Description
The Massanutten Mountain Trail is a National Recreation Trail. It is a 71-mile loop in the George Washington National Forest, on the ridgelines of the eastern and western ranges of the Massanutten Mountain. According to the Virginia Happy Trails Running Club (VHTRC): "The 'trail' is hard, rocky, and slow. Sections of the trail have been around in some cases for centuries, but the entire, uninterrupted, 71-mile Massanutten Trail was not completed until 2002."
With the close proximity of a very active group of ultrarunners (VHTRC), the MMT ring was run by Chris Scott and Anstr Davidson (27h51m) even before it was officially dedicated in 2002. Since then, VHTRC organizes a race of the route every September, and some fast times have been recorded. Here is a list of winning times for each year, from the VHTRC website:
| 2002 |
Harry Bruell |
16h45m |
| 2003 |
Ryan Henry & Randy Dietz |
19h32m |
| 2004 |
Sue Johnston & Scott Brockmeier |
19h11m |
| 2005 |
Jeff Wilbur |
17h15m |
| 2006 |
Event Not Held |
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| 2007 |
Mike Schuster |
15h41m |
| 2008 |
Keith Knipling |
14h46m30s |
(for results after 2008 please go to the VHTRC website)
There is also a reverse loop run organized in February.
This route on the old FKT site
Comments
On Thursday, September 3rd at 3am I will begin a self-supported FKT attempt, clockwise, on the Massanutten Mountain Trai(MMT) aka "The Ring". I'll cache a resupply of water in 6 spots along the way and nutrition in 1spot. FUN! Â
On Saturday, February 24, 2024 I will attempt a supported reverse direction ("Reverse Ring") FKT on the Massanutten Mountain Trail. I'll have crew support from a friend.Â
Is there any water on the trail to filter or do you need to bring all of it?