went down mt a face and straight down hillside from.parking lot to PCT as this was shortest/fastest. There is an option to get on it from past the end of the parking lot if you wish but it adds almost 2 miles. Descend PCT entirely until.it meets pilot rock. Peak pilot rock to finish, which includes some actual rock climbing, 5.7 difficultly or so.