Hills to Sea Trail (ME)

Submitted by pbakwin on Thu, 03/28/2019 - 04:37pm
Description

In 2012 work began on the 47-mile Hills to Sea Trail from Unity Village to City Point in Belfast, and the last section was completed in September 2016. The footpath winds its way to the coast through the communities of Unity, Knox, Freedom, Montville, Morrill, Waldo and Belfast linking with schools and farms along the way. Most sections of the trail are open year-round for hiking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. The Hills to Sea Trail connects with existing trails of Coalition partners and uses some of these trails for the Hills to Sea route.

Via Algarviana (Portugal)

Submitted by pbakwin on Thu, 03/28/2019 - 07:53am
Description

Via Algarviana is a Great Pedestrian Route (GR13) which connects Alcoutim to Cabo de São Vicente, with a length of 300km, mostly installed in the Algarve mountain . It is intended that became part of the Trans-European routes, linking to the E4 and E9.

Missoula Mountain Trifecta (MT)

Submitted by pbakwin on Wed, 03/27/2019 - 08:52pm
Description

Tyler Johnson submitted this challenge, which climbs 3 popular summits near Missoula:

Robert Frost Trail (MA)

Submitted by pbakwin on Wed, 03/27/2019 - 06:47pm
Description

Continuous 40 mile trail near Amherst, MA, from Wendell State Park to the Notch Visitor Center (off Hwy 116).

Note that this guide indicates that the trail extends another 6.5 miles to Hwy 47: https://www.amherstma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/610/Robert-Frost-Trail-Guide  But the route appears tentative, incomplete and poorly marked (not marked with the orange blazes of the rest of the route).  At present it seems more like an idea than an actual extension of the RFT.

Episode 27: Mike Wardian - Israel National Trail

Mike completely disrupts the long-distance paradigm - instead of 1-2 Marathons a year, he might do that many in a single weekend.  He has run 107 ultra’s in the last 11 years, and most of them fast - his Marathon PR is 2:17:49. And he just completed the Israel National Trail - 1,016km in 10 days, 16 hours, 36 minutes.

“I’ve been inspired by this FKT movement … I think there’s freedom with it … and there’s so much opportunity to engage the community.”