1 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Sección de aproximación a Springer Mountain. De Amicalola Falls State P a Black Gap Shelter
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 7.14 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,464 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,837 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,461 ft
- TrailRank
-
77
4.7
- Min elevation
- 1,827 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 4 hours 50 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1012
- Uploaded
- January 20, 2016
- Recorded
- January 2016
near Amicalola, Georgia (United States)
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Stage 1
⇐ Link to the final stage: 192 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - MAINE - Section 1.1 - Katahdin. Taylor T., Pamola, Chimney Peak, Knife Edge, Baxter Peak, Hunt T.
⇒ Link to the next stage: 2 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Section 17.2 and approx. - From Black Gap Shelter to Springer Mountain and Hawk Mountain Shelter
⇒ Link to the complete itinerary in Georgia: 146.09 km - Appalachian Trail in the State of Georgia (complete itinerary)
Tour of the approach stage to Springer Mountain, southern end of the Appalachian Trail , in the state of Georgia (United States), within the immense Chattahoochee National Forest , in a south to north direction.
The stage runs from the Amicalola Falls State Park Visitors Center to the Black Gap Shelter, located at the foot of Black Mountain, shortly before starting the ascent to Mount Springer, approximately a mile and a half from its summit.
Start of the tour, at the Visitors Center of Amicalola Falls State Park
This stage, a continuous climb towards the summit of the Springer, crosses the spectacular Amicalola Falls, cascades of great height (729 feet), which are ascended, with an approximate distance of one mile, through a long stairway that winds all the journey. The name of Amicalola comes from the primitive name by which the place was known by the Cherokee Indians: ¨Um Ma Calo La¨, which means something like ¨waters falling¨ or ¨waters that slide¨.
Amicalola Falls. big waterfall
The panoramic views from the upper area of the waterfalls are magnificent.
Leaving the steep ascent of the cascades behind, the approach trail begins a gradual ascent towards Springer Mountain, in which the small hill, without views, of Frosty Mountain (3,382 feet) stands out, where until the 1970s of the last century a forest watchtower was installed.
A little less than a mile from Frosty Mountain, the AT intersects a southbound bypass, which leads after another mile to the Len Foote Hike Inn, a property operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which offers to all hikers who wish to spend the night there, lodging, food and hot showers.
After crossing the Nimblewill Gap and USFS-28, the trail gently ascends Black Mountain Hill (3,600 feet), on which the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club, the present-day Black Mountain Shelter , a shelter with capacity for eight people, which has a latrine, cables to hang food bags, fire ring, and a good spring of water located or about three hundred meters away, descending the hill to the east.
Black Gap Shelter
In this shelter the stage concludes.
PPI Index: 59 HKG
Total distance: 11.6 km
Desn. cumulative ascent: 717.21 m
Desn. cumulative descent: 298.07 m
Maximum height: 1033.54 m
Minimum height: 559 m
Total time: 4:50:53 h
Moving time: 4:04:35 h
Stopped time: 0:46:18 h
Total average speed: 2.39 km/h
Average moving speed: 2.85 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
⇐ Link to the final stage: 192 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - MAINE - Section 1.1 - Katahdin. Taylor T., Pamola, Chimney Peak, Knife Edge, Baxter Peak, Hunt T.
⇒ Link to the next stage: 2 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Section 17.2 and approx. - From Black Gap Shelter to Springer Mountain and Hawk Mountain Shelter
⇒ Link to the complete itinerary in Georgia: 146.09 km - Appalachian Trail in the State of Georgia (complete itinerary)
Tour of the approach stage to Springer Mountain, southern end of the Appalachian Trail , in the state of Georgia (United States), within the immense Chattahoochee National Forest , in a south to north direction.
The stage runs from the Amicalola Falls State Park Visitors Center to the Black Gap Shelter, located at the foot of Black Mountain, shortly before starting the ascent to Mount Springer, approximately a mile and a half from its summit.
Start of the tour, at the Visitors Center of Amicalola Falls State Park
This stage, a continuous climb towards the summit of the Springer, crosses the spectacular Amicalola Falls, cascades of great height (729 feet), which are ascended, with an approximate distance of one mile, through a long stairway that winds all the journey. The name of Amicalola comes from the primitive name by which the place was known by the Cherokee Indians: ¨Um Ma Calo La¨, which means something like ¨waters falling¨ or ¨waters that slide¨.
Amicalola Falls. big waterfall
The panoramic views from the upper area of the waterfalls are magnificent.
Leaving the steep ascent of the cascades behind, the approach trail begins a gradual ascent towards Springer Mountain, in which the small hill, without views, of Frosty Mountain (3,382 feet) stands out, where until the 1970s of the last century a forest watchtower was installed.
A little less than a mile from Frosty Mountain, the AT intersects a southbound bypass, which leads after another mile to the Len Foote Hike Inn, a property operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which offers to all hikers who wish to spend the night there, lodging, food and hot showers.
