Mile 1,668.3
Elevation 1,496.0 feet
Miles Hiked 16.5
Jeff from Green Mountain House Hostel dropped several hikers including myself at the trailhead at 8:15 AM. I was hoping to do 20 miles to a really nice shelter on a pond.
The day had its climbs and descents, but all in all, the trail wasn’t too bad. With a zero day behind me, I made good time. Then I screwed up. I missed a sign telling me the trail was turning. I kept hiking on what I learned a half hour later was a side trail. When I figured it out, I had to hike back. The total distance lost was about three miles. Due to the error I had to stop one shelter short of my goal.
I arrived at the Big Branch Shelter at 7:00 PM. It was a long day so I went to sleep right after dinner.
