8 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Sección 12.1. Desde Tray Mountain Shelter, a Kelly Knob y Dicks Creek Gap - US-76
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 11.74 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,812 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 4,423 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,272 ft
- TrailRank
- 71
- Min elevation
- 2,661 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 6 hours one minute
- Coordinates
- 1637
- Uploaded
- March 30, 2016
- Recorded
- March 2016
near Mountain Scene, Georgia (United States)
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stage 8
⇐ Link to previous stage: 7 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Section 12.2 - From Unicoi Gap to Rocky Mountain, Tray Mountain and Tray Mountain Shelter
⇒ Link to the next stage: 9 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA - Sections 11 and 10.2 - From Dicks Creek Gap to the Muskrat Creek Shelter
⇒ Link to the complete itinerary in Georgia: 146.09 km - Appalachian Trail in the State of Georgia (complete itinerary)
Tour of the Appalachian Trail (Appalachian Trail), as it passes through the state of Georgia (United States), in a south to north direction), from the Tray Mountain Shelter, to Dicks Creek Gap, at the intersection of the trail with the route US-76.
This section of the trail corresponds to the first part of section 12, of the official distribution of sections of the Appalachian Trail, in the states of Georgia and North Carolina.
We started the tour very early, at dawn. The surroundings of the Tray Mountain Shelter were full of small tents, from the many "hikers" who had been arriving during the previous day, and who took advantage of the last minutes of sleep.
With the only exception of the modest Kelly Knob (4,276 feet), from where you can enjoy a good panoramic view, the stage has no major climbs.
Starting at Tray Mountain, the trail runs at an elevation of approximately 3,500 feet, alternating between small hills and fairly flat areas, following the crest of the Blue Ridge mountain range into the Chattahoochee National Forest.
Already in the last 4 km, the AT descends to the 2,675 feet altitude of Dicks Creek Gap, where there is ample and safe parking.
Less than a kilometer west of this intersection, is the Top of Georgia (*), a shelter for mountaineers, which has accommodation in bunk beds, with breakfast, kitchen, small supply store and showers, and also allows camping in its surroundings, also offering free transportation to various points along the trail. A good option to spend the night, always reserving in advance.
(*) Top of Georgia was sold in 2019, and the new owners renovated it and opened it as Around the Bend .
PPI Index: 95 HKG
Total distance: 19.11 km
Desn. cumulative ascent: 864 m
Desn. cumulative descent: 1338.5 m
Maximum height: 1284.9 m
Minimum height: 806.2 m
Total time: 6:01:01 h
Moving time: 5:21:11 h
Stopped time: 0:39:50 h
Total average speed: 3.18 km/h
Average moving speed: 3.57 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
⇐ Link to previous stage: 7 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Section 12.2 - From Unicoi Gap to Rocky Mountain, Tray Mountain and Tray Mountain Shelter
⇒ Link to the next stage: 9 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA - Sections 11 and 10.2 - From Dicks Creek Gap to the Muskrat Creek Shelter
⇒ Link to the complete itinerary in Georgia: 146.09 km - Appalachian Trail in the State of Georgia (complete itinerary)
Tour of the Appalachian Trail (Appalachian Trail), as it passes through the state of Georgia (United States), in a south to north direction), from the Tray Mountain Shelter, to Dicks Creek Gap, at the intersection of the trail with the route US-76.
This section of the trail corresponds to the first part of section 12, of the official distribution of sections of the Appalachian Trail, in the states of Georgia and North Carolina.
We started the tour very early, at dawn. The surroundings of the Tray Mountain Shelter were full of small tents, from the many "hikers" who had been arriving during the previous day, and who took advantage of the last minutes of sleep.
With the only exception of the modest Kelly Knob (4,276 feet), from where you can enjoy a good panoramic view, the stage has no major climbs.
Starting at Tray Mountain, the trail runs at an elevation of approximately 3,500 feet, alternating between small hills and fairly flat areas, following the crest of the Blue Ridge mountain range into the Chattahoochee National Forest.
Already in the last 4 km, the AT descends to the 2,675 feet altitude of Dicks Creek Gap, where there is ample and safe parking.
Less than a kilometer west of this intersection, is the Top of Georgia (*), a shelter for mountaineers, which has accommodation in bunk beds, with breakfast, kitchen, small supply store and showers, and also allows camping in its surroundings, also offering free transportation to various points along the trail. A good option to spend the night, always reserving in advance.
(*) Top of Georgia was sold in 2019, and the new owners renovated it and opened it as Around the Bend .
PPI Index: 95 HKG
Total distance: 19.11 km
Desn. cumulative ascent: 864 m
Desn. cumulative descent: 1338.5 m
Maximum height: 1284.9 m
Minimum height: 806.2 m
Total time: 6:01:01 h
Moving time: 5:21:11 h
Stopped time: 0:39:50 h
Total average speed: 3.18 km/h
Average moving speed: 3.57 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
Waypoints
Wilderness hut
4,264 ft
Tray Mountain Shelter. Inicio de la etapa, al amanecer
Tray Mountain Shelter. Inicio de la etapa, al amanecer
Photo
3,496 ft
Sucesión de pequeñas colinas, entre Tray Mountain y Kelly Knob
Sucesión de pequeñas colinas, entre Tray Mountain y Kelly Knob
Mountain pass
3,537 ft
Sassafras Gap (3.500 pies). Zona de acampada y agua
Sassafras Gap (3.500 pies). Zona de acampada y agua
Summit
4,148 ft
Cima de Kelly Knob (4.276 pìes). Buena vista panorámica, entre las ramas de los árboles
Top of Kelly Knob (4,276 pìes). Good panoramic view, between the branches of the trees
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Panorama
3,901 ft
Magnífica vista panorámica, en un corto desvío lateral, antes de McClure Gap
Magnificent panoramic view, in a short side detour, before McClure Gap
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Intersection
2,671 ft
Dicks Creek Gap. Intersección del AT con la US-76. Top of Georgia
Dicks Creek Gap. Intersección del AT con la US-76. Top of Georgia
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