After crossing the Nimblewill Gap and USFS-28, the trail gently ascends Black Mountain Hill (3,600 feet), on which the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club, the present-day Black Mountain Shelter , a shelter with capacity for eight people, which has a latrine, cables to hang food bags, fire ring, and a good spring of water located or about three hundred meters away, descending the hill to the east.
Black Gap Shelter
In this shelter the stage concludes.
PPI Index: 59 HKG
Total distance: 11.6 km
Desn. cumulative ascent: 717.21 m
Desn. cumulative descent: 298.07 m
Maximum height: 1033.54 m
Minimum height: 559 m
Total time: 4:50:53 h
Moving time: 4:04:35 h
Stopped time: 0:46:18 h
Total average speed: 2.39 km/h
Average moving speed: 2.85 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
Waypoints
Photo
1,870 ft
Inicio del recorrido, en el Visitors Center del Amicalola Falls State Park
Start of the tour, at the Visitor Center of Amicalola Falls State Park
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Waterfall
1,917 ft
Pequeñas cascadas en los primeros metros de subida
Pequeñas cascadas en los primeros metros de subida
Panorama
2,522 ft
Vista panorámica desde lo alto de las Amicalola Falls
Vista panorámica desde lo alto de las Amicalola Falls
Summit
Intersection
3,428 ft
Intersección del AT con el sendero que conduce a Len Foote Hike Inn
Intersección del AT con el sendero que conduce a Len Foote Hike Inn
Wilderness hut
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This is a challenging trail which is fitting as it is the first on the AT. Fell the burn, in your thighs. This trail is clearly blazed, well worn and easy to follow. It however have a multitude of loose rocks along the trail.
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This is a challenging trail which is fitting as it is the first on the AT. Fell the burn, in your thighs. This trail is clearly blazed, well worn and easy to follow. It however have a multitude of loose rocks along the trail.
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Ruta muy chula hasta el primer campamento. La hice corriendo ida y vuelta. Ruta muy facil de seguir (seguir las marcas verticales azules)
Muchas gracias, MarcAluma por tu comentario y tu valoración.
Ciertamente, esta primera etapa de aproximación al Mt. Springer, inicio del Appalachian Trail en sentido de sur a norte, es una agradable ruta. Con las bonitas Amicalola Falls en su inicio.
Lo de hacerla corriendo, ida y vuelta, tiene un mérito extraordinario, no sólo por la distancia (medio maratón), sinó también por el esfuerzo de la subidita.
Un gran abrazo.
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Bonita etapa. Fácil de seguir, ya que está muy bien indicada.
Las Amicalola Falls son estupendas.
Preferentemente en primavera y verano
Muchas gracias por tu comentario y valoración, Arturo.
Un gran abrazo
Pregunta. Dice recorrido es de 7 millas. Pensé era el doble. Será que las 7 millas son de ida?, y lógico lo que resta es de vuelta?
Hola, Petosaprissa:
No. Estas etapas del AT fueron realizadas solo en recorrido de ida. No hay vuelta. Se trata de un recorrido lineal.
Esta primera etapa es bastante corta, aunque tiene un desnivel positivo de más de 700 metros. Se trata de una etapa de aproximación a Springer Mountain, que es donde comienza oficialmente el extremo sur del Sendero de los Apalaches. El tiempo de marcha en movimiento es de unas 4 horas.
Como habrás visto, salvo que hayas pernoctado el día anterior en las proximidades de Amicalola Falls, llegar hasta Amicalola desde el aeropuerto de Atlanta, o desde alguna otra localidad cercana del estado de Georgia, lleva su tiempo, y es bastante probable que ese primer día comiences la marcha más tarde de lo habitual.
Si a esa circunstancias le unes el hecho de que en invierno los días son mucho más cortos y oscurece pronto, y buscas algún shelter o refugio que se encuentre en la ruta y a una distancia conveniente para pasar la noche, comprenderás enseguida por qué decidimos planificar y hacer esta primera etapa de 11,5 km. hasta el Black Gap Shelter.
Naturalmente, nada impide recorrer más millas ese día, si las circunstancias son otras. La planificación de cada etapa es algo que corresponde hacer a cada caminante, ya que cada cual tiene sus necesidades, su ritmo y dosifica el esfuerzo a su manera.
Un gran abrazo
Hola, el 24 de este mes (mayo) voy a iniciar el trail durante 3 semanas.
Necesito sacar algún permiso para ir andando con mi mochila?
Gracias
Hola, Japama
Entiendo que comenzarás en Georgia.
Aunque la mayor parte del AT no precisa de permiso alguno, hay tres zonas que sí están sujetas a permisos: el tramo de las Great Smoky Mountains, el tramo del Shenandoah National Park, y el tramo final del Parque Estatal Baxter.
Comenzando en Mt. Springer (Georgia), no creo que te de tiempo a llegar al Shenandoah National Park, por lo que la única zona que pasarás, que está sujeta a algunos permisos es la de las Great Smoky Mountains.
En este enlace te explica las regulaciones que rigen para Great Smoky Mountains.
https://appalachiantrail.org/explore/hike-the-a-t/thru-hiking/permits-regulations/
!Que disfrutes de esta hermosa travesía!
Un gran abrazo