Snowshoeing Day Hike

Day Hiking Itineraries
Written By Jason Kolaczkowski

Sample Itinerary

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Itinerary for Our Warm Weather 13er (a mountain at 13,000 feet altitude or taller) Summit

All itineraries need to placed into a context. The kids would have been six years old at the time. Of course, this would be a winter hike and the route was at an altitude fluctuating between about 10,400 and 11,600 feet. The trip was along a defined trail, but after after a fresh snow; so we all sunk down our steps a bit, and there was some mild trail breaking. It was a short day, so we carried water. As always, we would follow Leave-No-Trace principles. Conditions were sunny and dry, but chilly with winds 10-15mph.

Day -1: Packing and food preparation

Day 1: Segment One

  • 5:00am - wake up; load car

  • 6:00am - breakfast

  • 7:00am - drive to trailhead

  • 8:00am - arrive at trailhead, gear up

  • 8:15am -begin hike (~2.0mi out)

  • 10:15am - turnaround point; hike back (~2.0mi back)

  • 12:30pm -back at trailhead

  • 1:30pm - arrive at home; lunch

  • 2:30pm - unpack

Jason Kolaczkowski