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Rugged and wild: North Carolina FKT Routes

by Women Who FKT | Apr 22, 2023 | Routes

North Carolina is home to thousands of miles of trails, and there are a lot of FKTS to explore in this beautiful state. Of the 101 posted routes and variations, 58 have no posted women’s time (57.4%).

In 2022, 18 of the 61 FKTs set in the state were by women (29.5%). We hope to see this percentage grow in the future.

If you want to set an FKT on a route that does not have a posted women’s FKT, you should search for known times on Strava and Google.

Route Name	Distance in miles	Elevation Gain	Posted Women's FKT?	Best Women's Time
Mt Pisgah: Ascent	1.2	700	No
Pinch-In Hiking Trail: Ascent	1.5	1745	No
King's Pinnacle: Ascent	2.0	900	No
Mt Pisgah: Up & Back	2.3	700	Yes	29m 12s
Celo Knob	3.0	2966	No
Looking Glass Ascent	3.1	1509	No
King's Pinnacle: Up & Down	4.0	900	No
Mt Mitchell: Ascent	5.3	3636	Yes	1h 30m22s
Crowders Mtn: Crowders Only, TH to TH	5.9	751	No
Mt Sterling Baxter Creek Trail: Ascent	6.1	4156	Yes	1h 25m 33s
Beaverdam South Loop	6.3	676	No
Clingman's Dome AT (NC, TN): Ascent	7.3	2812	Yes	1h 54m 41s
Table Rock Mtn: Ascent from Wolf Pit	7.8	2136	No
Wildcat Rock Trail	8.0	2,100	No
Mill Creek to Point Lookout Loop	9.4	982	No
Crowders Mtn: Crowders & Pinnacle, TH to TH	9.5	1,900	Yes	2h 20m21s
Sherman Branch Nature Preserve	9.5	560	Yes	2h 1m 46s
Jacob's Branch Loop	9.6	2493	No
Pinchin-Linville River-Conley Cove-Rock Jock Loop	9.6	2600	No
Mountains-to-Sea/Powhatan Loop	9.9	1,274	Yes	1h 22m 29s
19E to Hump Mountain (TN NC)	10.5	2,697	No
Cape Fear River Trail	10.7	531	No
Mt Mitchell: Out & Back	10.9	3678	Yes	2h 32m37s
Black Mountain Crest Trail: Ascent	11.3	3518	Yes	3h 19m 0s
Mt Sterling Baxter Creek Trail: Round Trip	11.8	4219	Yes	3h 35m 23s
Table Rock Mtn: Ascent from Simpson Creek	12.0	3254	No
Clingman's Dome Noland (NC, TN)	12.7	4,700	Yes	3h 34m 28s
Clingman's Dome Elkmont (NC, TN)	13.3	4,450	No
Clingman's Dome AT (NC, TN): Up & Down	14.9	3604	Yes	3h 50m 28s
Clingman's Dome Deep Creek (NC, TN): Ascent	15.4	4,800	Yes	3h 15m 37s
Clingman's Dome Deep Creek (NC, TN): Loop	15.4	4,800	Yes	9h 10m 22s
Crowders Mtn: Mtn Ridgeline Out & Back	16.6	2529	Yes	4h 23m29s
Shining Rock Wilderness Ridge	17.2	4,675	Yes	6h 57m 42s
Mt Pisgah: River to Peak Ascent	17.6	5250	No
Chattooga River Trail to Fork Mountain to Foothills Trail Loop	18.0	2,749	No
Neusiok Trail	21.1	360	No
The Full Crowder	21.3	4,950	No
Plott Balsam Range Traverse	21.3	7,694	No
American Tobacco Trail: One Way	22.0	595	Yes	2h 54m 46s
Linville Gorge: Wilderness Loop	22.0	4487	Yes	5h 58m 48s
Black Mountain Crest Trail: Out & Back	22.7	8058	No
Standing Indian Loop	22.8	4,470	Yes	4h 54m 49s
Holly Shelter Game Land	24.4	266	No
Fires Creek Rim Trail (Counterclockwise)	24.5	7,250	No
Tanawha Marathon (Double Traverse)	25.8	3025	Yes	6h 31m 48s
Stone Mountain State Park Every Single Trail	29.0	6,000	No
Great Smoky Mountains Peak Loop (NC, TN)	30.0	8492	Yes	6h 56m 52s
