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Post by stevet on Jul 18, 2016 18:23:11 GMT -8
I am in the early planning stages of a week to ten day long backpacking trip for sometime mid-Sept/early-Oct. (building a list of route options) I am new to the northeast so don't have much of a catalog. Recommendations?
Interested in both end to end hikes and loop hikes. And while this will be my first backpacking trek in the NE I have 40+ years experience hiking out west (Sierra, Colorado, Grand Canyon).
Typical backpacking day for me is 10-12 hours on the trail between camps (late September probably keep it to ~10 hours), roughly 20mi/day by trail or 10-15mi/day off trail. Calibrating this to my limited NE hiking experience (3 ADK high peak dayhikes) I'd say looking to cover 12-15mi per day.
If suggesting the Long Trail, or AT please get specific with 100-130mi long segments. And for routes longer than a week would prefer they have a resupply point (but not an absolute necessity).
Thanks in advance.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Jul 19, 2016 7:32:57 GMT -8
Northville-Lake Placid Trail
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Post by jmitch on Jul 20, 2016 8:21:47 GMT -8
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Post by null on Jul 22, 2016 18:39:50 GMT -8
100 Mile Wilderness + Mt. Katahdin in Maine.
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Post by stevet on Jul 24, 2016 17:46:37 GMT -8
Thanks guys. I've been looking at the NPT and the 100 mile Wilderness. Will study the Pennsylvania trails. My hiking buddy lives in Pittsburgh so these may be good options for us.
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Post by tomcat on Aug 22, 2016 19:43:10 GMT -8
In northern NH there is the Cohos Trail. It runs 165ish miles through Coos County NH to the Canadian Border. It offers nice solitude particularly in the northern reaches. 10 days is doable but may be pushing it.
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Post by vinovampire on Aug 23, 2016 15:54:16 GMT -8
I suggest hiking on the Vermont Long Trail from the "Journey's End" at the Canadian Border to Camels Hump. Altogether you would be hiking about 97.3 miles on the Long Trail, and a few extra miles on the Journeys End Trail and Burrows side trails. It should take you seven days at 13.9 miles per day, and you would be covering some of the best ground in the state. You shouldn't need to worry about resupply, but if you needed something along the way you could get into Johnson, VT on Route 15.
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Post by Westy on Aug 25, 2016 18:28:08 GMT -8
Coho Trail!
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Post by Coolkat on Aug 26, 2016 5:16:41 GMT -8
I had to go look this trail up since I had never heard of it. Here is the description from the website...
This has now been added to my wish list. I'll probably never get to the CDT or the PCT but a trail of this length is possible and sounds like a wonderful trail.
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Post by Westy on Aug 26, 2016 8:13:13 GMT -8
I have been following the trail since its inception. The route changes periodically. Have the guide book and associated maps. It has fascinated me since New Hampshire is my home state. The North Country has always beckoned as a missed opportunity as back then I was more interested in the 4,000 footers. Seems to me that it would be a great southbound hike during leaf peeping season following the foliage south. I think it can be done with one resupply. Getting homesick..... |
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Post by Coolkat on Aug 26, 2016 9:00:46 GMT -8
Westy, I think you've just described a very good hike indeed. I also think it could be done with just one resupply. My natural inclination would be to hike it northbound but I really like your idea of following the color south. I might just buy the map.
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Post by stevet on Sept 18, 2016 17:46:29 GMT -8
Thanks all for the great route options. I've decided to hike the NPT, 3rd week of October.
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Post by stevet on Oct 14, 2016 17:45:44 GMT -8
Leaving tomorrow, hitting the trail around 10am and then finishing next sometime next weekend.
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