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Fastest Appalachian Trail Thru HikesThese are the fastest known speed hikes of the appalachian trail. All of these hikes were supported thru hikes.1. Jennifer Pharr Davis: 46 days 11 hrs 20 min (2011) 2. Andrew Thompson: 47 days 13 hours 31 minutes (2005) 3. Pete Palmer: 48 days 20 hours 11 minutes (1999) 4. David Horton: 52 days 9 hours (1991) 5. Karl Meltzer: 54 days 21 hours 12 minutes (2008) 6. Scott Grierson: 55 days 20 hours 34 minutes (1991) 7. Jennifer Pharr Davis: 57 days 8 hours 35 minutes (2008) [women's record] |
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This is the Daily log for Jennifer Pharr-Davis 2011 AT record hike (supported): Day 1 (June 15): Katahdin to Jo Mary Road -- 56 miles (56 total) (started 4:06 AM) Day 2 (June 16): Jo Mary Road to location near Long Pond Stream ford -- 44 miles (100 total) Day 3 (June 17): Long Pond Stream ford to Boise Cascade Logging Road -- 46 miles (146 total) Day 4 (June 18): Boise Cascade Logging Road to ME 27 (Stratton) -- 42 miles (188 total) Day 5 (June 19): ME27 (Stratton) to Sabbath Day Pond -- 41 miles (229 total) Day 6 (June 20): Sabbath Day Pond to Grafton Notch -- 38 miles (267 total) Day 7 (June 21): Grafton Notch to Gorham NH -- 31 miles (298 total) Day 8 (June 22): Gorham to Mt. Washington -- 34 miles (332 total) Day 9 (June 23): Mt. Washington to Gale River Trail Junction -- 30 miles (362 total) Day 10 (June 24): Gale River Trail Junction to Glencliff -- 38 miles (400 total) Day 11 (June 25): Glencliff to Hanover -- 43 miles (443 total) Day 12 (June 26): Hanover to dirt road near Stony Brook Shelter -- 36 miles (479 total) Day 13 (June 27): Near Stony Brook Shelter to Danby-Landgrove Road -- 42 miles (521 total) Day 14 (June 28): Danby-Landgrove Road to near Kid Gore Shelter -- 43 miles (564 total) Day 15 (June 29): Near Kid Gore to Cheshire MA -- 47 miles (611 total) Day 16 (June 30): Cheshire to Great Barrington (MA 23) -- 49 miles (660 total) Day 17 (July 1): MA 23 to West Cornwall Road -- 48 miles (708 total) Day 18 (July 2): West Cornwall Road to NY 52 (Stormville) -- 49 miles (757 total) Day 19 (July 3): NY 52 to Arden Valley Road -- 49 miles (806 total) Day 20 (July 4): Arden Valley Road to County 519 (NJ) -- 45 miles (851 total) Day 21 (July 5): County 519 (NJ) to Fox Gap (PA 191) -- 52 miles (903 total) Day 22 (July 6): Fox Gap to Fort Franklin Road -- 45 miles (948 total) Day 23 (July 7): Fort Franklin Road to PA 645 (Pine Grove) -- 48 miles (996 total) Day 24 (July 8): PA 645 to PA 850 -- 54 miles (1050 total) Day 25 (July 9): PA 850 to Sandy Sod Junction -- 52 miles (1102 total) Day 26 (July 10): Sandy Sod Junction to Crampton Gap (MD) -- 53 miles (1155 total) Day 27 (July 11): Crampton Gap to near Dicks Dome Shelter -- 50 miles (1205 total) Day 28 (July 12): Dicks Dome Shelter to Skyland Lodge -- 52 miles (1257 total) Day 29 (July 13): Skyland Lodge to Browns Gap (SNP) -- 47 miles (1304 total) Day 30 (July 14): Browns Gap to VA 56 -- 53 miles (1357 total) Day 31 (July 15): VA 56 to Matts Creek Shelter -- 50 miles (1407 total) Day 32 (July 16): Matts Creek Shelter to VA 652 -- 52 miles (1459 total) Day 33 (July 17): VA 652 to Sinking Creek Mountain -- 47 miles (1506 total) Day 34 (July 18): Sinking Creek Mtn. to Pearisburg -- 47 miles (1553 total) Day 35 (July 19): Pearisburg to VA 615 -- 50 miles (1603 total) Day 36 (July 20): VA 615 to VA 16 -- 49 miles (1652 total) Day 37 (July 21): VA 16 to US 58 (Summit Cut, VA) -- 47 miles (1699 total) Day 38 (July 22): US 58 to Vandeventer Shelter (TN) -- 50 miles (1749 total) Day 39 (July 23): Vandeventer Shelter to Doll Flats -- 46 miles (1795 total) Day 40 (July 24): Doll Flats to Erwin TN -- 46 miles (1841 total) Day 41 (July 25): Erwin to Camp Creek Bald -- 47 miles (1888 total) Day 42 (July 26): Camp Creek Bald to Snowbird Mountain -- 51 miles (1939 total) Day 43 (July 27): Snowbird Mountain to near Clingmans Dome -- 46 miles (1985 total) Day 44 (July 28): Clingmans Dome to Stecoah Gap -- 48 miles (2033 total) Day 45 (July 29): Stecoah Gap to Mooney Gap -- 52 miles (2085 total) Day 46 (July 30): Mooney Gap to Tesnatee Gap -- 60 miles (2145 total) Day 47 (July 31): Tesnatee Gap to Springer -- 36 miles (2181 total) (finished 3:26 PM) Total time: 46 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes. (46.9 miles per day) |
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