Route: AT Four State Challenge (PA, MD, WV, VA)

I Michael Hohl will be attempting the unsupported FKT on 2/15/2019, I will be starting at the Mason Dixon Line about 6:30am. I will be carrying everything I need minus water which I will purify from various springs along the way. My beacon link is https://www.strava.com/beacon/EkhC6nbxWWn if you want to follow.

Hi! On Saturday April 6th, 2019, Shannon Cebron and myself will be attempting to set the female FKT (supported) for the Four State Challenge, on the standard route (southbound) starting at the Mason Dixon line and ending at the WV/VA state line on the AT. There currently is not a female FKT for this route, so we thought we would get it going and encourage other females to go out there and challenge it. Our Strava profiles are below. 

https://www.strava.com/athletes/16827066

https://www.strava.com/athletes/26456310

I, Zach Valentine, will be attempting the FKT for the AT Four State Challenge unsupported on the standard north to south route on 20 April 2019. I will carry all the food required from start to finish and plan to use water purification tablets as necessary along the way. My plan is to be at Pen Marr Park ready to step off at 0530L. I will post an initial trip report to https://www.strava.com/athletes/5960631 and a longer more detailed piece to www.teamvalentineproject.com at a later date.

I will be attempting the supported FKT on Tuesday May 14th around 6AM

Hello FKT World! Tomorrow, 5.28.2019, myself and Troy ‘Tortuga’ Allen will be attempting to set a new unsupported FKT for the AT Four State Challenge. We plan to leave the Mason Dixon Line at about 6:00am heading south. Thanks to Michael Hohl for setting such a great time to push against. You can follow our public SPOT Tracker pages by following the links below, and we’ll be using Strava to record the data as well. ?

SPOT Links:

Witt ‘el matador’ Wisebram - https://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=042qDL398hfcD3mjOUTLjCxrDtTTHb2ka

Troy ‘Tortuga’ Allen - 

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0r7ozgKejTaLZqJsDExKPTnbJSdSdnCl3

I, Erin Kelman, will be attempting the unsupported FKT on Sunday August 4th around 7 am.  I'll carry food and will be using a Katadyn BeFree filter water bottle to refill water as needed.  

My Strava profile is:
https://www.strava.com/athletes/3146980
 

I, Patrick Aragon will be attempting the unsupported FKT tomorrow, 8/31/19, starting at 6:45am. 

I will be attempting the supported FKT tomorrow September 21, 2019 around 7 am. 

https://www.strava.com/athletes/9109798

I, Ivey Smith, will be attempting to set the women's unsupported FKT tomorrow, September 30, 2019 around 7am. I will be carrying aqua tabs for water purification and any/all food I will need for the day. 

https://www.strava.com/athletes/46869858

I will attempt the unsupported FKT tomorrow, Saturday the 11th of Oct 2019. I'll drive down to Pen Mar and start around 8am, and will carry everything I need (aside from water, which I will stop and filter). I will be running alone from start to finish. 

-Brian okum

https://www.strava.com/athletes/29251331

I, Louise Valentine, will be attempting the Unsupported Mixed Gender Team FKT for the AT Four State Challenge on the standard north to south route on 19 October 2019. I will be joined by my husband, but we will individually carry all the food required from start to finish and plan to use water purification tablets as necessary along the way.  My Strava account is https://www.strava.com/athletes/7947349 and my personal blog is  www.teamvalentineproject.com.

Hypothetically, would a runner who crossing the Potomac along the railroad bridge and not the destroyed pedestrian bridge but adhered to all other elements of the traditional route, be awarded an official FKT? Or is this one on ice until they put the pedestrian bridge back in order?

Hey Everyone, I am thinking of trying for the supported FKT on this tomorrow-March 21, 2020.  Will let you know how it goes.

Thank you so much and cheers,
Mike

I, Jay Cougnet, will be making a supported attempt of this FKT route on June 20, 2020.  It appears the normal route to Harpers Ferry over the Potomac River has a detour due to the damaged pedestrian bridge.  It will be slightly longer than the normal route, will my attempt still be considered for validation?  
 

My Strava Profile is:

https://www.strava.com/athletes/20495937

My personal Blogg where I will post my post activity report is:

https://dailytriathlondiscipline.blogspot.com/
 

I, Carl Von Lewin, completed the FKT route for the AT Four State Challenge, supported, on the standard north to south route starting at 4:43 AM on Thursday, August 6, 2020. The Harper's Ferry bridge was open. While I started the challenge in PenMar, I ended my run in Key's Gap rather than the WV/VA border sign at the top of Loudoun Heights. However, according to Strava and geographical data, the challenge was completed at mile 43, in 8:49:08. https://www.strava.com/activities/3874517142/overview Thank you.

