Thursday, September 26, 2013

Choose your shelter in Georgia!

Depending on the weather, terrain and just how far I feel like hiking, there are plenty of shelters along the way.

After leaving Springer Shelter, the following shelters are along the way.

2.8 mile mark Stover Creek Shelter. An alternative if Springer shelter is packed.

   


8.1 mile mark is Hawk Mountain Shelter.



15.8 mile mark Gooch Mountain Shelter.


28.1 mile mark  Woods Hole Shelter  Requires a bear resistant canister to camp there.
mm 3.6 Woods Hole Shelter. GPS N34.7372 W83.9549  Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com

29.3 mile mark Blood Mountain Shelter.  Requires a bear resistant canister to camp here.
Blood Mountain Shelter from Abov

Historical building from 1934.

38.4 mile mark Whitley Gap Shelter


43.2 mile mark  Low Gap Shelter  built  up to be level.   Notice the Georgia style..


50.5 mile marker Blue Mountain Shelter


58.6 mile marker Tray Mountain Shelter


66 mile mark Deep Gap Shelter


71.4 mile mark  Plumorchard Gap Shelter



 Sign..



These shelters will lead you onto North Carolina..  at the 78.5 mile mark.



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