Reporting Your Trail Completion

If you complete the entire MST, we would like to recognize you for your great accomplishment. FMST awards a plaque to everyone who completes the trail at our annual meeting on the first Saturday in February. In order to be recognized for your accomplishment, please follow the guidelines below.

 1)    Before you start your journey, please let us know that you’re planning to hike the entire trail. We like to know who’s working on it, and we’re also happy to hook you up with others who have done it before. Because long sections of the trail have only limited or no camping facilities, the logistics of this hike are still very challenging.

2)    Because long stretches of the MST are still on back roads and bike routes, you have the option of hiking or biking the road sections. To qualify for the completion award, however, you must hike all trail sections of the MST.

3)    Keep a journal and take photos so that you will have a way to remember your adventure and share it with others.

4)    When you have completed your journey, complete the award application form to apply for your award.  FMST trusts that all applicants will honestly report how and when they completed the MST.

5)    Please attend FMST’s annual meeting on the first Saturday in February after you complete your hike so we can present your award in person and other members and hikers can meet you and hear about your experiences.