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Appalachian Trail Shelter Listing 2019 at a Time 2019 Appalachian Trail Shelter listing Updated: 01/24/19 One Blaze This is a listing of Appalachian Trail shelters Appalachian See Legend on page 11 W h et Courtesy of WhiteBlaze Pages ©, A Complete Appalachian Trail Guidebook. www.whiteblazepages.com. iteBlaze.n NoBo Trail GPS SoBo Mile Features Description Coords Elev Mile (0.2E) Springer Mountain Shelter, water (spring) 80 yards on a blue blazed trail in front of the shelter but is known to go W+t(18) dry, tenting, privy, 2 bear boxes. N 34 37.760, 3730 0.2 s(12)EpJ(2)` Benton MacKaye Trail (southern terminus) is located 50 yards north on the AT. W 84 11.565 2191.8 >2.6>7.9>15.5 (0.1E) Stover Creek Shelter, water behind shelter is often dry but good water can be found where trail crosses Stover Creek w+t(3) N 34 39.017, 100 yards north of shelter, tent pads, privy, bear cables. 2954 2.8 s(16)EpJ` W 84 11.832 2189.2 2.6<>5.3>12.9>24.9 (0.2W) Hawk Mountain Shelter, water is located 400 yards on a blue blazed trail behind the shelter, tent pads, privy, bear w+t N 34 39.965, cables. 3194 8.1 s(12)EpJ` W 84 08.183 2183.9 7.9<5.3<>7.6>19.6>20.8 (0.1W) Gooch Mountain Shelter, water (spring) is located 100 yards behind the shelter, tent pads that can accommodate two w+t(12) s(14) N 34 39.344, tents each, privy, bear box. 3000 15.7 EpJ` W 84 02.999 2176.3 15.5<12.9<7.6<>12.0>13.2>22.3 Bird Gap (0.4W) Woods Hole Shelter, water (stream) on trail to shelter is unreliable in dry months, privy, tenting, bear cables. N 34 44.228, 27.7 W+t s(7)EpJ` 3650 2164.3 24.9<19.6<12.0<>1.2>10.3>15.1 W 83 57.300 Bird Gap, Freeman Trail just east bypasses Blood Mtn. and rejoins AT at Flatrock Gap Blood Mountain, open rocky summit. s(8)pZv` N 34 44.399, 28.9 Blood Mountain Shelter, is located south of summit, no water at shelter, privy, view. Fires are not permitted. W 83 56.243 4461 2163.1 20.8<13.2<1.2<>9.1>13.9>21.2 w+Z t(3)s(7) Crest Wildcat Mountain. (1.2E) Whitley Gap Shelter, water (spring) located (0.2) beyond shelter, privy, (0.1E) beyond shelter N 34 42.743, 38.0 3370 2154.0 Ep Jv` to tent sites, 22.3<10.3<9.1<>4.8>12.1>20.2 W 83 50.064 Blue blaze 190 yards east to Low Gap Shelter, water located 30 yards in front of shelter, tenting, privy, bear cables. N 34 46.576, wt(4) s(7)EpJ` 3050 42.8 15.1<13.9<4.8<>7.3>15.4>22.8 W 83 49.470 2149.2 Blue Mountain Shelter (no potable water) at shelter, water (spring) located (0.1) south of shelter on AT, tenting, privy, bear wt(4) s(7)EpJ` N 34 49.033, 50.1 cables. W 83 46.004 3900 2141.9 21.2<12.1<7.3<>8.1>15.5>23.6 Blue blaze trail 150 yards to Tray Mountain Shelter, water (spring) located 250 yards behind shelter, tenting, privy, bear w+t(3) s(7)EpJ` N 34 48.238, 58.2 cables. W 83 40.614 4200 2133.8 20.2<15.4<8.1<>7.4>15.5>22.8 w+t(4) s(12) (0.3E) Deep Gap Shelter, water (spring) is located (0.1) south on the trail to the shelter, tenting, privy, bear cables. N 34 52.941, 3550 65.6 EpJ` 22.8<15.5<7.4<>8.1>15.4>20.3 W 83 38.772 2126.4 Plumarchard Gap. (0.2E) Plumarchard Gap Shelter, water located 200 yards west on AT beyond shelter, tenting, privy, bear w+t(6) s(14) cables. Caution the stump in front of the shelter has been home to copperhead snakes. N 34 56.762, 3050 73.7 EpJ` Creek on trail to shelter and spring (0.1W) of AT. W 83 35.298 2118.3 23.6<15.5<8.1<>7.3>12.2>19.8 Blue blaze 100 feet east to Muskrat Creek Shelter, water (spring) is located behind shelter, tenting, privy. N 35 01.232, w+t s(8)Ep` 4600 81.0 22.8<15.4<7.3<>4.9>12.5>21.2 W 83 34.896 2111.0 Blue blaze 250 feet east to