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Route: Great Smoky Mountains Peak Loop (NC, TN)

Location
Tennessee, US
North Carolina, US
Description

A roughly 26 mile loop connecting several prominent trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Alum Cave, Boulevard) as well as parts of the Appalachian Trail. See link for description. https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7026832/great-smoky-mountains-peak-loop.

FKTs

Related Routes
Great Smoky Mountains National Park 900 (NC, TN)
Appalachian Trail
Mt Le Conte (TN)

Comments

ablake
Wed, 01/30/2019 - 11:29am

Ashley Blake and Joshua Scott are attempting, as an unsupported mixed gender team, an FKT of this route on Feb 8th, 2019 weather permitting.

Dylan Beres
Tue, 02/12/2019 - 01:06pm

Congrats guys! Christine and I will have to give it another shot sometime!

pbakwin
Sat, 04/06/2019 - 05:53pm

Honorable mention goes to William "Cola" Wells & Julie Doll, who ran the route on 4/4/2019 in 6h47m49s, but did not close the loop by running the 1.8 mile road section.

https://www.strava.com/activities/2264868939

https://www.strava.com/activities/2265035308

http://www.movescount.com/moves/move278819947

Wells reported:  "Perfect morning for a morning in the mountains. A little bit of snow up around Mt. LaConte and Ice Spring Water Shelter but perfect trails the rest of the way."