Northbound By Foot
An Appalachian Thru HikeProjected Schedule
So the plan is to get out there and enjoy the long walk. I do not plan on hiking to a schedule and it is for this reason that I am not going to be using too many mail-drops for re-supply. Nevertheless, it is still good to have an idea of where I will be on each day and when the projected finish will be.
Day | Est. Date | Mi. | Destination | Total mi. |
1 | 04/03/11 | 8.2 | Spring Mtn Shelter |
8.2 |
2 | 04/04/11 | 7.8 | Hawk Mtn Shelter |
16 |
3 | 04/05/11 | 8.7 | Gooch Gap | 24.7 |
4 | 04/06/11 | 14.2 | Neels Gap | 38.9 |
5 | 04/07/11 | 10.8 | Low Gap Shelter | 49.7 |
6 | 04/08/11 | 15 | Tray Mtn Shelter | 64.7 |
7 | 04/09/11 | 11 | Hiawassee | 75.7 |
8 | 04/11/11 | 11.8 | Muskrat Creek Shelter | 87.5 |
9 | 04/11/11 | 12.5 | Carter Gap Shelters | 100 |
10 | 04/12/11 | 15.9 | Franklin, NC | 115.9 |
11 | 04/13/11 | 11 | Wayah Shelter | 126.9 |
12 | 04/14/11 | 16.3 | NOC | 143.2 |
13 | 04/15/11 | 0 | Zero day at NOC | |
14 | 04/16/11 | 16.7 | Brown Fork Gap Shelter | 159.9 |
15 | 04/17/11 | 12.7 | Fontana Dam Shelter | 172.6 |
16 | 04/18/11 | 13.8 | Russell Field Shelter | 186.4 |
17 | 04/19/11 | 14.7 | Silers Bald Shelter | 201.1 |
18 | 04/20/11 | 15.5 | Icewater Spring Shelter | 216.6 |
19 | 04/21/11 | 12.6 | Tricorner Knob Shelter | 229.2 |
20 | 04/22/11 | 18.1 | Standing Bear Hstl | 247.3 |
21 | 04/23/11 | 15.4 | Roaring Fork Shelter | 262.7 |
22 | 04/24/11 | 18 | Hot Springs, NC | 280.7 |
23 | 04/25/11 | 0 | Zero day at hot springs | |
24 | 04/26/11 | 11 | Spring Mtn Shelter | 291.7 |
25 | 04/27/11 | 15.4 | Jerry Cabin Shelter | 307.1 |
26 | 04/28/11 | 14.7 | Hogback Ridge Shelter | 321.8 |
27 | 04/29/11 | 10.1 | Bald Mtn. Shelter | 331.9 |
28 | 04/30/11 | 16.9 | Erwin, TN | 348.8 |
29 | 05/01/11 | 17 | Cherry Gap Shelter | 365.8 |
30 | 05/02/11 | 15.6 | Roan High Shelter | 381.4 |
31 | 05/03/11 | 15.7 | Mtn Harbor Hostel | 397.1 |
32 | 05/04/11 | 16.5 | Tenting | 413.6 |
33 | 05/05/11 | 16.8 | Hampton, TN | 430.4 |
34 | 05/06/11 | 15.4 | Iron Mtn Shelter | 445.8 |
35 | 05/07/11 | 15.9 | Abingdon Gap Shelter | 461.7 |
36 | 05/08/11 | 10.2 | Damascas VA | 471.9 |
37 | 05/09/11 | 15.8 | Lost Mtn Shelter | 487.7 |
38 | 05/11/11 | 12.2 | Thomas Knob Shelter | 499.9 |
39 | 05/11/11 | 11 | Old Orchard Shelter | 510.9 |
40 | 05/12/11 | 11.7 | Camping | 522.6 |
41 | 05/13/11 | 0 | Hitch to Damascas, VA | |
42 | 05/14/11 | 0 | Zero in Damascas, VA | |
43 | 05/15/11 | 13 | Partnership Shelter | 535.6 |
44 | 05/16/11 | 11.6 | Atkins VA | 547.2 |
45 | 05/17/11 | 14 | Knot Maul Shelter | 561.2 |
46 | 05/18/11 | 16 | Davis Farm Campsite | 577.2 |
47 | 05/19/11 | 17 | Helvey’s Mill Shelter | 594.2 |
48 | 05/20/11 | 18.2 | Camp – Dismal Falls | 612.4 |
49 | 05/21/11 | 12 | Woods Hole Hostel | 624.4 |
50 | 05/22/11 | 10.4 | Pearisburg VA | 634.8 |
51 | 05/23/11 | 19.3 | Pine Swamp Branch Shelter | 654.1 |
52 | 05/24/11 | 12.7 | War Spur Shelter | 666.8 |
53 | 05/25/11 | 12.2 | Sarver Hollow Shelter | 679 |
54 | 05/26/11 | 16.1 | Pickle Branch Shelter | 695.1 |
55 | 05/27/11 | 17 | Campbell Shelter | 712.1 |
56 | 05/28/11 | 15.4 | Daleville VA | 727.5 |
57 | 05/29/11 | 18.5 | Bobblets Gap Shelter | 746 |
58 | 05/30/11 | 18.3 | Cornelius Creek Shelter | 764.3 |
