8 Day Backpacking in the Adirondack Lakes
| Trip Dates | August 10, 2025: Arrive in Ithaca between 11am-1pm (Day 0) August 11, 2025: Trip departs (Day 1) August 18, 2025: Trip returns to Ithaca for Camp-o-rama (Day 8) August 19, 2025: Move-in day (Day 9) |
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| Trip Fee | $695 (Financial Assistance available) |
| Location | Adirondack Mountains, NY |
| Activity Level | While the trails are not generally super steep or difficult, they can have significant uphills and rocky terrain. Fatigue can build up over time. Expect to backpack about 5-10 miles a day carrying a 40lb pack. |
| Basecamping | No |
| Access to showers or restrooms | No |
| Day 0 | Trip participants arrive between 11:00AM and 1:00PM at Cornell, trip participants and their guides meet and begin to get to know each other, prepare their belongings for the trip and have a trip dinner (usually at one of the restaurants in Collegetown). Trip participants and their guides sleep on the Arts Quad. |
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| Day 1 | The trip wakes up bright and early and heads off to the starting point of their backpacking trip. |
| Days 2-7 | A normal day consists of 5-10 miles of hiking with a break for lunch. In the afternoon, you will help set up camp, make dinner, and sleep outside! |
| Day 8 | All trips return to Ithaca for Camp-O-Rama, a closing ceremony and celebration of the Outdoor Odyssey trips. Trip participants clean their gear, share a meal with other trips, and get the chance to meet some of the ~200 other participants. |
| Move-In Day | Trip is shuttled back to Bartels Hall on the morning of move-in day, where the participants return their rented gear as a group. Once all gear is returned, trip participants are free to register at Bartels Hall and move into their dorms. Oftentimes, guides will help their trip participants move in. |