24 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - TENNESSEE - Sección 16.1 y 15.2 - De Groundhog Creek Shelter a Max Patch y Walnut Mountain Shelter
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 12.88 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,725 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,983 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,646 ft
- TrailRank
- 70
- Min elevation
- 2,844 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 7 hours 37 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1792
- Uploaded
- October 20, 2016
- Recorded
- October 2016
near Waterville, North Carolina (United States)
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Stage 24
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 23 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - TENNESSEE - Section 16.2 - From Standing Bear Hostel -Green Corner Road, TN, to Groundhog Creek Shelter
⇒ Link to next stage: 25 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - TENNESSEE - Section 15.1 - From Walnut Mountain Shelter to Bluff Mountain and Spring Creek, Hot Springs
Tour of the Appalachian Trail ( Appalachian Trail ), as it passes through the states of North Carolina and Tennessee (United States), from south to north.
The stage starts from the Groundhog Creek Shelter, ending at the Walnut Mountain Shelter, and corresponds to section 16.1 and 15.2 of the trail, in accordance with the official distribution of stages in the state of Tennessee, although in a good part of the route, the trail It follows the border line between the states of Tennessee and North Carolina.
At this stage, the Appalachian Trail passes, among other outstanding places, through the top of Max Patch (4,629 feet) and Walnut Mountain.
Originally, the Appalachian Trail bypassed the cleared crest of the Max Patch, which was private property. Its extraordinary panoramic views were frequently sought after by hikers who came to the place on foot or by car, and who, in order to access the summit, paid their owner a kind of right of way (a quarter of a dollar for hikers, and half a dollar for the vehicles).
The place, which is currently public property, was once used as pasture, and even as a runway for landing and taking off small planes.
From this privileged vantage point, which continues to attract many visitors, you can see a 360º panoramic view, which includes a good perspective of Mt. Mitchell (6,684 feet) and the Black Mountains, to the east, as well as some other peaks of the Smoky Mountains.
Summit of the Max Patch (4,629 ft)
PPI Index: 92 HKG
Total distance: 20.64 km
Desn. cumulative ascent: 1139.24 m
Desn. accumulated descent: 705.77 m
Maximum height: 1409.03 m
Minimum height: 859.83 m
Total time: 7:37:25 h
Moving time: 6:29:21 h
Stopped time: 1:08:04 h
Total average speed: 2.71 km/h
Average moving speed: 3.18 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 23 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - TENNESSEE - Section 16.2 - From Standing Bear Hostel -Green Corner Road, TN, to Groundhog Creek Shelter
⇒ Link to next stage: 25 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - TENNESSEE - Section 15.1 - From Walnut Mountain Shelter to Bluff Mountain and Spring Creek, Hot Springs
Tour of the Appalachian Trail ( Appalachian Trail ), as it passes through the states of North Carolina and Tennessee (United States), from south to north.
The stage starts from the Groundhog Creek Shelter, ending at the Walnut Mountain Shelter, and corresponds to section 16.1 and 15.2 of the trail, in accordance with the official distribution of stages in the state of Tennessee, although in a good part of the route, the trail It follows the border line between the states of Tennessee and North Carolina.
At this stage, the Appalachian Trail passes, among other outstanding places, through the top of Max Patch (4,629 feet) and Walnut Mountain.
Originally, the Appalachian Trail bypassed the cleared crest of the Max Patch, which was private property. Its extraordinary panoramic views were frequently sought after by hikers who came to the place on foot or by car, and who, in order to access the summit, paid their owner a kind of right of way (a quarter of a dollar for hikers, and half a dollar for the vehicles).
The place, which is currently public property, was once used as pasture, and even as a runway for landing and taking off small planes.
From this privileged vantage point, which continues to attract many visitors, you can see a 360º panoramic view, which includes a good perspective of Mt. Mitchell (6,684 feet) and the Black Mountains, to the east, as well as some other peaks of the Smoky Mountains.
Summit of the Max Patch (4,629 ft)
PPI Index: 92 HKG
Total distance: 20.64 km
Desn. cumulative ascent: 1139.24 m
Desn. accumulated descent: 705.77 m
Maximum height: 1409.03 m
Minimum height: 859.83 m
Total time: 7:37:25 h
Moving time: 6:29:21 h
Stopped time: 1:08:04 h
Total average speed: 2.71 km/h
Average moving speed: 3.18 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
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Sendero en la zona alta de la cresta. Sin vistas
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