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Section hiking in May 2013- State of Virginia- with 10 and 13 year old

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spiritualgangster
, 06-12-2012 at 20:29 (437 Views)
Hi- I am section hiking Virginia in May, 2013 with my 10 and 13 year old. Any help or suggestions. I have read about 15 books from thru-hikers and researched quite a bit. BUT- I have always found the best advice is from individuals who have paved the way. Note- my girls have hiked all day in the jungles of Costa Rica, sopping wet, on several trips with no complaints. We will be coming in from Kansas City. Easiest way to get to Damascus? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
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  1. Stepinwolfe's Avatar
    If you fly in to Dulles, you could taxi to the AT trail on routes 66, 7, or 50, and then head south. Suggest SNP, and keeping you mileage to 10 or so miles a day, depending on how the the kids handle it. Good luck!
  2. FarmerChef's Avatar
    My family and I are almost 700 miles into our attempt to section hike the AT in 4 years. When we started last year my kids were 5, 8 and 11. They average about 18 to 20 miles per day and we usually go out for 5 to 10 days at a time. Our trailjournal is www.trailjournals.com/geigers. There is a lot of advice I could give but if you have some specific questions about portions of Virginia (almost all of which we have hiked) I would be happy to pass along what we have learned with our kids. Best of luck to you!