newbe looking for overnight hike sugestions

[Clanky]

Hi... I'm new here and want to learn more about back packing.
I have extensive day hike experience as well as extensive camping experience.
I have; however no overnight back packing experience...
I feel fairly confident I have the right equipment to do a two maybe two and a half day hike...
I want to get started so see how heavy I am and what I can cut out of my gear before I start some more serious back packing..

I think that with my gear I could get 5 miles on rough terrain and 10 miles on flat terrain.
 
So what would be a good hike preferably loop but I'm not opposed to a in and out...
Thanks for any help....

BTW any one familiar with wiggys bags if so would you consider them to heavy for back packing (they seem on the bulky/heavy side to me).

Oh yeah.. I'm in the Birmingham area and am willing to.drive 3-4 hrs to get to a trail..

[weathermansam]

It boils down to personal preference in the long run.  Some people have no problem carrying 40lbs.  I personally don't like a base weight over 10lbs [meaning everything besides food/water].  40lbs is almost a third of my body weight.  I learned the hard way about packing heavy....21 mile overnighter with a 40lb load.  I'll NEVER do it again.  Buy a cheap scale [i.e. walmart, fishing dept] and weigh everything in your pack.  Browse the Pinhoti and Sipsey forums here, there's a wealth of info on various trails, a lot of trips reports.