Trail Guides, Gear Reviews, and Backpacking Tips
Distance: 116 miles (187 km) Start: Russell Bridge, GA Finish: Cheoah Bald, NC Time: 4.5 days (early Nov.8 to Nov.12) Daily Average: 25.8 miles (41.5 km) Highlights: The Georgia section of the Bartram Trail (about 38 miles) is distinguished by wonderful engraved Read More …
Distance: 73 miles approx. (117 km) Start: Table Rock State Park, SC Finish: Russell Bridge, SC/GA border Time: 3 days (late Nov.5 to early Nov.8 ) Daily Average: 24.3 miles (29.1 km) Highlights: Fall colours: Around the lower elevations of Read More …
Distance: 235 miles (378 km) Time: 8.5 days (Oct.23-31) Start: Fox Farm Road Finish: Otter Lake Road Daily Average: 27.6 miles (44.5 km) Highlights: Sunrises & sunsets: One of the advantages of hiking the SHT in late October was that most Read More …
Distance: 114 miles (183.4 km) Time: 3.5 days (10/16/11 – 10/19/2011) Daily Average: 32.6 miles (52.4 km) Total Distance: 624 miles (1004 km) Highlights: Mt.Katahdin – The southern terminus of the IAT and the jewel of Baxter State Park. The name Read More …
Distance: 171 miles (275 km) Time: 4.5 days (Oct.12-16) Daily Average: 38 miles (61.1 km) Total Distance: 510 miles (820.6 km) Highlights: Mt. Carleton State Park – this 12 km loop was the only real off-road hiking in all of Read More …
Distance: 339 miles (545.5 km) – I had to miss a little over 150 km due to the Matane Wildlife Reserve closure. See below for details. Time: 12 days (9/30/2011 – 10/11/2011) Daily Average: 28.3 miles (45.5 km) Highlights: Back to Read More …
Distance: 128 miles (206 km) (Note: includes 10 mile detour down Palisade Creek……see below for details) Time: 8 days (9/7/11 – 9/14/11) Daily Average: 16 miles (25.7 km) Highlights: The Path Less Travelled: I love hiking off-trail. Route finding, challenging Read More …
Distance: 77 miles (123.9 km) Time: 2.5 days (9/15/11 – 9/17/11) Daily Average: 30.8 miles (49.6 km) Total Distance: 205 miles (329.8 km) Highlights: Minaret, Cecile and Iceberg lakes. Cascade Lake and the views on the subsequent climb up to Sky Read More …
Distance: 297 miles (477.9 km) Time: 9 days (8/26/11 – 9/3/11) Daily Average: 33 miles (53.1 km) Total Distance: 606.1 miles (975.2 km) Highlights: Banff, Kootenay and Jasper National Parks were uniformly incredible. Specific areas which come to mind are Whistling Read More …
Distance: 309.1 miles (497.3 km) Time: 10.5 days (8/16/11 – 8/26/11) Daily Average: 29.4 miles (47.4 km) Highlights: Waterton National Park: It is difficult to imagine a more spectacular beginning to a long distance hike. Literally one jaw-dropping vista after Read More …
Distance: 232 miles (373.3 km) Time: 10 days (7/2/11 – 7/11/11) ……including one rest day in Port Angeles Daily Average: 23.2 miles (37.3 km) Highlights: Olympic coast: Sea Lions, bald eagles, gorgeous sunsets, fascinating tide pools and a myriad of Read More …
DISTANCE : 2700 miles approx. (4345 km) START : Waterton Lakes National Park, US/Canada border. FINISH : Columbus, New Mexico, US/Mexico Border. MAPS / INFO : Jonathan Ley’s CDT Maps Jim Wolf CDTS guides DeLorme Atlas’ : Montana, Wyoming, Colorado Read More …
DISTANCE : 2650 miles approx. (4265 km) START : Campo, CA – US/Mexico border. FINISH : Manning Park, US/Canada border. MAPS / INFO : On my previous PCT hike in 2007, I used the PCT guidebooks (3), Data book and Read More …
DISTANCE : 1100 miles (1770 km) START : Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve, FA FINISH : Fort Pickens, Pensacola, FA MAPS / INFO : www.floridatrail.org Florida Trail Companion Guide FT Thru Hike Maps and Data Book RESUPPLY : The Read More …
DISTANCE : 2181 miles (3510 km) START : Mt. Katahdin, Baxter State Park, ME FINISH : Springer Mountain, GA MAPS / INFO : AT Data Book – Information on distances, water sources and other hiking related landmarks. AT Companion Guide Read More …
DISTANCE : 560 miles (901 km) approx. START : Waterton Lake National Park, Alberta/Montana – US/Canadian border. FINISH : Jasper, BC, Canada. MAPS / INFO : Dustin Lynx, Hiking Canada’s Great Divide Trail (2007): Guidebook which contains trekking notes, sketch Read More …