Tips to calculate your speed to help determine your schedule
Generally, a person with a full pack will average about 1 mile/hr
(Backpacking Primer by Lori Saldanas)
“hiking paces are all over the map, but the “rule of thumb” that one can average 1 mph with a full pack is incorrect. a more recognized “rule of thumb” would be 2 mph as adjusted for elevation change.”
