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Appalachian Trail

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The Appalachian Trail is a public footpath through the Appalachian Mountains from Georgia to Maine. The National Park Service describes it as more than 2,190 miles long and completed in 1937.

Route
Georgia to MaineOfficial NPS overviewSource
Length
More than 2,190 milesNPS overview last updated April 26, 2023; route mileage variesSource

56 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

40 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Appalachian Trail — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 5 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 1 editorial issueSep 2024: 2 editorial issuesOct 2024: 2 editorial issuesNov 2024: 3 editorial issuesDec 2024: 3 editorial issuesJan 2025: 1 editorial issueFeb 2025: 1 editorial issueMar 2025: 1 editorial issueApr 2025: 2 editorial issuesMay 2025: 2 editorial issuesJun 2025: 2 editorial issuesJul 2025: 2 editorial issuesAug 2025: 2 editorial issuesSep 2025: 1 editorial issueOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 5 editorial issuesJun 2026: 1 editorial issueJul 2026: 2 editorial issuesAug 2026: 4 editorial issuesSep 2026: 0 editorial issuesOct 2026: 3 editorial issuesNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 5Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 1; Sep 2024: 2; Oct 2024: 2; Nov 2024: 3; Dec 2024: 3; Jan 2025: 1; Feb 2025: 1; Mar 2025: 1; Apr 2025: 2; May 2025: 2; Jun 2025: 2; Jul 2025: 2; Aug 2025: 2; Sep 2025: 1; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 5; Jun 2026: 1; Jul 2026: 2; Aug 2026: 4; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 3; Nov 2026: 0.

Sponsor mentions, repeated links and polls are excluded. Credits within editorial items may count. Read the supporting timeline ↓

In The Ultra Minute

Newest first

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Kelly’s fully unsupported Benton MacKaye finish

Kelly’s later Benton MacKaye account reflected on wanting to return to his family ten days into his separate 2026 Appalachian Trail attempt. It does not turn that stopped attempt into a completion.

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Plans to remove two Appalachian Trail shelters

TUM reported a preservation dispute over Pennsylvania’s Eckville and 501 shelters; environmental/historic reviews preceded any planned removal.

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Two films: Diagonale and the Whites fastpack

Singletrack’s Whites 100 film follows a summer fastpack along the AT from Gorham to Glencliff; a film title is not measured route or FKT proof.

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Dower’s Appalachian Trail memoir and Newlon’s editing account

Gallery Books lists Tara Dower’s Fastest Known Time: 40 Days on the Appalachian Trail for March 30, 2027. The book recounts her 2024 effort. Kelly Newlon of RAD Boulder is identified as her agent and describes reading it through editing.

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Garmire and Powell’s Rewritten

TUM covered the released film about Garmire’s 2025 self-supported southbound Appalachian Trail record and its fundraising context.

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Kelly and Scott end their attempts

TUM linked the separate decisions to stop, with Kelly describing family priorities and Scott describing his own risk boundary.

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Kelly’s Day 3 update

TUM linked Kelly’s report that he and Flynn had reached the White Mountains, noting delayed cell service.

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Kelly starts a southbound AT attempt

TUM reported Kelly’s start and early tracker checkpoint, with his prior attempt as historical context. The new attempt’s outcome was still unknown.

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Garmire’s AT training retrospective

TUM recommended Garmire’s explanation of preparation for his prior record and a separate podcast conversation about his running.

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Powell’s film screening announcement

TUM linked the planned screening and public premiere of the film about Garmire’s Appalachian Trail record.

Earlier coverage (46)
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Kelly reports a possible explanation for his leg issue

Kelly’s prior-year run was described as stopping just short of the finish; it was not a completed route result.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 15, 2026

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Morgan ended the record chase and kept walking

Morgan said in a Day 13 reel that he stopped the self-supported Appalachian Trail record bid on Day 10 and continued walking for its own sake. No exact stop date or full-trail completion is inferred.

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Morgan’s earlier northbound AT plan

Morgan announced a June 15 start plan for a self-supported northbound Appalachian Trail FKT attempt from Springer to Katahdin, raising money for two charities. The announcement establishes neither an actual start nor a full-trail finish.

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Will Peterson ends his self-supported Appalachian Trail FKT attempt

TUM reported the end of Will Peterson’s self-supported FKT attempt on the Appalachian Trail.

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Peterson’s mid-attempt AT update

TUM reported a 42-mile gap to plan during Will Peterson’s ongoing self-supported AT attempt, preceding its later termination.