Standing Indian Shelter, water (creek) located 70 yards downhill from shelter, tenting, privy. N 35 02.520, wts(8)Ep` 4760 85.9 20.3<12.2<4.9<>7.6>16.3>19.7 W 83 32.884 2106.1 Blue blaze 100 feet east to Carter Gap Shelter, water (spring) is located 200 yards west on blue blaze trail, tenting, privy. N 34 59.939, wts(8)Ep` 4540 93.5 19.8<12.5<7.6<>8.7>12.1>19.6 W 83 29.648 2098.5 (0.1W) Long Branch Shelter, water, tent sites, privy. N 35 04.198, w+t(5) s(16)Ep` 4932 102.2 21.2<16.3<8.7<>3.4>10.9>18.2 W 83 29.889 2089.8 Blue blaze 300 feet west to Rock Gap Shelter, water (spring) is known to go dry, privy. N 35 05.486, W+s(8)Ep` 3760 105.6 19.7<12.1<3.4<>7.5>14.8>19.6 W 83 31.386 2086.4 Northern end of blue blaze of Siler Bald Loop(0.5E) Siler Bald Shelter, water (spring) is located 300 feet south of shelter on w+t s(8)pJ` N 35 08.648, 113.1 loop trail, tenting, privy, bear cable, south end of loop trail to shelter. W 83 34.350 4600 2078.9 19.6<10.9<7.5<>7.3>12.1>17.9 Wayah Shelter, shelter on AT. Water (Little Laurel Creek) is located 600 feet west of AT on blue blazed trail, tent sites, privy. N 35 11.367, wt(5) s(8)Ep` 4480 120.4 18.2<14.8<7.3<>4.8>10.6>15.5 W 83 33.864 2071.6 Cold Spring Shelter, water located 5 yards in front of the shelter, privy, tent sites located (0.1) north on AT, bear cables. N 35 13.854, wts(6)EpJ` 4920 125.2 19.6<12.1<4.8<>5.8>10.7>18.6 W 83 33.594 2066.8 (0.1W) Wesser Bald Shelter, water (spring) located (0.1) south on AT then 75 yards on a blue blazed trail, tenting, privy, bear +t s(8)EpJ` N 35 16.941, 131.0 cables. Blue blazed Wesser Bald Trail (2.0) east to Wesser Creek Road. W 83 34.932 4115 2061.0 17.9<10.6<5.8<>4.9>12.8>21.9 200 feet east to A. Rufus Morgan Shelter, water (stream) located west of shelter AT, tenting, privy. N 35 19.451, w+t s(6)Ep` 2300 135.9 15.5<10.7<4.9<>7.9>17.0>23.3 W 83 35.412 2056.1 (0.1W) Sassafras Gap Shelter, water (spring) is reliable and located in front of shelter, tenting, privy. N 35 19.841, w+t s(14)Ep` 4330 143.8 18.6<12.8<7.9<>9.1>15.4>22.1 W 83 40.020 2048.2 Trail leads 70 yards east to Brown Fork Gap Shelter, water (spring) is reliable located on the right of shelter, tenting, privy. N 35 22.454, w+t s(8)Ep` 3800 152.9 21.9<17.0<9.1<>6.3>13.0>24.9 W 83 44.034 2039.1 Cable Gap Shelter, water (spring) located in front of shelter, tenting privy. N 35 24.913, wts(6)EpJ` 2880 159.2 23.3<15.4<6.3<>6.7>18.6>21.7 W 83 46.416 2032.8 (0.1E) on paved sidewalk to Fontana Dam Shelter “Fontana Hilton”, water, tenting, shower, restroom. N 35 26.912, w+t s(24)ERSD` 1775 165.9 22.1<13.0<6.7<>11.9>15.0>17.9 W 83 47.638 2026.1 Mollies Ridge Shelter, water (spring) located 200 yards to the right of the shelter, bear cables. N 35 32.753, Ws(12)J` 4570 177.8 24.9<18.6<11.9<>3.1>6.0>12.1 W 83 47.618 2014.2 Russell Field Shelter, water (spring) located 150 yards down the Russell Field Trail toward Cades Cove, bear cables. N 35 33.704, w+s(14)J` 4360 180.9 21.7<15.0<3.1<>2.9>9.0>14.7 W 83 45.996 2011.1 - 1 - of 11| 2019 Appalachian Trail Shelter listing, courtesy of WhiteBlaze Pages © www.whiteblazepages.com at a Time 2019 Appalachian Trail Shelter listing Updated: 01/24/19 One Blaze This is a listing of Appalachian Trail shelters Appalachian See Legend on page 11 W h et Courtesy of WhiteBlaze Pages ©, A Complete Appalachian Trail Guidebook. www.whiteblazepages.com. iteBlaze.n NoBo Trail GPS SoBo Mile Features Description Coords Elev Mile (0.15) east down Eagle Creek Trail to Spence Field Shelter, water (spring) 150 yards down the Eagle Creek Trail, privy, bear cables.
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