FKT: Steven Matthews - Downtown Gatlinburg to Cliff Tops Vertical Mile Out & Back - 2025-10-02

Athletes
Route variation
Standard route
Multi-sport
No
Para athlete
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Self-supported
Start date
Finish date
Total time
4h 4m 59s
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Beautiful day on the trail as a solo run.  Started at Gatlinburgh creek in downtown and made my way up to Cliff tops via Airport Rd and then Rainbow Fall trailhead via Trillium Gap.   Consumed 8 oz of water and a couple of fig newtons which i had in my camelback.  Next time I’ll run with just a bottle and a couple of Gu’s. Descent rather treacherous from cliff tops back to rainbow falls as there are so many shark fin style rocks and scree.  Fell a couple times but nothing too major.  Pacing wasn’t great today as the descent had many people ascending up to Leconte so i hope to get back up here in the Spring of 2026 and try again.   Happy Running :)