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Post by Whoofit on Jul 20, 2014 23:52:21 GMT -5
Just completed a SOBO thru-hike. A very wet one at that. Posted a vid here with links to my complete GPX files. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmP3NkXk7y4 Enjoy and go easy on me....  |
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Post by naperica on Aug 12, 2014 18:05:37 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing. Hope to start section hiking this soon!
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Post by Whoofit on Aug 15, 2014 16:17:45 GMT -5
I think you will love it. Are you, by any chance, on a Hammock Forum? Though I did not use a hammock this time I like to us mine very much. There re more opportunities for hammock camping along the various Massachusetts trails than tent or tarp. Thanks for the reply!
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Post by naperica on Aug 16, 2014 14:08:41 GMT -5
Yes, I am on HF under the same name. Need to finish off the northern most section of the NST and then start this one. Thanks for the heads-up on hanging being easier!
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Post by Whoofit on Aug 16, 2014 20:44:07 GMT -5
I'm on the HF too sometimes. The North South Trail must've been great. Congrats on completing it in advance!. Either this fall or next spring I hope to do the Wapack, Midstate and the North South trails as a combined thru-hike. Just got to find a week off. Have only never done the NS so far.
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Post by naperica on Aug 25, 2014 8:53:55 GMT -5
Quite a bit of road walking on the NST. But some parts are really beautiful. Let me know if you have any questions. There is a guide book that is really great, The North South Trail: A guide for traveling across Rhode Island. It is out of print and REALLY expensive on ebay and whatnot. Your best bet is to get a copy from the library.
I plan to try a half hike of the mid state trail this late September. I will be going NB. I have the book. I am trying to figure out overnights. Thinking.....RI border to mile 20N or so, stealth night. Then to mile 37.25N to the Moose Hill Shelter, night 2. Then about 54.33N to get picked up at Barre Falls Dam.
In your opinion, how does that sound?
Thanks.
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Post by Whoofit on Aug 26, 2014 20:43:09 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip on the NS trail. Yes I've heard it's a bit roady but it's all good. Some nice areas it goes through. I'll try to source the handbook.
I guess your plan sound OK. I don't know how fast you typically hike (or how early you start and stop) but the first 20 miles NOBO into Oxford is pretty roady and fairly easy. One trip I left Douglas/RI terminus at 6:50am and ate lunch at the French River ~1pm. That first twenty (I measured only 17?)goes by quick. RT20 is only another ~3. If you are stealthing it don't setup too early. I hit Moose Hill the first day on that trip at around 9pm. It was brutal with blisters though and had to pull out at Barre Falls Dam the next afternoon because of them.
I don't see any problem with your plan. I think you may find that you have a lot of excess daylight in stealth mode though. An early start, LNT, and a late finish equals success when stealthing... in my opinion.
Looking forward to hearing of your successful journey! If you want, you can PM me at HF for more candid advice. I'll do the same?
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Post by couloirman on Oct 18, 2014 10:25:30 GMT -5
Does anyone have a .gpx file of the route that I can download from a site that doesn't cost money to join? Im going to do a through bike next weekend, connecting with the Rhode Island North South Trail and want a nice red line to follow on my GPS in addition to paper maps.
Thanks!
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Post by Whoofit on Oct 24, 2014 5:28:07 GMT -5
File sent. Glad to help. Good luck!
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Post by cmu268 on Nov 17, 2014 22:28:39 GMT -5
Hey would you be able to send me your .gpx file? I'd like to thru-hike this winter or spring. Much appreciated!
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Post by Elliot Harvey on Feb 12, 2015 14:11:34 GMT -5
Well I walked the north half this year (SOBO). I stayed at Muddy Pond shelter, a delightful night with frogs chirping. Then, I had lunch at the Wachusett Village inn. Later that day, when I got to crow hills, I walked across the street to the Crow Hill Pond, where there is a great bathroom, running water, and a swimming pond with picnic tables. I swam and dried my clothes and made my dinner there (there was even a good humor truck at the parking lot of the swim pond! Then, as the sun began to set, I walked back up to crow hills, just past the climbing spot, and stealth camped on the big rocks on the other side of the Leominster State Forest (the nice park rangers said I couldn't sleep in the LSF). This camping spot was about four miles from Mount Wachusett, so it was possible to hike to Barre Falls Dam the next day, although it is a long walk (18 miles). I'm going to do the whole trip this June, boomerang style, so I don't have to leave another car.
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Post by whoofit on Feb 17, 2015 14:56:39 GMT -5
Hey would you be able to send me your .gpx file? I'd like to thru-hike this winter or spring. Much appreciated! Haven't been here in a while. Sorry to have missed this for so long. I'll gladly send the gpx. They can also be found the description on the youtube link. |
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Post by whoofit on Feb 17, 2015 15:00:16 GMT -5
Good luck, Elliot.
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Post by dscotina on Jun 12, 2015 6:36:22 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip on the NS trail. Yes I've heard it's a bit roady but it's all good. Some nice areas it goes through. I'll try to source the handbook. A LOT of pavement on the NST and much of the trail through the wildlife mgmt areas is on dirt roads, not single track. There were some nice areas but too few to justify all the road walking IMO. |
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