Athletes
Route variation
loop
Multi-sport
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Unsupported
Start date
Finish date
Total time
3h
14m
20s
Verification
GPS track(s)
activity_8408002625.gpx1.44 MB
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I followed the gpx on the official website https://www.trailenfamenne.be/en/trails/somme-leuze-black-trail , which differs from the one on the FKT website. It ended up being 37k and 970m of elevation gain, much more than the 34.7k stated on the website.
Started the route self-supported with a camel bag full of water and more gels than I needed in the end. Overall a nice route with mostly rolling hills, but (unfortunately) almost no technical parts or singletrack. I particularly liked the long climb in Bois d'Avennes.
A gpx file is recommended because there were quite some turns where I didn't see the black route signs. At two points the official gpx slightly diverged from the arrows, so I followed the signs in these cases.