Premier Routes
These are nine high-visibility Routes that attract national attention and top athletes, including professionals. They were chosen because two or more FKTs for the Fastest Time of the Year Award have been accomplished on them. Let’s all do an especially good job announcing, verifying, and listing these FKTs so the integrity of each effort will be protected and trusted.
For every attempt on a Premier Route:
- First read the FKT Verification and FKT Guidelines pages
- Announce your attempt in advance - to receive attention afterward, you should bring attention to your project prior and during as well.
- Track your attempt without fail - knowing how to use devices to verify an FKT is part of your essential skill set.
- Have fun! And if you come up short, no worries; that is part of the sport - post your result in the Comments section of the Route so everyone can learn.
Presidential Traverse (NH) | New Hampshire, US |
Appalachian Trail (AT) | Maine, US / New Hampshire, US / Vermont, US / Massachusetts, US / Connecticut, US / New York, US / New Jersey, US / Maryland, US / Pennsylvania, US / Virginia, US / North Carolina, US / Georgia, US / Tennessee, US |
S.C.A.R. (TN, NC) | Tennessee, US / North Carolina, US |
Long Trail (VT) | Vermont, US |
Colorado Trail (CO) | Colorado, US |
Arizona Trail (AZ) | Arizona, US |
Trans-Zion (UT) | Utah, US |
Nolan's 14 (CO) | Colorado, US |
Grand Canyon Crossings (AZ) | Arizona, US |
Wonderland Trail (WA) | Washington, US |
John Muir Trail via Whitney Portal (CA) | California, US |
Te Araroa | New Zealand |
Chiemsee Umrundung (Germany) | Germany |