FKT: Jeff Davis, Jim Flemming - Great Smoky Mountains Big Loop (NC, TN) - 2018-04-28

Route variation
Standard route
Gender category
Male
Style
Self-supported
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Finish date
Total time
1d 13h 43m 32s
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This run was done unsupported except for the cup of coffee we purchased from the Mount LeConte Lodge staff. Still the best cup of coffee I've ever had.

We completed the loop clockwise, beginning up Mount Sterling. Jim and I attempted this route in April 2016 and 2017 and were shut down both times by horrendous weather. In 2018, we had rain for the first few miles and nearly perfect weather for the remainder of our run.