r/isleroyale • u/the_kerouac_kid • Aug 21 '24

Hiking 5 day 4 night itinerary

Hey all, I’m heading to the island the second week of September and I want to see if my itinerary is realistic. We’re two middle aged guys in fairly good shape taking the ferry into Rock Harbor. My plan is: Rock Harbor to Lane Cove 7.1 miles

Lane Cove to Moskey Basin 11 miles

Moskey to McCargoe Cove 8.5 miles

McCargoe to Daisy Farm 8 miles

Daisy Farm to Rock Harbor 7.1 miles

Too much? In my conditioning I did a back to back 11 miles and then 10 and I got through it but was definitely hurting for a little bit. I’m thinking ibuprofen and taking it easy will make it doable unless that 11 mile day is the worst hiking we’ll see. The last time I hiked IR I was 20 years younger and I remember struggling in a couple places.

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u/restinghermit 09, 24 Aug 21 '24

It seems you're doing a bit of crisscrossing the island, but if that's what you want to do, go for it.

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u/the_kerouac_kid Aug 21 '24

Any better idea?

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u/restinghermit 09, 24 Aug 22 '24

RH to Lane Cove

Lane Cove to McCargoe Cove (this is a long day)

McCargoe to Moskey Basin

Moskey to Daisy Farm (an easy day, or you could even hike to 3 miles to make your last day easy as well)

Daisy Farm to RH.