59 | 05/31/11 | 19.9 | Glasgow, VA | 784.2 |
60 | 06/01/11 | 15 | Tenting | 799.2 |
61 | 06/02/11 | 20.8 | Steely-Woodworth Shelter | 820 |
62 | 06/03/11 | 14.4 | Harpers Creek Shelter | 834.4 |
63 | 06/04/11 | 15.5 | Tenting | 849.9 |
64 | 06/05/11 | 11.5 | Waynesboro, VA | 861.4 |
65 | 06/06/11 | 20 | Black Rock Hut | 881.4 |
66 | 06/07/11 | 13.2 | Pinefield Hut | 894.6 |
67 | 06/08/11 | 20.6 | Bearfence Mtn Hut | 915.2 |
68 | 06/09/11 | 11.5 | Rock Spring Hut | 926.7 |
69 | 06/11/11 | 14.1 | Luray, VA | 940.8 |
70 | 06/11/11 | 14.3 | Gravel Springs Hut | 955.1 |
71 | 06/12/11 | 18.6 | Jim & Molly Denton Shelter |
973.7 |
72 | 06/13/11 | 18.4 | Rod Hollow Shelter | 992.1 |
73 | 06/14/11 | 17.8 | Blackburn Center | 1009.9 |
74 | 06/15/11 | 11.8 | Harpers Ferry WV | 1021.7 |
75 | 06/16/11 | 0 | Zero day at harpers ferry | |
76 | 06/17/11 | 17.9 | Dahlgren BP Area | 1039.6 |
77 | 06/18/11 | 13.9 | Ensign Cowall Shelter | 1053.5 |
78 | 06/19/11 | 14.5 | Deer Lick Shelters | 1068 |
79 | 06/20/11 | 15.8 | Fayetteville, PA (Quarry Gap Shelters) |
1083.8 |
80 | 06/21/11 | 17.3 | Ironmaster’s Hostel | 1101.1 |
81 | 06/22/11 | 19.4 | Boiling Springs, PA | 1120.5 |
82 | 06/23/11 | 14.3 | Darlington Shelter | 1134.8 |
83 | 06/24/11 | 11.4 | Duncannon, PA | 1146.2 |
84 | 06/25/11 | 11.3 | Peter’s Mtn Shelter | 1157.5 |
85 | 06/26/11 | 17.5 | Rausch Gap Shelter | 1175 |
86 | 06/27/11 | 17.4 | 501 Shelter | 1192.4 |
87 | 06/28/11 | 23.7 | Port Clinton, PA | 1216.1 |
88 | 06/29/11 | 15.2 | Eckville Shelter | 1231.3 |
89 | 06/30/11 | 13.3 | Tripoli Campsite | 1244.6 |
90 | 07/01/11 | 11.8 | Palmerton, PA | 1256.4 |
91 | 07/02/11 | 20.5 | Wind Gap, PA | 1276.9 |
92 | 07/03/11 | 15.6 | Delaware Water Gap | 1292.5 |
93 | 07/04/11 | 0 | Hitch to NYC | |
94 | 07/05/11 | 0 | Zero in NYC | |
95 | 07/06/11 | 10.5 | Mohican Outdoor Center | 1303 |
96 | 07/07/11 | 20.9 | Gren Anderson Shelter | 1323.9 |
97 | 07/08/11 | 13 | High Point Shelter | 1336.9 |
98 | 07/09/11 | 18.9 | Vernon, NJ | 1355.8 |
99 | 07/11/11 | 17.1 | Wildcat Shelter | 1372.9 |
100 | 07/11/11 | 14.3 | Fingerboard Shelter | 1387.2 |
101 | 07/12/11 | 14.1 | Fort Montgomery, NY | 1401.3 |
102 | 07/13/11 | 18.3 | Tenting | 1419.6 |
103 | 07/14/11 | 16 | Morgan Stewart Shelter | 1435.6 |
104 | 07/15/11 | 16.5 | Wiley Shelter | 1452.1 |
105 | 07/16/11 | 12.4 | Mt. Algo Lean-to | 1464.5 |
106 | 07/17/11 | 17.3 | Pine Swamp Br Shelter | 1481.8 |
107 | 07/18/11 | 15.7 | Salisbury, CT | 1497.5 |
108 | 07/19/11 | 14.2 | Glen Brook Lean-to | 1511.7 |
109 | 07/20/11 | 19.6 | Mt. Wilcox S. Lean-to | 1531.3 |
110 | 07/21/11 | 15.8 | Upper Goose Pond | 1547.1 |
111 | 07/22/11 | 17.6 | Kay Wood Lean-to | 1564.7 |
112 | 07/23/11 | 16.7 | Mark Noepel Lean-to | 1581.4 |
113 | 07/24/11 | 9.6 | Williamstown or North Adams, MA |
1591 |
114 | 07/25/11 | 14.1 | Congdon Shelter | 1605.1 |
115 | 07/26/11 | 14.4 | Goddard Shelter | 1619.5 |
116 | 07/27/11 | 16.3 | Stratton Mountain | 1635.8 |
117 | 07/28/11 | 13.7 | Manchester Center, VT | 1649.5 |
118 | 07/29/11 | 16.5 | Big Branch Shelter | 1666 |
119 | 07/30/11 | 16.9 | Clarendon Shelter | 1682.9 |
120 | 07/31/11 | 16.4 | Rutland, VT | 1699.3 |
121 | 08/01/11 | 19.9 | Winturri Shelter | 1719.2 |
