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Through hikers do it all the time.

Posted on: July 16, 2019 at 16:23:11 CT
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30 mile days on trail, carrying packs is pretty common for through hikers. No, they don't do it every day for 1000 miles but some may do it close to 50% of their days for even longer treks like the PCT or CDT...the AT is rougher and tougher.

But, it may not be too difficult to say that doing it on a road instead of mountain trail makes doing it daily pretty feasible...for someone who has any business attempting it as I noted below.

A slow walk is 20 minutes per mile, and 15 is a reasonable pace...4 miles per hour. Hike 10 hours with breaks, and you can get to 30 and still have a good amount of sleep.

Also, under these circumstances, I'd think a person would carry a minimal pack and coordinate some sort of support as opposed to carrying a full backpack as a through hiker would. Making their day easier yet.
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Bryant calls out Mizzou fan. - TigerMatt STL - 7/15 20:26:01
     Kid needs to turn it into some charity deal - Cosmo MU - 7/15 21:36:54
          Not enough time.. 1000 miles.. 30 miles a day tops - TigerMatt STL - 7/15 21:52:39
               Hard to maintain without breaks - Roberts MU - 7/16 13:33:30
                    Through hikers do it all the time. - alwaysright MU - 7/16 16:23:11
               A group could do it - BigDave STL - 7/16 00:51:02
               Well the he's a goddamn liar (nm) - Cosmo MU - 7/15 22:15:06
               30 per day is not tops for walking roads. It’s top end - alwaysright MU - 7/15 22:01:19
                    lol - gmmm98 MU - 7/16 07:18:38
                         People who are on a mission do it regularly. People out - alwaysright MU - 7/16 07:38:33




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