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Edge of Appalachia Buckeye Trail Section (OH)

Submitted by 13golda on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 09:09am
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The Edge of Appalachia nature preserve spans 20,000 acres in Southern Ohio. Like the name suggests, this region of Ohio sees a dramatic shift in landscape as the Midwest borders Appalachia. A new (as of 2019) section of the Buckeye Trail moved almost 16 miles of Ohio's Buckeye Trail that had previously been on roads onto brand new singletrack. This route is ~50k out and back on that new section of beautiful trail. Like the rest of the Buckeye Trail, it is marked with blue blazes. The start/finish point has a small parking lot with bathrooms at 3223 Waggoner Riffle Rd.

Episode 133: Ben Thompson - Why was the coolest FKT in New England Flagged?

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The FKT scene in New England has always been very competitive - rather than inventing obscure new route they go faster on the existing lines.  The Presidential Traverse is the marquee route - new fastest times often are better than the previous by less than 2 minutes!

"People now will train specifically for a route, then do a full taper; the FKT is their race, not an extra thing they do on the side."

So why did Ben try the Presi in winter conditions?

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