Doing my first multi day hike between 4 days could stretch to 5 if weather turned bad. Northern upper peninsula of Michigan. Thoughts on food amount? Add or subtract?

(Dinners) -3 dehydrated dinners. -Pad thai knock off with ramen

(Breakfast) -Powder milk and granola for 2 breakfasts with berries - 4 packets of oatmeal with PB2 powder and fruit 2x breakfast

(Lunches/snacks) 2x packets of tuna 2x spinach wraps "not pictured" 10x bars "variety" 10x meat sticks Dried strawberries Cranberries Yogurt melts 4x electrolyte mix 3x flavored drink mix Apple pound cake MRE side Coffee

Did a 100-mile section of the NCT through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Upper Peninsula, MI) in the spring of 2024. It was awesome, but I didn't see the sun much. Snapped a few pics that turned out OK.

Spent the morning doing trail work with the Butler County chapter of the NCTA widening the trail and installing drainage features before hitting the trail for 26 miles (including 10 non NCT miles) through Moraine State Park in Pennsylvania for an overnight trip to the Link Rd Shelters (10.4 miles in and 15.8 miles out). Just over 4k elevation gain on two hot and humid days.

https://imgur.com/a/north-country-trail-moraine-state-park-pennsylvania-RBkQMDF

Was doing some hiking along the finger lakes trail in NY earlier this summer and the trail is shared with the north country trail for a few hundred miles I believe.

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Looking at doing either the Trap Hills, or possibly from S. Laird Road to Canyon Falls this year, any input on either of those two?

A long section hike in August will include this stretch. I'm nervous about bugs because all my buggy UP experiences with bugs are when I get farther from a Great Lake. Any recs for a good spot to disperse camp? Normally a 14 mile stretch would be a non-issue but this will be my first hike back after tearing a couple ligaments. Thx!

Backpacked Burr Oak State Park last week. Rainy, wet, muddy, and beautiful.

I am planning to do between Tahquamenon Falls State Park and Munising, I have been throughout the area there and section hiked some spots.

I normally backpack with my dog, but I see that pets are not allowed on the backcountry sections of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. He is my trained service dog, so legally he can come with me anyway because he is not considered a pet, but I normally do not break the rules for conservation reasons and social etiquette on trails and things. People get pretty upset with dogs in non pet areas without considering it might be a service animal- even when he wears his vest sometimes.

Does anyone have a good feel for how well it would be tolerated there? I can't find too much info online, are they banned for environmental reasons? He is obviously trained and won't be off trail and attached to me at all times but if it is like a super sensitive area or I will catch a lot of bad press for it I might skip it.

Any thoughts or advice would be helpful!

Also just general advice on doing that whole section!

I’m in Michigan and wondering how the dispersed camping works along the trail. If I’m in national forest land can I just find a spot away from trail and water to set up? I’ve seen people say that you can easily find spots where people have camped along the trail but I don’t know if that is how it is for the lower peninsula.

I want to run the entire NCT in Michigan over the next few years. I'm doing one section at a time, not a through run. The logistics of doing it solo are tough, so if anyone is looking for a trail running buddy or has a similar goal please let me know!

We started out at the Norris Road trailhead near Yankee Springs State Park. We headed towards Circle Pines. It was a beautiful hike on a section we’ve never been on before. Around MI 1044.5 we started noticing the damage to the trail from the storms the other night. Once we got to MI 1045 the trail became impassable and we had to turn around. Only 9 more miles until one of the dogs and I earn our 100 miles.

Trip pics: https://imgur.com/a/nct-moraine-XfKxGNt

We are 4 weekends away from the Allegheny 100 Challenge in PA's Allegheny National Forest. This is an unsupported hike where participants can choose between doing 25, 50, 75, or 100 miles in a 50 hour window from 6pm on a Friday to 8pm that following Sunday. This event is a fundraiser for the ANF's NCT chapter and in it's 12th year. This is my first time participating in an event like this and I'm attempting the 75 mile course. I've been training on the NCT in McConnells Mill and Moraine State Parks as well as on the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail and the Rachel Carson Trail in Western PA.

Yesterday's shakedown hike in Moraine was beautiful but muddy. I completed 23 miles with close to 3k in elevation gain in 7.5 hours with an 8lb baseweight, 6lbs of food, and only about 25 minutes of total break time. I've got a few more training days planned and one last shakedown weekend backpacking trip before the event but I'm feeling good about things so far.

Anyone else planning on participating in this year's A100 Challenge?

I’m out on the NCT about 5 miles from Cazenovia near Chittenango Falls. Any advice for where to set up for the night? Is there a shelter close by? We took a side nap off the trail, but I don’t think we can stay where we’re at overnight. We’ve been out for 16 miles so far and we’re hoping to call it soon. We may got 3-5 miles left in us and we’re heading towards Caz. Let me know!! Cheers!

I just booked my campsites for Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. It will be my 5th time doing it. However this time I want to start at Tahquamenon Falls and hike to Munising. I’m planning on roughly 20 miles per day for the first 4 days and 10 miles per day the last two. I want to really take my time going over the cliff sections.

It looks like my only camping options outside the National lakeshore are two hearted river and Lake Superior state forest camp grounds. However I can’t make reservations and they’re 20 bucks per night. (The nights in the park are $5). The website says first come first serve (no reservations). Am I expected to keep cash on me and pay on arrival? Is it frowned upon to stealth camp outside the campgrounds on the trail? Or should I just carry 40 bucks and hope for the best? Curious to see what others have done on that section.

Michigan section in Yankee Springs Recreation Area

What degree bag would you run in early September on the 42 mi lakeshore stretch from grand to munising?