Wikiloc | Appalachian Trail - Georgia (NoBo from Unicoi Gap to Dicks Creek Gap) Trail

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Distance: 16.02 mi
Elevation gain: 4,701 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 4,993 ft
Max elevation: 4,350 ft
TrailRank: 37
Min elevation: 2,546 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 6 hours 45 minutes
Time: 7 hours 41 minutes
Coordinates: 4617
Uploaded: October 14, 2022
Recorded: October 2022

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near Mountain Scene, Georgia (United States)

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Day 6/7 of slackpacking Georgia on the AT. Trip organized by Above the Clouds Hostel in Suches (highly recommended).

Got dropped off at Unicoi Gap and picked up at Dicks Creek Gap.

This section is pretty long, as well as fairly strenuous. Steep climb to start, steep descent to finish and nothing but going up and down in between. The trail is reasonably even - some rocks, but not too many roots. Well maintained and marked with white blazes.

The views from Rocky Mountain are better than the view from Tray Mountain. Most of the time you're going through the trees, but there's some variety - changing leaves in the fall, rhododendron groves and a laurel forest in the last few miles.

I saw a black bear at the very beginning. He ran off as soon as he spotted me, not a problem.