The section is ~ 27 miles so that says 3 but I want to add a loop through the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary so now I'm thinking 4 broken up like this.
Day 0 - Drop Car @ 309 Drive to Port Clinton, Camp in town
Day 1 - Port Clinton to Hamburg (Windsor Furnace) ~ 7 miles
Day 2 - Hamburg to Eckville via the Pinnacle ~ 10 miles (nice shelter to look forward to by all accounts
Day 3 - Eckville to a point north of where the Hawk Mountain reserve connector joins ~ 10 miles (The Hawk Mountain Skyline trail is [to me] tough going so I doubt I'll go much further north after reconnecting to the AT.
Day 4 - Hike out to 309 < 10 miles, have lunch / dinner at the restaurant there and drive home to Coatesville via PC.
Targeting the first weekend in October (3-day school holiday). Figure temps 60s over 40s.
Another option if I can't get mom to allow daughter to take an extra day off school for an "educational adventure" is to start at Hamburg.
Thoughts on the schedule?
Thanks in advance
Ed