Acadia National Park Peaks Traverse (ME)

Submitted by azadventures on Tue, 06/23/2020 - 02:31pm
Description

Mount Desert Island, Maine is found five hours north of Boston, Massachusetts and is home to Acadia National Park.  With its famed location with the national park, people have been visiting this island for centuries to experience the beauty of the peaks above the Atlantic Ocean.  While the mountains are only 1500 feet at their highest, they come straight off the ocean's sea level at at very steep grades, often 30-45%.  The terrain is incredibly technical and where the tree's recede, the trail surface is granite bedrock, a punishing alternative to wet roots and rocks.  The Acadia NP Peaks Tr

Goldsteig: Bad Kötzting - Großer Arber (Germany)

Submitted by Markus Mingo on Tue, 06/23/2020 - 12:42pm
Description

The "Goldsteig" is a premium hiking trail and a great route in the Bavarian Forest. The part from Bad Kötzting to the highest peak in the Bavarian Forest, "Großer Arber" is one of the most spectacular and most famous parts of the Goldsteig. It is a flowing single trail over 30 kilometers and 1800 meters in altitude with root paths, ridge riding and rocks. The FKT starts in Bad Kötzting at "Jahnplatz", follows the twelve peaks about 1000 meters ("12 Tausender") and ends at the peak of "Großer Arber".

Chattahoochee River Walk - Fall Line Trace (GA)

Submitted by audrey25a on Tue, 06/23/2020 - 06:45am
Description

The longest point to point run on recreational paths in Columbus, GA. The route starts at The National Infantry Museum and follows the Chattahoochee River Walk to the 14th Street Pedestrian Bridge. From there, runners exit the River Walk to the right and follow signage for the Fall Line Trace along the road. Once the Fall Line Trace path is reached, it is 9 miles to Psalmond Road, where the route ends.

The route is typically tree-lined and is 100% paved.