Adventure Hiking Trail

I will start off by saying this trail is NOT for that faint at heart. My friend Jonathan and I decided to hike this 20+ mile trail over Memorial weekend.
We read over 100 reviews to prepare us as best as possible.
We were only able to complete about 7miles of this trail. We started at the AHT access point and traveled counterclockwise. At the very beginning there’s so much to look at. Cliffs, dry streams, huge rocks to climb and many more. But once you reach the very first cabin, Lloyd Cabin, there isn’t much more after that.
The trail goes up and down quite a bit. These ups can be very steep and long. You will be pushed to the limits. When the trail does even out you are happy but only for a second cause it goes right back to up and down again.
All-​in-​all it’s a great trail but don’t make the mistake my friend and I made. Bring plenty of water! We were blessed to have had a GPS to navigate us back to a county road. We literally were tapped dry. Fortunately for us another group of hikers had a friend that dehydrated. As DNR and ambulances ran past us to find these other hikers we hitched a ride. We still had almost 4 miles to walk. Exhausted and dehydrated and low on morale; Jonathan and I got our assess kicked! Again, BRING LOTS OF WATER!!!
I can’t help but remember a conversation a hiker and I had at the entrance. He asked me how much water I was carrying. I replied with confidence, «I’ve got 2 bottles, a canteen and a 2 Lt camel-​back.» His reply stabbed me in the heart as if this was a premonition. «Your gonna struggle» he said. Then the hiker just simply walked off.
I will do this hike again. But next time I will allow for more time and cache water.
PROS: Trails are blazed really good with exception of a few down tress from all the bad weather. Markers are everywhere, you can not get lost! There are free shelters consisting of cabins and lentos.
CONS: This place is infested with ticks. 40% repel spray didn’t mean squat to those damn things. My friend, the dog and I pulled ticks off every 10yards by the dozens. Water is scarce and almost all water beds and streams are dry.