Trail travels from Tahoma, Ca on the shores of Lake Tahoe to Tuolumne Meadows, Ca within Yosemite National Park. This route mirrors the iconic PCT for the majority of the route, with the only deviation the first dozen miles within Desolation Wilderness starting at Meeks Bay trailhead up over Phipps Pass where the last 150 plus miles follow the PCT to Tuolumne Meadows. Total distance is 170 miles with around 40,000 ft of gain. The route has 4 HWY crossings and typically has abundant water resources with the exception of the fall season. 

The FKT may be done in either direction.

Starting from the Coyote Ridge trailhead off Taft Hill Rd, south of Ft Collins.  You will jump on the Coyote Ridge trail until you connect to the Rimrock Trail until you reach the Blue Sky trail. You'll jump on the Blue Sky trail until it connects with the Devil's Backbone Indian Summer trail until it hooks back up to Blue Sky. 

Once you reconnect with the Blue Sky trail, you'll head north until you connect back to Rimrock trail, which will take you back to Coyote Ridge trail.