My wife is going to be hiking the Long Trail north to south and has been getting conflicting advice from people regarding what type of mileage she can expect to cover. She is a triple crowner, has hiked over 10,000 miles and is UL. She hiked 20 mpd on the AT (before she was UL), 25-30 mpd on the PCT and CDT.
Is there anyone here who has thru-hiked the LT as well as hiked similiar mileages on the AT, PCT or CDT as she did? Can you give estimates on what your mileages were on the northern (non-AT) and southern (AT) sections of the LT?
Her concern is that she doesn't want to be told that it is harder than it really is by hikers who exaggerate and end up carrying more food than she needs and finish too early (she is planning on 18 days total thus far which I think is 15s on the northern section and 20s on the southern section). Thanks.
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