Hey WhiteBlaze Folks,
My fiance and I are looking to honeymoon on the AT in mid-march. We plan to be shuttled to Springer Mountain on Monday and stay the night at Len Foote Inn. Then hike Tuesday-Friday back to our car, arrive late Friday evening at car at Unicoi Gap. Then spend the weekend in neighboring towns. It will be our first trip to the AT so I was wondering how feasible this sounds. We have some backpacking experience notably in Arkansas and Oklahoma, so similar terrain but not quite as strenuous. We recently completed a 3 day trip in Arkansas averaging about 12 miles/day at a comfortable pace. We would need to average around 13 miles per day to cover the distance. I was thinking we should add on a 1/2 saturday, or decrease total mileage. Fiance is saying "lets set the bar high".
I'm wondering, is this an attainable goal or are we probably biting off more than we can chew? We'll have sub 20lb packs and we will have a tent with us.
Any advice regarding this tentative plan is appreciated.
Regards,
BayouBackpacker