Fly or drive into Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
Take free airport shuttle to
Hampton Inn & Suites
Houston North IAH, 707 N Sam Houston Pkwy E, Houston, TX, 77060, 281-447-6400
Equipment shakedown
Trip to
REI,
17717 Tomball Parkway, Houston, TX 77064 or
Academy Sports + Outdoors,
10375 North Freeway, Houston, TX 77037 for forgotten or last minute equipment
Distribution of trail mix / Make-your-own trail mix
"Before" body composition measurements taken
Go to local restaurant for welcome dinner (Dinner not included in trip cost)
Second set of before body composition measurements taken
Free Hotel Breakfast
Check out of Hotel
Your spare bag(s) will be stored either at the hotel or in a storage unit for safekeeping
Shuttle to Winter's Bayou about an hour away
There is no water near tonight's camp, so either carry 8 liters or fill up 4 miles in.
Begin Hiking at Winter's Bayou Trailhead #15, FM 1725 @ mile 96.5
Hike 4.0 miles to the East Fork of the San Jacinto River. Fill water for tonight and the next 5.7 miles if necessary
Hike 2.3 miles to Mercy Hiker Camp (LSHT Hiker Guide website indicates turnoff is 1.1 miles further)
Camp at Mercy Hiker Camp
Miles today: 6.3 miles. Total to date: 6.3 miles
Possible Bailout: FM 2025.
Hike 3.4 miles to a pond
Fill up water vessels here or at the next pond
Hike 1.8 miles to a pond
Fill up water vessels here if we didn't fill up at the previous pond
Hike 1.5 miles to Tarkington Hiker Camp
Camp at Tarkington Hiker Camp
Miles today: 6.7 miles. Total to date: 13.0 miles
Possible Bailout: FM 2666.
Hike 3.8 miles Big Creek
Optional: Fill up water vessels here
Hike 4.1 miles to Hiker Camp #1 (Hiker Guide website indicates 75.7, with FS220 crossing at 75.6)
Say goodbye to the Full-Week Fatpacking participants and hike another 1.9 miles to FM 2025, TH #11
Miles Today: 9.8. Total to Date: 22.8
Possible Bailout: FS 217
Shuttle to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Houston Intercontinental Airport,
35 Aldine Bender Road, Houston, TX, 77060, 832-380-8082
"After" body composition measurements taken
Dinner and Awards Ceremony at local restaurant (dinner not included in trip cost)
This is the official end of the trip. You are welcome to spend the night at
the hotel, however if you drove and would like to get on the road or if you flew
and would like to schedule a late flight (or a red-eye if
this is a West Coast trip) you can definitely do so.
Free breakfast in Hotel
Check out of Hotel
Take Free Airport Shuttle