From the NC Hikes site …
Ultimate Hike is the fundraising brainchild of CureSearch for Children’s Cancer, a non-profit that until recently had relied on grants and philanthropic donations to raise funds for research into children’s cancer. Two years ago, CureSearch branched out into more public forms of fundraising with walks. This year, they’ve branched out even more, with a dozen Ultimate Hikes nationwide on such epic trails as the Pacific Crest Trail, Superior Hiking Trail, Tecumseh Trail and the Foothills Trail, which plays footsie with the western North Carolina/South Carolina border for 77 miles. The Ultimate Hike for Raleigh and Charlotte hikers will be the westernmost 28.3 miles.
For more information, see the NC Hikes entry about the Ultimate Hike. Their last meeting is coming up quick, so act now!