Wikiloc | Appalachian Trail - Georgia (approach trail NoBo from Amicalola Falls to Springer Mt.) Trail

Download

Trail photos

Photo ofAppalachian Trail - Georgia (approach trail NoBo from Amicalola Falls to Springer Mt.)

Author

masa23

1,745 113 1600

See more trails from this author

Trail stats

Distance: 9.25 mi
Elevation gain: 3,045 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 1,476 ft
Max elevation: 3,684 ft
TrailRank: 37
Min elevation: 1,677 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 4 hours
Time: 4 hours 58 minutes
Coordinates: 2661
Uploaded: October 8, 2022
Recorded: October 2022

Be the first to clap

near Amicalola, Georgia (United States)

Viewed 96 times, downloaded 8 times

Trail photos

Itinerary description

Day 1/7 of slackpacking Georgia on the AT. Trip organized by Above the Clouds Hostel in Suches (highly recommended).

Got dropped off at the Amicalola Falls Visitors' Center (under construction in October 2022) and picked up at Springer Mt parking lot.

The beginning of the approach trail to the top of Amicalola Falls consist of several hundred steps. After that, it's a narrow forrest trail, sometimes with rocks or tree roots, but well maintained. There is a lot of accumulated elevation gain, but nothing too steep or long.

The approach trail is marked with light blue blazes until Springer Mt., the official southern terminus of the AT. After the terminus, you follow the white AT blazes.

The best view is probably at Amicalola Falls - the rest of the trail is under dense tree coverage.