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Peterson at mile 932

TUM reported a mile-932 checkpoint during Peterson’s self-supported attempt, not a completed FKT.

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Peterson’s Day 16 AT checkpoint

TUM reported Peterson’s Day 16 mid-attempt update, not a completed FKT.

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Peterson’s Day 9 AT checkpoint

TUM reported Peterson’s in-progress Day 9 checkpoint, not a completed FKT.

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Morgan abandons the FKT goal

Kristian Morgan said Tara Dower’s supported AT mark was out of reach but planned to finish the trail at another pace. That is not a completed FKT.

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Garmire’s 2025 AT checkpoint

TUM reported Jeff Garmire’s southbound self-supported Appalachian Trail attempt in progress in Virginia, then nine hours behind Joe McConaughy’s record pace. This checkpoint is not a final result.

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Garmire starts the 2025 AT attempt

TUM reported Jeff Garmire’s self-supported Appalachian Trail attempt starting in 2025 against Joe McConaughy’s 2017 benchmark. Tara Dower’s supported mark and John Kelly’s stopped attempt were separate comparisons. Keep Garmire’s later completion above this start.

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Morgan’s early 2025 AT checkpoint

TUM described Kristian Morgan continuing a supported southbound AT attempt after an early fall in 2025. The later abandonment of the FKT goal takes precedence. The source’s sponsorship speculation does not establish a contract.

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Baker’s northbound self-supported AT record

TUM reported Sarah Baker’s 2025 women’s self-supported northbound Appalachian Trail FKT of 74d4h42m. Direction, support and women’s category remain explicit.

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A pre-start AT plan and tracking platform

TUM previewed Jeff Garmire’s 2025 self-supported AT attempt against Joe McConaughy’s 2017 mark and named Luke McCrae’s corsa.run tracking platform and The Trevor Project fundraiser. Keep Garmire’s later completion above this plan.

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Kelly’s stopped attempt and future plan

TUM reported John Kelly reflecting after stopping his 2025 AT attempt and considering Tor des Géants. This is a dated account, not a new completed result or present health assessment.

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Dower’s 2025 award

TUM reported Tara Dower receiving the 2025 Amelia Earhart Pioneering Achievement Award for her Appalachian Trail FKT.

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Kelly stops his 2025 Appalachian Trail attempt

TUM reported John Kelly ending his 2025 Appalachian Trail attempt after 1,882 miles. His earlier 1,700-mile progress snapshot is history; no completed FKT or confirmed diagnosis is inferred.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 4, 2025

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Kelly’s earlier Appalachian Trail checkpoint

TUM reported John Kelly beyond 1,700 miles in June 2025, with Sean Cate comparing his pace to Tara Dower’s benchmark. The later 1,882-mile stopped attempt qualifies this progress snapshot.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 24, 2025

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Kelly’s June Appalachian Trail Checkpoint

The June 2025 report followed Kelly’s ongoing attempt near Pennsylvania and linked a pacer’s account.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 13, 2025

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Kelly Beyond 1,000 Miles

The episode followed a 1,000-mile checkpoint in Kelly’s ongoing 2025 record attempt.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 13, 2025

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Kelly’s 2025 AT start plan

Was the route of Kelly’s announced May 2025 FKT attempt; this item preceded his progress reports and stopped attempt.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 23, 2025

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Garmire’s Cocodona and trail ambitions

Garmire’s Appalachian Trail FKT attempt was still a later-2025 plan at publication.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 2, 2025

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An Appalachian Trail artist residency

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy selected Mallory Weston for its inaugural Artist in Residence program. TUM described the metalsmith and professor’s planned 2025 A.T.thru-hike as inspiration for new work.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: April 25, 2025

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Woltering’s southbound AT plan

Coree Woltering announced a supported overall Appalachian Trail FKT attempt for summer 2025, southbound with a planned July 23 start.

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Kelly’s northbound AT plan

The subject of Kelly’s planned supported northbound attempt in 2025, contrasted with Tara Dower’s southbound 2024 record.

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Morgan announces another Appalachian Trail bid

Kristian Morgan announced another Appalachian Trail FKT attempt and discussed mental preparation. TUM described him at the time as holding the second-fastest times in both directions, without specifying support categories.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 20, 2025

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Dower’s 8:25:08 second place in the women’s category

TUM recalled Dower’s earlier overall Appalachian Trail fastest known time.

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Garmire’s planned self-supported AT attempt

Jeff Garmire announced an August 2025 self-supported Appalachian Trail FKT attempt and plans to use Cocodona as preparation. A plan is not a completed attempt, record or final support category.

