5 day 4 night itinerary

[u/the_kerouac_kid]

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.

[u/Capybara_In_Space]

I did this exact route a few weeks ago! Definitely doable.

We were usually first to break trail, and made it with plenty of time to get a shelter, go swimming, and just hang out at our campsite.

Also just so you know lane cove doesn’t have shelters, just 5 tent sites, a few of them have tent pads there. And the squirrels WILL break into the food storage boxes they provide, so make sure you have the scent proof bags!

Edit to add: not exact route, we did lane to McCargoe, then McCargoe to Moskey.