Originally Posted by
MuddyWaters
How good shape are you in?
What will your packs weigh?
How many hrs per day do you want to hike? Ie what style?
Are you camping, or hiking?
No one can tell you how far you will go each day.
Id guess you easily make neel gap. 39 miles with the approach in 4 full days. Its always best to plan to end, preferably. Near your vehicle.
I would park down road from neel gap at goose creek cabins and spend night before there. Owner will let you park there if you stay there. Get shuttled next morniing to amicalola and start walking.
Keep packs light, 20 lb for your son. 25-30 for you. And enjoy. You will fly.
The lowest miles my son ever did in a reasonably full day with me is 13, and those were hard miles
His first AT trip was 43 miles in 3 days at 11 yr old .
Seriously, its ALL about the weight. I cant repeat that enough.