This route is a magnificent, sadistic 50km tour of Pittsburgh, PA’s most unique infrastructural feature: named staircase streets. These stairs from the city’s bygone era of steel and heavy industry were a way for workers living in neighborhoods in the cliffs and hills above the 3 rivers to commute directly down and back up. Many are now closed or decrepit but remain a gritty testament to Pittsburgh’s industrial roots. In the early days of GPS navigation, drivers would apparently get directed down roads only to dead-end at a staircase.

ROUTE REMOVED DUE TO PRIVATE LAND

It came to our attention that this route crossed private land at the Sundance Ski Resort.  We have therefore removed the route & will not record FKTs unless someone comes up with a version of the route that does not cross private land.

The area called 'Steinernes Meer', in the Berchtesgaden Alps, is a very remote and technical mountain plateau. Crossing it is a interesting challenge that many people have done on different routes. That route via the Hochkönig Summit along the ridgeline and finally down to the famous Königsee is one of the longest and most remote options. There are only two options to choose really on the crossing and this one is the more logical because it follows the (distinct) ridgeline.