I completed the 4 state challenge yesterday! I attempted it in 2017 with some people but I bailed at Gathland 30 miles in on the Southbound trail. It was a goal of mine to come back to it and finish it. I started at the Mason Dixon line at 0610 in the morning and finished at the VA/WV line at 1821.

I was unsupported and carried far too many foods with peanut butter (clif bars and tortilla rolls), beef jerky, sports beans, and 2L of water.

Strava post is here:

https://www.strava.com/activities/3918772099

I’m giving the unsupported run a go tomorrow. I’ll be parking in Harper’s Ferry and biking to the start so I don’t think I have a great shot at the record but wanted to inform the board just in case I surprise myself with a really good day. Matt has set a really good time!

Hi!  I am going to attempt the women's supported FKT tomorrow, October 3, 2020 around 7am.  

My strava profile - ​​​​​https://www.strava.com/athletes/32451713

Going to try to reclaim my record on Saturday the 7th! I have no idea if beating 8:28 is doable for me or not, haven't raced since February so I don't know what kind of shape I'm in :)

https://www.strava.com/athletes/26456310

This weekend I'll be making an attempt on the Female Unsupported FKT! The leaf-fall on the trail is really bad right now, it isn't the best timing - but it's when I have time, so we'll see how it goes!

Hi,  If I wanted to run south to north (VA to PA), is there a clear starting point with a sign at the first Virginia / West Virginia border crossing?  My plan is head south out of Harpers Ferry to the Virginia line.  Once at the VA, start the run north to PA.  I was just wondering if there was a clear and obviously sign to indicate the starting point.  Roughly how far south is the VA border from Harpers Ferry?  
 

Thank you.

Darren

I’m starting at 7:00 tomorrow morning from PenMar, going unsupported. Pray for my ankles.

I completed the 4 state this past Saturday (5/15/2021) in 12 hours, 52 minutes unsupported. By far my longest run/hike and a beautiful date in the woods! I knew no way I was even going to attempt an FTK but a major accomplishment for me as an athlete just to complete at the pace I did.

https://www.strava.com/activities/5303214735

Jonathan Elwell

I, John Soscia, completed a self supported 83 mile out and back with ~13800 ft of climbing/descent on this section of trail in 22hr 49min on 5/20/21. Started at the Quality inn in Harpers Ferry at 12:37 am, ran up to the PA border and back down to the hotel. 

Avoid this out and back if you dont like using spider webs as resistance training, because as soon as the sun goes down theres about a million of them every 10 steps you take

This was the final leg of a 5 week challenge I created for myself that I'm calling the Maryland Triple Double. Out and backs traversing 3 of the biggest/most used trail systems in Maryland. Catoctin/Gambrill (Tea Room to Catoctin Mountain Park Loop Back to Tea Room, 52 miles, ~10000 ft of climbing, ~10000 ft of descent. Unsupported), Patapsco Valley State Park (River Rd Sykesville to River Rd Avalon back to River Rd Sykesville. Official Patrick Blair route : 62 miles ~9500 ft of climbing, ~9000 ft of descent. My unofficial route : 59 miles ~6500 ft of climbing, 6500 ft of descent. Unsupported).

I will try to create a new FKT course on here for the Catoctin leg at some point in the next week if anyone wants to try it.

Hey everyone, I will be attempting the Female Unsupported FKT for this route going southbound on Friday. We shall see how it goes!

share.garmin.com/maiabuckingham

Hello,

I did this route March 26, 2022.  Started near Pen-Mar and went South with support.  Took me 13:16:28, which I know isn't a FKT, but wasn't sure if this site also logs other accounts?  If so, my post is below.  Def. a great time!

https://www.strava.com/activities/6890873135

Myself, Dan Frank, Jonathan Gowen, and Pat Stem will all be attempting the Supported FKT tomorrow 4/21/2022!  Can't wait!

AT Two State Challenge (MD & WV)

I plan to attempt the Unsupported FKT tomorrow 5/12/2022... weather looks really nice for a fun day!

I, Melinda Coen, along with Jessica Simao will attempt this route tomorrow travelling as a Female Team, Self-supported on 12/3/22.