What’s your Backpacking & Hiking Style? Do you like to hike hard & pump out the miles, or do you prefer to spend spend more time at camp, or taking breaks at vistas? Join in the discussion on this edition of SinChats.
In this video, we’ll take a look at how to find custom Backpacking loop hikes… fast.
There are plenty of high tech route planning methods out there for hiking and backpacking, and trust me, I love them. But sometimes it’s nice to just keep things simple.
In preparation for an upcoming overnight trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, I began tinkering with various methods to find an ideal 3 day, 2 night loop. Several futile afternoons later, I was less than successful in my pursuit of Tennessee adventure. But then I broke out the method seen in the video. Within a short amount of time I suddenly had a loop hike that I was excited about. Score 1 for low tech.