Fastest Known Times (FKTs)

The fastest known times for hiking all of Washington on the PCT are divded into three categories:

Supported

Supported trips can have as much support as you can enlist, as long as you are entirely self-powered. This category is essentialy trail running.

Self-Supported

Self-Supported means you may have as much support as you can manage or find along the way, but not from any thing or person just from you; any support you employ must be equally available to anyone else. This can include caching supplies in advance, purchasing supplies along the way, staying at motels, and finding or requesting food or water.

This category is most like what recreational thru hikers do.

Unsupported

Unsupported means you truly have no external support of any kind. You must carry everything you need, including food, from start to finish. You may gather water from natural sources or public taps, but no water from any commercial source even if free. These rules naturally limit the length of an unsupported trip. To be unsupported, all equipment and gear must be carried from start to finish. Wrappers/Trash (not gear/clothing) may be properly discarded along the way.

The fastest

The fastest unsupported hike accross Washington, male or female, was done by Heather "Anish" Anderson in 2023. She did it in 11.5 days averaging 44 miles per day.

Photo: Entering Washington at the Columbia River

Photo: At the Washington/Canada border