First of all, my definition of "day" is the hours of usable sunlight. In the winter, this could be 10-11 hours. Thus to me, a "half day" hike is a hike that takes 4 hours or more.
Round-trip distance for this trail is 8.2 miles. To finish in 2 hours requires hiking faster than 4 mi/hr, which is a brisk pace on flat ground, very brisk on steep terrain.
Many hikers will go no faster than 1-1.5 mi/hr. This implies 5.5-8 hours of total hiking time. In the winter, 8 hours is much more than half a day of usable sunlight.
mpbro - Aug 22, 2005 11:24 am - Hasn't voted
Route CommentFirst of all, my definition of "day" is the hours of usable sunlight. In the winter, this could be 10-11 hours. Thus to me, a "half day" hike is a hike that takes 4 hours or more.
Round-trip distance for this trail is 8.2 miles. To finish in 2 hours requires hiking faster than 4 mi/hr, which is a brisk pace on flat ground, very brisk on steep terrain.
Many hikers will go no faster than 1-1.5 mi/hr. This implies 5.5-8 hours of total hiking time. In the winter, 8 hours is much more than half a day of usable sunlight.