2 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Sección 17.2 y aprox. - De Black Gap Shelter a Springer Mountain y Hawk Mountain Shelter
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 10.43 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,939 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,985 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,832 ft
- TrailRank
-
93
5
- Min elevation
- 2,464 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 6 hours 6 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1336
- Uploaded
- January 20, 2016
- Recorded
- January 2016
near Three Forks, Georgia (United States)
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Itinerary description
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Stage 2
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 1 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Approach section to Springer Mountain. From Amicalola Falls State P to Black Gap Shelter
⇒ Link to next stage: 3 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Section 17.1 and 16 - From Hawk Mountain Shelter to Sassafras Mountain, Justus Mt. and Woody Gap
⇒ Link to the complete itinerary in Georgia: 146.09 km - Appalachian Trail in the State of Georgia (complete itinerary)
Tour of the southernmost section of the Appalachian Trail , in the state of Georgia (United States), officially identified as section 17.2 of the AT in Georgia & North Carolina, within the immense Chattahoochee National Forest , from the Black Gap Shelter, located a mile and a half from the summit of Springer Mountain, to the Hawk Mountain Shelter.
In the first part of the stage, the approach trail reaches the starting point or kilometer zero of the Appalachian Trail, at its southern end, with the well-known identification plates located on the top of Springer Mountain, from which there is also a magnificent panoramic view. .
Signage board at the top of Springer Mountain. Kilometer zero of the Appalachian Trail, from its southern end
From the summit, the AT gradually descends for about four miles, to the popular Three Forks, the confluence point of the mighty Stover, Chester, and Long Creeks, which form Noontootla Creek there. The place is easily accessible by road (through the FR-42), and has a good parking space.
AT junction with Stover Creek
About a mile from Three Forks, already on the ascent to Hawk Mountain, there is a side detour to the north, which leads us, a short distance away, to the beautiful falls of Long Creek, at the base of which there is a space suitable for bathroom.
Long Creek Falls
Five kilometers later, continuing up the slope of Hawk Mountain, and surrounding the summit without reaching its top (until 1979 the AT did go over the top) is the Hawk Mountain Shelter, a shelter built in 1994 by the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club , and that has space for 12 people (with a mezzanine), cables to protect the food, latrine, fire ring, and a small nearby stream from which you can drink water.
Hawk Mountain Shelter
PPI Index: 59 HKG
Total distance: 16.83 km
Desn. cumulative ascent: 460.16 m
Desn. accumulated descent: 473.84 m
Maximum height: 1149.31 m
Minimum height: 782.61 m
Total time: 6:06:45 h
Moving time: 5:16:30 h
Stopped time: 0:50:15 h
Total average speed: 2.75 km/h
Average moving speed: 3.19 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 1 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Approach section to Springer Mountain. From Amicalola Falls State P to Black Gap Shelter
⇒ Link to next stage: 3 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Section 17.1 and 16 - From Hawk Mountain Shelter to Sassafras Mountain, Justus Mt. and Woody Gap
⇒ Link to the complete itinerary in Georgia: 146.09 km - Appalachian Trail in the State of Georgia (complete itinerary)
Tour of the southernmost section of the Appalachian Trail , in the state of Georgia (United States), officially identified as section 17.2 of the AT in Georgia & North Carolina, within the immense Chattahoochee National Forest , from the Black Gap Shelter, located a mile and a half from the summit of Springer Mountain, to the Hawk Mountain Shelter.
In the first part of the stage, the approach trail reaches the starting point or kilometer zero of the Appalachian Trail, at its southern end, with the well-known identification plates located on the top of Springer Mountain, from which there is also a magnificent panoramic view. .
Signage board at the top of Springer Mountain. Kilometer zero of the Appalachian Trail, from its southern end
From the summit, the AT gradually descends for about four miles, to the popular Three Forks, the confluence point of the mighty Stover, Chester, and Long Creeks, which form Noontootla Creek there. The place is easily accessible by road (through the FR-42), and has a good parking space.
AT junction with Stover Creek
About a mile from Three Forks, already on the ascent to Hawk Mountain, there is a side detour to the north, which leads us, a short distance away, to the beautiful falls of Long Creek, at the base of which there is a space suitable for bathroom.
Long Creek Falls
Five kilometers later, continuing up the slope of Hawk Mountain, and surrounding the summit without reaching its top (until 1979 the AT did go over the top) is the Hawk Mountain Shelter, a shelter built in 1994 by the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club , and that has space for 12 people (with a mezzanine), cables to protect the food, latrine, fire ring, and a small nearby stream from which you can drink water.
Hawk Mountain Shelter
PPI Index: 59 HKG
Total distance: 16.83 km
Desn. cumulative ascent: 460.16 m
Desn. accumulated descent: 473.84 m
Maximum height: 1149.31 m
Minimum height: 782.61 m
Total time: 6:06:45 h
Moving time: 5:16:30 h
Stopped time: 0:50:15 h
Total average speed: 2.75 km/h
Average moving speed: 3.19 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
Waypoints
Wilderness hut
3,228 ft
Inicio de la etapa en Black Gap Shelter
Inicio de la etapa en Black Gap Shelter
Panorama
3,395 ft
Vista de Springer Mountain, desde el ascenso a través del sendero de aproximación
View of Springer Mountain, from the ascent through the approach trail
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Summit
3,788 ft
Cima de Springer Mountain, extremo sur del Appalachian Trail. Kilómetro cero.
Top of Springer Mountain, southern end of the Appalachian Trail. Kilometer zero.
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Intersection
3,353 ft
Intersección del AT con la FR-42 y estacionamiento
Intersección del AT con la FR-42 y estacionamiento
Intersection
3,370 ft
Intersección del AT con el Benton MacKaye Trail
Intersección del AT con el Benton MacKaye Trail
River
3,230 ft
Riachuelo. Cruce del AT con el Stover Creek
Riachuelo. Cruce del AT con el Stover Creek
Wilderness hut
2,898 ft
Stover Creek Shelter, situado en la falda de Springer Mountain, a 2,8 millas de la cima
Stover Creek Shelter, located on the slopes of Springer Mountain, 2.8 miles from the top
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Waterfall
Intersection
3,120 ft
Intersección del AT con la FR-251. Hickory Flats
Intersección del AT con la FR-251. Hickory Flats
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Muchas gracias, Arturo. Coincido contigo. Es el rey.
Un gran abrazo