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Trail stats
- Distance
- 32.05 mi
- Elevation gain
- 7,306 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 7,329 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,400 ft
- TrailRank
-
31
4
- Min elevation
- 2,600 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 2560
- Uploaded
- August 4, 2009
- Recorded
- August 2009
near Three Forks, Georgia (United States)
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Itinerary description
Waypoints
Wilderness hut
3,196 ft
Black Gap Shelter
Id : 5 Type : Shelter Info : None Name : Black Gap Shelter Notes : Black Gap Shelter is located 300 feet W of trail. Water is downhill--gb,173 Source : ATC Official : No Near_at : Yes Fee : No Capacity : 0 Accuracy : Approximate Location County : Gilmer State : Georgia Quad_24k : NIMBLEWILL Quad_id : 34084-E2 Zone : 16 Segment : 0 At_land : No Camping : Unknown Club : Georgia Appalachian Trail Club Usfs_land : Yes Waypoint : Black Gap
Wilderness hut
3,606 ft
Woods Hole Shelter
Id : 243 Type : Shelter Info : None Name : Woods Hole Shelter Notes : No water at shelter; spring (may be dry) is midway between AT and shelter; relia Source : ATC Official : Yes Near_at : Yes Fee : No Capacity : 7 Accuracy : GPS County : Union State : Georgia Quad_24k : NEELS GAP Quad_id : 34083-F8 Zone : 17 Segment : 644 At_land : No Camping : Unknown Club : Georgia Appalachian Trail Club Usfs_land : Yes Waypoint : Woods Hole
Wilderness hut
4,401 ft
Blood Mountain Shelter
Id : 244 Type : Shelter Info : None Name : Blood Mountain Shelter Notes : Blood Mtn Shelter may be closed in future, check w/ USFS or ATC; no water--gb, 1 Source : ATC Official : Yes Near_at : Yes Fee : No Capacity : 0 Accuracy : GPS County : Lumpkin State : Georgia Quad_24k : NEELS GAP Quad_id : 34083-F8 Zone : 17 Segment : 644 At_land : No Camping : Unknown Club : Georgia Appalachian Trail Club Usfs_land : Yes Waypoint : Blood Mtn
Wilderness hut
2,936 ft
Gooch Mountain Shelter
Id : 286 Type : Shelter Info : None Name : Gooch Mountain Shelter Notes : A spring is approx 0.2 mi S of shelter, directly on the AT--gb, 157 Source : ATC Official : Yes Near_at : Yes Fee : No Capacity : 12 Accuracy : GPS County : Union State : Georgia Quad_24k : SUCHES Quad_id : 34084-F1 Zone : 16 Segment : 645 At_land : No Camping : Yes Club : Georgia Appalachian Trail Club Usfs_land : Yes Waypoint : Gooch Mtn
Wilderness hut
3,720 ft
Springer Mountain Shelter
Id : 287 Type : Shelter Info : None Name : Springer Mountain Shelter Notes : Spring nearby, but water might be scarce in dry weather--gb, 167 Source : ATC Official : Yes Near_at : Yes Fee : No Capacity : 12 Accuracy : GPS County : Fannin State : Georgia Quad_24k : NOONTOOTLA Quad_id : 34084-F2 Zone : 16 Segment : 646 At_land : No Camping : Yes Club : Georgia Appalachian Trail Club Usfs_land : Yes Waypoint : Springer
Wilderness hut
3,149 ft
Hawk Mountain Shelter
Id : 288 Type : Shelter Info : None Name : Hawk Mountain Shelter Notes : Water can be found about 400 yds behind shelter--gb, 169 Source : ATC Official : Yes Near_at : Yes Fee : No Capacity : 12 Accuracy : GPS County : Union State : Georgia Quad_24k : NOONTOOTLA Quad_id : 34084-F2 Zone : 16 Segment : 646 At_land : No Camping : Unknown Club : Georgia Appalachian Trail Club Usfs_land : Yes Waypoint : Hawk Mtn
Wilderness hut
2,955 ft
Stover Creek Shelter
Id : 289 Type : Shelter Info : None Name : Stover Creek Shelter Notes : Water can be acquired from Stover Creek--JK Source : ATC Official : Yes Near_at : Yes Fee : No Capacity : 6 Accuracy : GPS County : Fannin State : Georgia Quad_24k : NOONTOOTLA Quad_id : 34084-F2 Zone : 16 Segment : 646 At_land : No Camping : Unknown Club : Georgia Appalachian Trail Club Usfs_land : Yes Waypoint : Stover Crk
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The AT is unbelievably beautiful. Thanks for sharing the tracks for the entire length. This must have been an incredible hike!
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Easy to follow
Scenery
Moderate
Trail is well marked (white blaze) and pretty hard to miss. The trail is sometimes re-routed to allow for re-growth/rejuvenation so GPS data from a few years ago may not match hiking reality. I recently hiked the first 350 miles and did not use GPS or feel the need to do so.
The physical side of the hike is demanding especially if you are doing good mileage on a daily basis. But I was really surprised by the 'logistics' difficulties (water re-supply, food re-supply, campsite selection (arrive late and risk not getting a spot, or end up with the badly sloped or muddy site). In-hike planning was necessary on a daily basis with frequent revisions... a 3 mile section may be accomplished in less than an hour or take longer than 3 hours which impacts your food and water needs as well as where you spend the night (shelters are nice in thunderstorms).
Previous conditioning (with elevation changes) a light pack (frequent re-supply) and a guide book (AWOL) with planning skills will increase your chance of success/enjoyment of this classic trail.