Need Itinerary Help! 4 night trip in early August
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:26 pm
First time post from a newbie who is going to IR in August. I'd love some feedback on my planned itinerary since I've been doing some research of my own and want to make sure my plan to cross the GRT isn't too ambitious. If you have any feedback at all, please throw it in there!
My friend and I have moderate backpacking experience. She's more experienced than I am, but I've done some multiday trips in NE recently. I think we'll be fine to handle 10+ mile days, but neither of us have been to IR before.
Currently our plan is:
Day 1 (Aug 7)
Arrive on Voyageur to Rock Harbor at 3
Hike to Daisy Farms (7.1 mi)
Day 2
Hike from Daisy Farms to Chickenbone West (7.9 mi)
Day 3
Hike from Chickenbone West to Lake Desor South (15 mi)
Day 4
Desor South to Washington Creek (11.3 mi)
Day 5 (Aug 11)
Huginnin Cove trail if time and out on the Sea Hunger at 2 pm
Alternatively, we could go Chickenbone West to Hatchet Lake (7.9 mi); Hatchet Lake to Island Mine (13 mi); and Island Mine to Windigo (7 mi). Might be leaning toward this to have more even days of hiking, but have heard subpar things about Island Mine and water sources (has anyone been recently?)
What's the long stretch of the Greenstone Ridge trail like conditions-wise? Is it something people usually tend to break up more, or is a long haul ok? We don't want our hike to be absolutely grueling, but we are there to hike.
Does anyone have suggestions or comments on if this seems doable, even if the weather turns a little bit? Thanks!
My friend and I have moderate backpacking experience. She's more experienced than I am, but I've done some multiday trips in NE recently. I think we'll be fine to handle 10+ mile days, but neither of us have been to IR before.
Currently our plan is:
Day 1 (Aug 7)
Arrive on Voyageur to Rock Harbor at 3
Hike to Daisy Farms (7.1 mi)
Day 2
Hike from Daisy Farms to Chickenbone West (7.9 mi)
Day 3
Hike from Chickenbone West to Lake Desor South (15 mi)
Day 4
Desor South to Washington Creek (11.3 mi)
Day 5 (Aug 11)
Huginnin Cove trail if time and out on the Sea Hunger at 2 pm
Alternatively, we could go Chickenbone West to Hatchet Lake (7.9 mi); Hatchet Lake to Island Mine (13 mi); and Island Mine to Windigo (7 mi). Might be leaning toward this to have more even days of hiking, but have heard subpar things about Island Mine and water sources (has anyone been recently?)
What's the long stretch of the Greenstone Ridge trail like conditions-wise? Is it something people usually tend to break up more, or is a long haul ok? We don't want our hike to be absolutely grueling, but we are there to hike.
Does anyone have suggestions or comments on if this seems doable, even if the weather turns a little bit? Thanks!