An x-hour hike. Is that to the peak/summit or back and forth?

spark_sara

While planning my trip, I was looking at some trails. They all say x amount of hours, but I didn't know if that was to the peak or if that was back and forth. What is the general rule?

Originally asked by MarkE on Stack Exchange (outdoors) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

In my experience, mostly in North America, an X hour hike provided by a park service is typically given for the round trip unless stated otherwise. You can also confirm by looking at the mileage and elevation. For example, Red Rock provides round-trip hour estimates . For example, Turtlehead Peak takes around 3-5 hours for a round trip; definitely not 6 to 10 hours (at least for an average hiker).

Full answer by ppl: https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/a/4630 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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