Hiking and Backpacking - La Cloche Silhouette Killarney

As we hinted last week we went and tried to walk (or 'speed hike') the La Cloche Silhouette Trail in Killarney Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. We finished the loop and talk about what we learned about walking for extended periods of time and about camping in the backcountry.

 

Check out Molly's Post about the trail and our experience on theoutdooredit.com

 

 

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TOPICS AND LINKS FROM TODAYS SHOW:

We did a speed hike and camped => Read Molly's Post on the 2-Day 'Speed Hike' of the La Cloche Siloutte Trail in Kilarney Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada

 

Thanks to Eric Batty & Chris Wood and Mark From Joyride for intelligence beforehand

• Eric Batty Podcast from last week 
• Joyride 150 link to check out this great Markham Bike Park

 

Why speed hike (talk FKT, Peter past run with Eric)

• Katy Bowman on her Birthday week walks https://nutritiousmovement.com/sitting-is-awesome/
• Katy Bowman on the Consummate Athlete Podcast

 

 

What we packed / what we wish we had or didn’t have (rice bars / tent poles)

 

How the 2 days played out - hiking & camping

 

 

Molly’s choice to do it in barefoot shoes (https://www.vivobarefoot.com/uk/womens/exercise/stealth-ii-swimrun-womens) 

•  well tested, waterproof but athletic shoe or hiker (low/light) 
• Peter used Salomon Trail Runners https://amzn.to/2JhEUso

 

What we would have changed (better bug protection, or would have gone at a different time of year—heard it would be buggy but didn’t know it would be that bad

• less food / more ‘fuel’
• Compress / premake meals 
• More research on sites / mile markers
• Hydration packs vs. move water twice

 

 

What we did right 

• nuun for water was key!)
• Filtered water with a physical 'cone' filter ( LINK ) and AquaTabs (iodine tabs) 
• minimal stops
• Bug nets https://amzn.to/2xO4fZw
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What we learned (one in a bad mood, other will rally \ we do this $hit so we can get to the end and have that reward of sitting down.)

 

What’s next? 

• Prepping for FKT? => read about FKT on the Eric Batty Episode from last week
• Under Armour Running Series - Molly doing Killington 50k in August http://www.uamountainrunning.com/
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