Tegyn posted:

Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan Province. China.  There is some debate about where the trail ends but I turned around at the point most hikers do and where the trail joins the road.  That is, I started at Jane's Guesthouse in Qiatou and turned around at Tina's Guesthouse, returning via the Same route.  :While the trail continues for a few more days. most hikers appear to turn around at Tina's.  That said, these trails are ancient trade routes and Start and Finish points seem no less Arbitrary than the ones that convention suggests.

This is a Premier Route (sea-summit-sea). To claim an FKT on this route, you must meet a high standard of documentation and verification. See details here: https://fastestknowntime.com/premier-routes.

The Kathmandu Valley Rim Trail (KVRT) is a route encircling the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. It was established by Seth Wolpin, who published an online guide.

http://blogbaladi.com/trail-runner-patrick-vaughan-sets-new-record-for-the-lebanon-mountain-trail/

Zhengliang Tang posted:

Aotai trail is one of the most famous hiking route in China. It's on the ridge line of Mt. Taibai, which lies between north China and south China. Most part of Aotai Trail is extreme challenging alpine trail, 54km(33.5mi) in total, average elevation is about 3000m (10000 ft), elevation gain 4350m (14271ft). The numbers seems not much but the trail condition is really hardcore.

I started from where the road joint the trail in Tangkou village, and ended on the summit of Mt. Taibai, 3750m(12300ft).