I’ve decided to try doing a “Flip-Flop” hike. My plans are to start at Rockfish Gap (Waynesboro, Va.), and hike NOBO to Katahdin, then go back to Rockfish Gap and hike SOBO to Springer.
My reason for doing this is two fold: One is to avoid as much of the lingering cold Winter weather as possible, and the other is to avoid the over crowding conditions of the trail in the South.
I’m thinking of a start date of May 1st. I’ve been working on an itinerary (we all know these fly away after the first day or two on the trail), just to see where I could be on a given date. I’ve included “Side Trips” into my itinerary as well as a good number of Zero-Days, and it looks real good.
I’m not finished with my itinerary but so far, I have myself 137 miles from the N.H./ME. state line early in July. Once I’ve completed the itinerary, I’ll post back here as to how long it has me taking to get to Katahdin.