How to Plan an Intermediate Level Hike

Video Transcript

"Hi! I’m Kate with Zoar Outdoor on behalf of expertvillage.com talking to you about hiking and backpacking. Some qualities of good intermediate hike have a lot to do with the altitude, the terrain you are going to be walking on and the mileage you are going to be doing for that day. If you are looking for something more challenging, you are going to want to possibly go up in altitude and go on terrain that looks something similar to this. It doesn’t necessarily have to be grassy and like a road. This is pretty challenging for a day hike. The mileage is another consideration that you should think of. You might be able to bust out 10 to 15 miles in one day if you are going to really pound it out but you might not want to do that. Intermediate hikes can be something that you go to a top of a lookout point at 2,000 feet and you come down for the day. As long as you use careful footing, you’ve used the trailblazes and you used your map, you should be able to get home before it gets dark out. You don’t want anything too dangerous or treacherous or anything you think could be dangerous to yourself and to me it should be challenging but still fun and enjoyable. "