mjwood0
05-26-2005, 12:01
Hello all!
Well, thanks to the wealth of information on this site, I believe my wife and I are off on our first week long backpacking trip together! We did one weekend shakedown hike which went very well, but she's still a little nervous of the "real thing"! We're planning on taking easy days for our first go at this so we can be sure to enjoy thins!
Here's the scoop. Shenandoah National Park from May 29th - June 4th.
Itinerary is as follows and where I need a little advise.
Sunday (5/29)
- Drive from Binghamton NY area to 4H Center in near Front Royal.
- Hike ~1 mile from 4H Center to Tom Floyd's Wayside (arrive around 5pm)
Monday (5/30)
- Hike from Tom Floyd Wayside to Gravel Springs Hut via the Mt. Marshall Trail and the Bluff Trail (~12.05 miles)
Tuesday (5/31)
- Hike from Gravel Springs Hut to Mathews Arm / Elkwallow (~5 miles)
- Adventure around Mathews Arm / Elkwallow in the afternoon (? miles)
Wednesday (6/1)
- Hike from Mathews Arm / Elkwallow out to junction of Jeremy's Run trail and the Neighbor Mtn. Trail. Camp somewhere around here (~7.5 miles)
Thursday (6/2)
- Hike from campsite to Pass Mt. Hut via Neighbor Mt. Trail (~9 miles)
Friday (6/3)
- Hike from Pass Mt. Hut to Gravel Prints hut via AT (~13 miles)
Sat (6/4)
- Hike from Gravel Springs hut to Tom Floyd Wayside via AT (~10.5 miles)
Sunday (6/5)
- Hike ~1 mile to car at 4H center and drive back to Binghamton, NY
As you can see, we're going to take side trails south and hike the AT north. We heard the Three Sisters area is beautiful, so that's why we included it.
Now for the final planning questions:
What's tha camping situation near Mathews Arm / Elkwallow? Is this a pay to use site?
Is there any camping near the junction of Neighbor Mt. Trail and Jeremy's Run trail? On the map, it looks like a nice valley area with a stream. Looks nice on the map but is it practical?
Thanks for all the help! We're so excited!!!:banana
Mark
Well, thanks to the wealth of information on this site, I believe my wife and I are off on our first week long backpacking trip together! We did one weekend shakedown hike which went very well, but she's still a little nervous of the "real thing"! We're planning on taking easy days for our first go at this so we can be sure to enjoy thins!
Here's the scoop. Shenandoah National Park from May 29th - June 4th.
Itinerary is as follows and where I need a little advise.
Sunday (5/29)
- Drive from Binghamton NY area to 4H Center in near Front Royal.
- Hike ~1 mile from 4H Center to Tom Floyd's Wayside (arrive around 5pm)
Monday (5/30)
- Hike from Tom Floyd Wayside to Gravel Springs Hut via the Mt. Marshall Trail and the Bluff Trail (~12.05 miles)
Tuesday (5/31)
- Hike from Gravel Springs Hut to Mathews Arm / Elkwallow (~5 miles)
- Adventure around Mathews Arm / Elkwallow in the afternoon (? miles)
Wednesday (6/1)
- Hike from Mathews Arm / Elkwallow out to junction of Jeremy's Run trail and the Neighbor Mtn. Trail. Camp somewhere around here (~7.5 miles)
Thursday (6/2)
- Hike from campsite to Pass Mt. Hut via Neighbor Mt. Trail (~9 miles)
Friday (6/3)
- Hike from Pass Mt. Hut to Gravel Prints hut via AT (~13 miles)
Sat (6/4)
- Hike from Gravel Springs hut to Tom Floyd Wayside via AT (~10.5 miles)
Sunday (6/5)
- Hike ~1 mile to car at 4H center and drive back to Binghamton, NY
As you can see, we're going to take side trails south and hike the AT north. We heard the Three Sisters area is beautiful, so that's why we included it.
Now for the final planning questions:
What's tha camping situation near Mathews Arm / Elkwallow? Is this a pay to use site?
Is there any camping near the junction of Neighbor Mt. Trail and Jeremy's Run trail? On the map, it looks like a nice valley area with a stream. Looks nice on the map but is it practical?
Thanks for all the help! We're so excited!!!:banana
Mark