122 | 08/02/11 | 20.4 | Happy Hill Shelter | 1739.6 |
123 | 08/03/11 | 5.8 | Hanover, NH | 1745.4 |
124 | 08/04/11 | 16.7 | Trapper John Shelter | 1762.1 |
125 | 08/05/11 | 12 | Hexacuba Shelter | 1774.1 |
126 | 08/06/11 | 14.6 | Glencliff, NH | 1788.7 |
127 | 08/07/11 | 9.5 | North Woodstock, Â NH |
1798.2 |
128 | 08/08/11 | 11.5 | Kinsman Pond Shelter | 1809.7 |
129 | 08/09/11 | 15.1 | Garfield Campsite | 1824.8 |
130 | 08/11/11 | 14.5 | Ethan Pond Campsite | 1839.3 |
131 | 08/11/11 | 14 | Lake of Clouds Hut | 1853.3 |
132 | 08/12/11 | 14.9 | Gorham, NH | 1868.2 |
133 | 08/13/11 | 13.1 | Imp Campsite | 1881.3 |
134 | 08/14/11 | 14.9 | Trident Col Campsite | 1896.2 |
135 | 08/15/11 | 14.5 | Full Goose Shelter | 1910.7 |
136 | 08/16/11 | 12 | Baldpate Lean-to | 1922.7 |
137 | 08/17/11 | 8 | Andover, ME | 1930.7 |
138 | 08/18/11 | 10.1 | Andover, ME | 1940.8 |
139 | 08/19/11 | 17 | Sabbath DayPond Lean-to | 1957.8 |
140 | 08/20/11 | 11.2 | Piazza Rock Lean-to | 1969 |
141 | 08/21/11 | 16.9 | Spaulding Mtn Lean-to | 1985.9 |
142 | 08/22/11 | 13.5 | Stratton, ME | 1999.4 |
143 | 08/23/11 | 15.3 | Little Bigelow Lean-to | 2014.7 |
144 | 08/24/11 | 17.3 | Pierce Pond Lean-to | 2032 |
145 | 08/25/11 | 18.7 | Bald Mtn Brook Lean-to | 2050.7 |
146 | 08/26/11 | 13 | Horseshoe Canyon Lean-to | 2063.7 |
147 | 08/27/11 | 9 | Monson, ME | 2072.7 |
148 | 08/28/11 | 15.1 | Long Pond Stream Lean-to | 2087.8 |
149 | 08/29/11 | 10.9 | Chairback Gap Lean-to | 2098.7 |
150 | 08/30/11 | 9.9 | Carl Newhall Lean-to | 2108.6 |
151 | 08/31/11 | 18.9 | Cooper Brook Falls Lean-to | 2127.5 |
152 | 09/01/11 | 21.5 | Wadleigh Stream Lean-to | 2149 |
153 | 09/02/11 | 19.6 | Hurd Brook Lean-to | 2168.6 |
154 | 09/03/11 | 13.4 | The Birches Lean-to | 2182 |
155 | 09/04/11 | 5.2 | Katahdin | 2187.2 |
AVERAGE MILES/ DAY | 14.05385 |
6 Comments»
Hi Guys, I know you’re excited. I’m excited just reading about the prep you’ve done. Having done so much hiking already you are ready for the “Big Trek”. Be sure to fill us in on all of the critters you see, wildflowers, trail conditions & people you meet. Be safe guys, on the best trip of your life, so far anyway. Is there anyway I can send you fresh jerky, from time to time? Love & hugs, Jill
Redline is rooting for you guys!
Pretty progressive hiking with no rest day’s built into schedule. You might have to adjust some along the way. My friend Chris hiked the whole trail and said if you can make it past the first 450 miles you can make it all the way. I’ll see what I can do about hooking up with you two sometime along the way. Good luck and stay safe. Drink plenty of water and don’t forget the Imodium if the water/food bothers the systems. Uncle Larry
Yeah I still need to update the schedule. It is pretty rough as we are not always going to be staying at the shelters but they are the best reference points for milage. I know of a few places that we will be taking some zero days. The rest will be whenever we need/want to. I really hope we can see you out there Larry.
Marjie wants to come, too, depending on how long the days are when we can hook up with you……
Sounds good. We would love for you guys to come out. We are at the base of the approach trail now and will be heading out tomorrow.