Art Loeb Trail: Northbound	31.0	9,200	Yes	6h 48m10s
Art Loeb Trail: Southbound	31.0	9,200	Yes	10h 35m 52s
Medoc Mountain State Park Every Single Trail	31.0	1,600	No
Pilot Mountain State Park Every Single Trail	32.0	4,300	No
Neuse River Trail: One Way	33.0	500
The Big Creek Rim	34.0	8,000	No
Linville Gorge: Hiking Circuit	34.0	8,000	No
Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 7	34.7	4,646	No
Eno River State Park Every Single Trail	35.0	3,500	No
Morrow Mountain State Park Every Single Trail	35.0	4,500	No
The Doughton Project	36.4	8,500	No
Mt Pisgah: Up & Back via Shut-In	36.6	8294	No
Raven Rock State Park Every Single Trail	37.0	4,000	No
Uwharrie Trail	37.7	6,020	No
Pitt County N-S	38.4	361	No
Mountain-to-Sea Trail: Segment 13	39.2	292	No
Umstead State Park Every Single Trail	40.5	3,345	Yes	9h 44m 54s
American Tobacco Trail: Out & Back	44.0	1050	Yes	8h 58m 47s
Hanging Rock State Park Every Single Trail	45.0	8,400	No
Chattooga River Trail (NC, SC, GA)	46.3	5,500	Yes	10h 52m 32s
Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 1	46.8	8,870	No
Raleigh Greenway Loop	49.0	1153	Yes	14h 17m 7s
Nantahala Adventure Run	55.0	13724	Yes	17h 50m 12s
Art Loeb Trail: Out & Back	59.7	17464	Yes	21h 41m45s
Pitchell	62.0	11,400	Yes	14h 52m19s
Neuse River Trail: Out & Back	66.0	1000	No
Run Across Carteret County	66.0		No
S.C.A.R. (TN NC)	70.0	18,000	Yes	17h 34m15s
South Mountains State Park Every Single Trail	70.0	14,000	No
Foothills Trail (NC, SC): One Way	73.1	14797	Yes	19h 27m1s
Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 10	76.8	2,811	Yes	23h 30m 9s
Black Mountain Crest Trail: Duathlon from Asheville	90.8	14862	No
Jones Gap State Park - Oconee State Park (NC, SC)	95.0	25,000	Yes	2d 0h 56m21s
Stone Mountain - Grandfather Mountain	100.0	21,000	Yes	1d 10h 15m42s
Gritchell	100.5	24,075	No
Bartram Trail (NC, GA)	101.2	23592.5	Yes	1d 20h36m 0s
Great Smoky Mountains Big Loop (NC, TN)	116.7	25226	No
S.C.A.R. (TN NC): Double	140.0	36000	Yes	2d 3h51m 26s
Foothills Trail (NC, SC): Out & Back	155.2	32927	Yes	2d 15h13m 34s
Tour des Smokies	163.0	50,000	No
The High Country Loop	167.4	35,554	No
AT: Springer Mtn - Clingmans Dome (GA TN NC)	178.4	43775	No
Bartram Trail (NC, GA)	218.3	47185	No
South Beyond 6000 (NC, TN)	260.0		Yes	6d 13h 31m0s
Southern Appalachian Loop Trail (NC, SC, GA, TN)	350.0		No
Southern Loop of Benton Mackaye and The AT	367.0	110,000	No
Blue Ridge Parkway & Skyline Drive VA	575.0	99851	No
Murphy to Manteo	667.0		No
Great Smoky Mountains National Park 900 (NC, TN)	900.0	200,000	No
Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Old Route	900.0		Yes	22d 5h 3m 0s
Mountains-to-Sea Trail: New Route	1175.0		Yes	29d 8h48m 0s
Appalachian Trail (AT): Northbound	2189.0	465,000	Yes	51d 16h 30m 0s
Appalachian Trail (AT): Southbound	2189.0	465,000	Yes	46d 11h 20m 0s
Appalachian Trail (AT): Yo-Yo	4378.0	930000	No
Southern Six Pack (KY TN SC NC GA VA)			No

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