Defeat Skatås (Sweden)
Run all the tracks in Skatås in one go! It's up to you in what order you want to run the 18km, 10km, 8km, 5km and 2,5km tracks, but you have to run them all.
Run all the tracks in Skatås in one go! It's up to you in what order you want to run the 18km, 10km, 8km, 5km and 2,5km tracks, but you have to run them all.
This route is a real classic. Starting in Munich's "Hausberge" on the shores of the Walchensee, it climbs almost 1,000 meters in altitude over steep trails to the summit of the Herzogstand. To strike the summit cross is obligatory here but not mandatory. The following 2.5 kilometers are predetermined by the ridge. Demanding it goes over to the summit of the Heimgarten. From there again steeply down (with a short counter ascent) to Walchensee. In summary: Up, summit, ridge, summit, down! Pure skyrunning!
This is a gorgeous trail that dips in and out between incredible views of Mt Hood from across the Hood River Valley. On a clear day, you can also catch views of the Washington state volcanoes (Rainier, St Helens and Adams). Depending on the season, there are likely to be fabulous wildflowers or golden larches. You'll marvel at how few other people you're sharing those views with, though the few folks you will see are probably mountain bikers.
Identified in Beckey’s Cascade Alpine Guide Vol. 3 as the highest peak in the Methow Mountains, and one of the two highest summits in the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness, gentle giant Oval Peak (8795') stands at No. 28 on the Bulger’s List of Washington’s highest peaks. Oval offers its climbers a challenging, non-technical ascent and rewards them with spectacular views south to the Sawtooth Mountains, north to the Gardners and Washington Pass peaks and west across Lake Chelan to the Chelan Mountains.
A singular Northeast adventure! Where else can you traverse an 18 mile mountain ridge line, whose rugged terrain and summit vistas rival any others in the region, and then paddle back to the start? Add to that, the fact the majority of the loop coincides with both the Appalachian Trail and the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, and it surely makes for one of the most iconic single day adventures New England has to offer. While working along the roots and rocks of Bigelow ridge, you catch views of the impossibly long Flagstaff Lake and try not to think about the paddle ahead.