HebrewCossack
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I am planning a 223 mile trip on foot from Anchorage to Homer and would like some input. What is the longest trip of this sort you all have done?
Very Long trips on foot
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Holy Crap! Nothing ever close to that! Good luck to you.
Wow, that is some serious distance. Good luck, and let us know how things are going/have gone.
Longest walk I've done is 25 miles on hilly/mountainous terrain, the trail covering Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England (which admittedly, is only about 3,000 - 3,500 feet) - this included about 30 minutes of canoeing over a lake too, so it wasn't all walked. Obviously, there were rest stops too. I'm not particularly in peak shape (I am slim and puny, and I live on junk food) so it was a real challenge for me. I have a great respect for people who push themselves with much bigger feats like the one you have planned. Again, best of luck!
Longest walk I've done is 25 miles on hilly/mountainous terrain, the trail covering Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England (which admittedly, is only about 3,000 - 3,500 feet) - this included about 30 minutes of canoeing over a lake too, so it wasn't all walked. Obviously, there were rest stops too. I'm not particularly in peak shape (I am slim and puny, and I live on junk food) so it was a real challenge for me. I have a great respect for people who push themselves with much bigger feats like the one you have planned. Again, best of luck!
I've backpacked 100 miles of the Superior Hiking Trail. That's my longest. What trail are you doing?
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HebrewCossack
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It is not a trail. I am just walking from Anchorage to Homer. I am going to follow the Seward Highway until it connects with the Sterling Highway and then I am going to just follow it south.
I am going to start conditioning for the trip soon.
I am going to start conditioning for the trip soon.
That's what I was thinking!
I looked it up on Google Maps and it looks like you will have a little bit of everything, terrain wise. It also looks like it will be a very scenic trip.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=...382,-149.117432&spn=3.441788,9.777832&t=p&z=7
I think 15 miles was my longest hike (road march) and that goes back to Army basic training.
A couple times in the last couple years I've rode 50 miles in a day on my bike, but I haven't done anything yet that compares to your plans.
Have fun!
nothing close to what your doing.
A few 50 mile walks to a town down the road (when I was younger) and 75 mile hike to class when I could not catch a ride ( yes I put my thumb out in those days)
Nowadays its across the street to get food. ( I walk enough all night at work)
A few 50 mile walks to a town down the road (when I was younger) and 75 mile hike to class when I could not catch a ride ( yes I put my thumb out in those days)
Nowadays its across the street to get food. ( I walk enough all night at work)
