Trail Guides, Gear Reviews, and Backpacking Tips
Distance: 299 miles (481 km) – This total includes the extra 3 miles from Standing Bear Farm to Davenport Gap, as well as the additional 8.8 miles from Springer mountain down to Amicoala State Park trailhead. Start: Davenport Gap, TN Finish: Springer Mountain, Read More …
Distance: 95 miles (153 km) Start: Cheoah Bald, NC Finish: Green Corner Rd, TN (turnoff to Standing Bear Farm) Time: 3.5 days (Nov.13 to Nov.16) Daily Average: 27.1 miles Highlights: Hot showers at the Fontana Dam shelter; affectionately known by long Read More …
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 : 235 miles (378 km) START : Fox Farm Road; near Two Harbours, MN FINISH : Otter Lake Road; near the US/Canadian border, MN MAPS / INFO : Guide to the Superior Hiking Trail (6th Edition) The Superior Hiking Read More …
DISTANCE: 600 miles (966 km) approx. START: Table Rock State Park, South Carolina FINISH: Springer Mountain, Georgia MAPS/INFO: The Southeastern Serpentine Trail is a combination of the Foothills, Bartram, Benton Mackaye and Appalachian Trails’ (AT). The AT segment of the SST measures just Read More …
DISTANCE : 223 miles (359 km) START : Talimena State Park, Oklahoma FINISH : Pinnacle Mt. State Park, Arkansas MAPS / INFO : Tim Ernst, Ouachita Trail Guide (2006 edition) Click here to see an overview map of the trail. 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 : 743 miles (1196 km) approx. START : Cap Gaspe, Quebec FINISH : Mt.Katahdin, Baxter State Park, Maine MAPS / INFO : The trail winds its way through Quebec, New Brunswick and Maine. International Appalachian Trail website: First and 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 …
DISTANCE : 1200 miles (1931km) START : Cape Alava, WA. FINISH : Waterton Lakes, US/Canadian border. MAPS / INFO : Ron Strickland, Pacific Northwest Trail Guide, (2001); written by the man who pioneered the PNT, the guidebook contains maps, trekking Read More …