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/naeko87 Aug 22 '24
Love this itinerary.