FKT: Castello (Pontechianale) – Monviso Summit

Starting from the alpine village of Castello, in the municipality of Pontechianale, this FKT follows one of the most historic and aesthetic lines to the summit of Monviso (3,841 m), the unmistakable Re di Petra ("King of Stone") of the Cottian Alps. Rising nearly 2,300 vertical metres from the Varaita Valley, the route offers an uninterrupted ascent from forests and alpine meadows to one of the most iconic summits in the Alps.

Een prachtige route, grotendeels trail. Je volgt het lange afstand wandelpad, met bordjes aangegeven. Gps wel nodig. Geniet van verrassend Groningen. Start en finish bij Poffert & zo voor een lekker verdiend drankje.

https://www.visitgroningen.nl/en/routes/2976106314/westerwoldepad-complete-route

Start at West Canyon parking lot.
Tag the five peaks of the Golden Ears Massif (Golden Ears Peak, Edge Peak, Blanshard Needle, Alouette Mountain, Evans Peak).
End back at West Canyon parking lot. 

16-mile Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail follows the route of the 1940s Dahlgren Branch Rail Line, and stretches across King George County just south of the Potomac River in Virginia's Northern Neck.  Flat and wooded, crossing a few country roads. Well maintained.  Skirts a graveyard near the Eastern trailhead. 

https://www.dahlgrentrail.org/

Free permit required on this managed trail.

This was a run of the entire completed Allegheny Trail 315.7 Miles from the Mason Dixon Line to the AT in Virginia. 

June 22 at 5 am we headed south to VA, we arrived Saturday night. Setting the FKT for the full distance Allegheny Trail (315.7 miles). What an Amazing trip.

Crew: Chief Lisa Kirk, Brian Derousen, Brian Orr, Liz Orr, Joey Vessechia, Josh Keller

Pacers: Katie Fasel (75), Josh Hinerman (60), Aaron Watkins(40), Luke Iliff (20), Becky Walters (35), Will Hunt (15), Jesse Smith (65)