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Location: Appalachian Trail, C & O Canal Towpath
Nearest Town(s): Hagerstown, Frederick, Boonsboro, Williamsport, MD
Event Date/Time 11/04/00 7AM
Course Type: Point to Point - Horshoe shaped; Start: Boonsboro, Finish: Williamsport
Surface: 11+ miles pavement, 26+ miles flat, dirt footpath, rest is on somtimes very rocky trails
Description: Course is shaped like a horseshoe.
The first three miles are on a well paved road that
climbs up 510 feet to meet the Appalachian Trail. The next 12.7 miles
basically follow this rolling and sometimes very rocky section of the
North-South footpath. At approximately 15 miles the course goes down a
series of steep "switchbacks" that then briefly come in contact with a
paved section (only a few hundred meters) that crosses Rt. 340 and then
connects with the C&O Canal towpath. The "Canal" section of the JFK is
26.2 miles (from 15.7 - 41.9 miles) of almost totally flat unpaved dirt
surface that is free of all automotive traffic. The JFK route leaves the
C&O Canal towpath at Dam #4 and proceeds to follow gently rolling paved
country roads the last 8.3 miles to the finish.
Elevation Change: not much, pretty flat overal
Altitude Range: 1,500' - 2,000' (Estimate)
Longest Climb: 510 feet in the first 2.5 miles
Time Limit/Cutoffs: 14 Hours
15.7 Miles (Weaverton) 5 hrs and 15 mins (12:15PM) 27.1 Miles (Antietam) 8 hrs (3:00PM) 34.4 Miles (Snyder's Landing) 10 hrs and 5 mins (5:05PM) 41.9 Miles (Dam #4) 12 hrs and 10 min. (7:10PM) 50.2 Miles (Finish) 14 hrs. (9:00PM)
Results: '99
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