Event date: August 2025 · TUM publication: January 16, 2025

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Seashore’s overall and women’s winners

Mike Kapetanakis won the Seashore 50K overall in 3:39:58. Tara Dower was the first woman and second overall in 3:45:17, her first race reported since her Appalachian Trail FKT. These source-year results stay below later racing.

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Hughes continues her JFK narrative

Julie B.Hughes’s second and third JFK 50 Mile installments described the Appalachian Trail section and aid stations. The personal narrative establishes no finishing time or rank.

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A trail-mascot account from the AT

TUM linked an account of a yellow brick carried along the Appalachian Trail by more than60hikers. Bricky is a trail mascot, not an athlete or a supported person identity; no FKT or solo-through-hike is inferred.

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A planned 2025 Appalachian Trail stamp release

TUM linked a planned 2025 U.S. Postal Service release of 15 Appalachian Trail-themed stamps, including McAfee Knob. The stamp count and 14-state wording are preserved as the announcement’s account; no release completion is inferred.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: November 19, 2024

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Vanderloop’s reported October Appalachian Trail completion

TUM reported that Linda “Nana” Vanderloop completed a flip-flop Appalachian Trail thru-hike in October 2024 at age 74 and was described as the oldest woman to do so. The age-record description is historical attribution, not a current record check; Hanna’s full identity is unresolved.

Event date: October 2024 · TUM publication: November 19, 2024

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Dower’s reported fundraising milestone

The November 2024 item linked Dower’s Appalachian Trail effort to a reported Girls on the Run fundraising milestone; it establishes no new route result.

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Dower recalls her first Appalachian Trail outing

TUM recommended Dower’s beginner-focused throwback to her first Appalachian Trail outing.

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Chase examines Dower’s Appalachian Trail data

TUM linked analysis of Dower’s prior FKT, distinguishing moving pace from hours on trail.

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ATC shows Helene damage ahead of the 2025 season

The conservancy’s linked photos showed Hurricane Helene damage and work ahead of the 2025 thru-hiker season.

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Helene’s impact on Appalachian Trail towns

In October 2024, TUM reported Hurricane Helene’s destruction in trail communities including Hot Springs, Damascus and Asheville.

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Reporting on the community response to Helene

TUM linked reporting on the community response while discussing recovery in Appalachian Trail towns after Helene.

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Appalachian Trail closure guidance as of October 8, 2024

TUM reported updated ATC guidance as of October 8, 2024, with much of the Appalachian Trail’s southern third still closed after Helene.

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Dower shares her Appalachian Trail FKT experience

Dower shared a video about setting the route’s FKT.

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Dower at the Appalachian Trail finish

The caption placed Tara Dower at Springer Mountain’s southern terminus after her reported record finish and credited her exact @tara.dower account.

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Dower’s completed Appalachian Trail record

TUM reported Dower’s completed record and compared it with Sabbe’s 2018 benchmark.

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Lewis shares Appalachian Trail photographs

Harvey Lewis shared photographs illustrating Appalachian Trail terrain.

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Dower’s interim Appalachian Trail progress

TUM reported Dower with 500 miles remaining on her Appalachian Trail FKT attempt, based on an update three days earlier. This is an interim checkpoint, preceding her later completion.

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Dower’s 2024 Appalachian Trail start and fundraiser

The dated 2024 start announcement linked Dower’s FKT tracking, without establishing a completed time or record.

Connections

Runner in the film’s historical record account

Jeff Garmire

TUM covered the released film about Garmire’s 2025 self-supported southbound Appalachian Trail record and its fundraising context.

Source

Person in the dated stop account

John Kelly

TUM linked the separate decisions to stop, with Kelly describing family priorities and Scott describing his own risk boundary.

Source

Self-supported record bid ended

Kristian Morgan

Morgan said in a Day 13 reel that he stopped the self-supported Appalachian Trail record bid on Day 10 and continued walking for its own sake. No exact stop date or full-trail completion is inferred.

Source

Peterson ended a self-supported FKT attempt on this route

Will Peterson

Will Peterson ended the Appalachian Trail FKT attempt TUM had followed at self-supported record pace. He said he had lost roughly 120 miles over a week and accepted that the target was out of reach.

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Sources & notes

Facts above link directly to their sources. Published TUM dates and public-source check dates describe different things.

Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

TUM describes time moving; Chase’s analysis defines the daily Strava measure as elapsed time from the start to the end of each GPX recording. It is not verified as pure moving time.

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

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