Hammock opportunities in Segments 8 and 9

[Venchka]

Quiet. Don't tell everyone.
Wayne


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[MuddyWaters]

This may ruffle some feathers, but I found the CT to be much easier than hiking the AT, even taking our lack of altitude adaptation into account. I believe if one were acclimated, it would actually be pretty easy. The big difference I saw was that you don't go up and down the same 500' 18 times in a day as you do on the AT. lol

Of course, we only did a small part of the CT, so my evidence is fairly subjective and anecdotal in nature, so please take that into account before ripping me a new one!

Much of it is
Probably better compared to jmt
Good tread, built for.....mountain bikes - they dont do well on stair rocky steps
I averaged low 20s without early starts or darkness hiking.

But theres a few spots youd swear you were on AT
Rocky eroded trail, Water bars, steep climbs, switchbacks in trees
And some with trees down across trail every 20 ft, which is really annoying after the first dozen or so.


But even the steepest climb or trail is enjoyable above treeline with fantastic views, just getting better with every step.