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My initial plan for a hike in late August was to hike the Greenstone from Windigo to RH. However, after a recent weekend shakedown 2 day hike of consecutive 7.5 milers on a relatively easy trail, I've realized I'm not going to be able to get in good enough shape for that fall trip. The knees and legs especially did not handle the ups and downs well. So I'm rethinking my itinerary and would like to know what you think.
Day 1 - arrive at RH then to 3Mile via the Tobin Trail
Day 2 - 3Mile to Daisy Farm
Day 3 - DF to Lake Ritchie
Day 4 - Ritchie to Chippewa Harbor
Day 5 - CH back to Moskey Basin
Day 6 - Moskey to Daisy Farm
Day 7 - DF to RH
While at Daisy Farm hope to go up to Mount Ojibway without packs and back.

Sounds like it would be fine. Nothing too hard. We did a similar trip a few years back with our kids ages 16,13 and 11 in about 5 days and didn't have any issues with the distance. The CH trail seemed long since it was a dead end and we started at Daisy Farm but is by far one of my favorite spots on the island and I make it a destination every time I go. Have a great trip.