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Sample Trip Listing:
| Sat. Aug 23, Let's Hike to Ike (B3B) (Hiking & Backpacking)
Come see the southern Presidentials in all it's splendor from the
top of Mt. Eisenhower and Pierce. This 7.9 mile hike will take us over
two summits, past a lovely waterfall, and if there's time, we'll make a
stop at the Mizpah AMC Hut. Reg. w/CL Mariellen Smith (508-555-4444
before 10 PM; mariellen@email.com). L Tom Edmunds (tedmunds@email.com) |
In the above sample, the Hike Rating is: (B3B), meaning it's 5-9 miles (B), moderately paced (3) on strenuous terrain (B).
First letters indicate
mileage:
AA = 13 mi and
over
A = 9 to 13 mi
B = 5 to 9 mi
C = under 5 mi
- Middle number indicates pace across "average" terrain:
- 1= very fast (2.5
mph+)
- 2= fast (2 to 2.5
mph)
- 3= moderate (1.5 to
2 mph)
- 4= leisurely (0.5
to 1.5 mph)
- End letters indicate terrain:
- A= very strenuous
- B= strenuous
- C= average
- D= easy
- Notes:
- Terrain ratings
may not match Connecticut or Southeastern Massachusetts values.
- Backpacks rate
the most difficult day of hiking planned.
- Some ratings may have an additional two letters
at the end, these indicate a terrain level between the values.
- Actual trip pace
may differ from the pace number if terrain is not "average".
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