Backpacking & Day Hiking
Trip Reports
Backpacking is the heart of 448wild. Browse firsthand backpacking guides, individual day hikes, and day-hiking itineraries, with route notes, logistics, maps, and photos.
Backpacking Guides
Firsthand guides to continuous multi-day routes, with trail details and practical planning notes.
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3-Day Pemi Loop Backpacking Guide (White Mountains, NH)
A rugged 3-day White Mountains loop with long ridge walks, steep climbs, alpine views, and classic New Hampshire backpacking terrain.
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3-Day Bourn Pond–Stratton Pond Loop Backpacking Guide
A firsthand three-day guide to Vermont’s Bourn Pond–Stratton Pond Loop, with camps, water, trail conditions, Stratton Mountain, and beginner advice.
Day Hikes
Explore individual day hikes, with route details, access notes, maps, and photos.
Following a summit list? Browse my peak checklists for the Adirondacks, New Hampshire and the Catskills.
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Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide Loop Day Hike from Woodland Valley
A firsthand guide to the Wittenberg Cornell Slide loop from Woodland Valley: 14.0 miles, 4,800 feet of gain, scrambling, water, and road-walk advice.
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Rooster Comb Day Hike in Keene Valley
A firsthand guide to hiking Rooster Comb and Valley View Ledge on a mapped 4.7-mile out-and-back with 1,820 feet of gain, Route 73 parking, and where the hike fits in a longer Adirondacks trip.
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Algonquin Peak and Wright Peak Day Hike
A firsthand guide to hiking Wright Peak and Algonquin Peak from Adirondak Loj, with practical notes on steep rock, light scrambling, parking, and crowds.
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Mount Elbert East Ridge Day Hike
My first 14er via Mount Elbert's East Ridge, with deep late-May snow, altitude symptoms, access notes, and the mistakes I would not repeat.
Day-Hiking Itineraries
Plans that connect separate day hikes, with lodging, transportation, and the sequence between trails.
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3-Day Adirondacks Hiking Itinerary: Lake Placid to Lake George
Three day hikes from Lake Placid to Lake George, with lodging moves and travel between trails.
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2-Day Adirondacks Hiking Itinerary: Algonquin, Wright & Rooster Comb
Two day hikes from a Saranac Lake base, with transportation from New York City.