Hi all - my family and I hiked NJ and NY (most of it) last week and we were a bit surprised by the condition of the trail in New Jersey (lots of marsh/much) and the climbs in southern New York. I say surprised because I didn't see it mentioned in any of the material I read before doing the trip (companion, guidebooks, threads, etc.).
Next up we'll be hiking Connecticut and Massachusetts and I'm wondering what gotchas I should be aware of and what kind of miles we could expect to put in. Fwiw, we averaged 20 per day through NJ and NY, especially once we got north of the Hudson. Any help would be appreciated as I plot daily "targets" and plan where to spend our nero on day 7.