Appalachian Trail Hiking Guide - Georgia ONLY $6.00 Hiking guide with descriptions and maps for the 78.5 miles the Appalachian Trail travels in Georgia. The guide is broken down by five sections of the AT. The book comes to you delivered as a pdf file via email. Use the buy now button and we will send you the file via email usually within 24 hours of receiving payment. Happy Hiking!

Appalachian Trail Georgia

The Appalachian Trail travels 78.5 miles in Georgia.  It all starts or ends on the Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the trail.  Some may find it surprising that the AT never falls under 2500 feet in elevation in Georgia with a high point of 4461 feet at Blood Mountain.

Blood Mountain is the most visited spot along the Appalachian Trail south of Clingmans Dome and the 40,000 visitors per year has taken its toll on the area as well as the shelter located near the summit.  The trail in Georgia features many steep up and downs and those trying to get an early spring start could find cold rain, sleet or snow in these higher elevations in the southern Appalachians. To reach the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail on the 3782 foot summit of Springer Mountain, you have three options.  The first and most popular is to begin at the visitor center at Amicalola Falls State Park and take the 8.8 mile Approach Trail to Springer Mountain.  This trail is steep at times and climbs almost the whole way with an elevation gain of over 2000 feet.

Another option is to take USFS 28 to Nimblewill Gap and then take the Approach Trail another 2.8 miles to the summit of Springer Mountain.  This option requires driving on some rough and at times, muddy forest service roads. The quickest and easiest way to get to the southern terminus at Springer Mountain is to take USFS 42 to the crossing of the Appalachian Trail about one mile north of the summit.  This will mean retracing your steps, however it will save you many miles compared to hiking the Approach Trail.  USFS 42 is a well graded gravel road that is suitable for all vehicles.

It all starts at Springer Mountain and as you hike north you'll find other memorable places along the Appalachian Trail in Georgia including Long Creek Falls, Sassafras Mountain, Justus Mountain, Ramrock Mountain, Big Cedar Mountain, Blood Mountain, Levelland Mountain, Wolf Laurel Top, Cowrock Mountain, Wildcat Mountain, Poor Mountain, Sheep Rock Top, Blue Mountain, Rocky Mountain, Cheese Factory Site, Tray Mountain, Kelly Knob, and Powell Mountain.

Use the links above to explore different sections of the trail and look below for a detailed description of major points of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. We suggest checking out Appalachian Trail Guide to North Carolina-Georgia and Appalachian Trail, Springer Mountain to Davenport Gap (National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map) to help plan your Appalachian Trail adventure.

Appalachian Trail GPS Tracks $1.97 Get the complete GPS Tracks for the AT in Georgia for ONLY $1.97!  This .gpx file includes waypoints for all trail shelters along the trail in Georgia and many of the official AT parking areas.  Use the BUY NOW button below and we'll send you the file via e-mail!  Happy Hiking! NOTE: Some trail relocation may have occurred, which may not be reflected with our GPS Tracks.  The tracks are very close to the current trail.

First blaze and plaque on Springer Mountain

View from Tray Mountain

Miles from Springer Mtn	Elevation	Key points along the Appalachian Trail in Georgia (South to North)
0.0	3782 feet	First white blaze & plaque on Springer Mountain
0.2	3730 feet	Springer Mountain Shelter
1.0	3350 feet	USFS 42
2.8	2870 feet	Stover Creek Shelter
3.8	2660 feet	Stover Creek
4.3	2530 feet	Three Forks, USFS 58
5.2	2800 feet	Trail to Long Creek Falls
6.2	3000 feet	USFS 251
8.1	3200 feet	Hawk Mountain Shelter
8.6	2854 feet	Hightower Gap, USFS 42/69
10.5	2673 feet	Horse Gap
12.2	2800 feet	Cooper Gap, USFS 42/80
12.9	3224 feet	Justus Mountain
14.3	2550 feet	Justus Creek
15.8	3000 feet	Gooch Mountain Shelter
17.3	2821 feet	Gooch Gap, USFS 42
19.6	3260 feet	Ramrock Mountain
21.1	3173 feet	Woody Gap, GA 60 (Suches, GA 30572)
22.1	3737 feet	Big Cedar Mountain
23.4	3300 feet	Dan Gap
24.3	3050 feet	Lance Creek
26.2	3480 feet	Burnett Field Mountain
26.7	3250 feet	Jarrard Gap
28.1	3650 feet	Bird Gap, Wood Hole Shelter, Freeman Trail
28.5	3800 feet	Slaughter Creek Campsite
29.3	4450 feet	Blood Mountain, Blood Mountain Shelter.  Highest point in Georgia along the AT.
30.7	3450 feet	Flatrock Gap, Trail to Byron Reese Memorial
31.7	3125 feet	Neel Gap, US 19/129
32.8	3690 feet	Bull Gap
33.2	3942 feet	Levelland Mountain
33.9	3470 feet	Swaim Gap
34.7	3520 feet	Rock Spring Top
35.4	3766 feet	Wolf Laurel Top
35.9	3800 feet	Baggs Creek Gap
36.7	3842 feet	Cowrock Mountain
37.7	3138 feet	Tesnatee Gap, GA 348
38.4	3370 feet	Whitley Gap Shelter
38.6	3450 feet	Hogpen Gap, GA 348
39.5	3470 feet	White Oak Stamp
40.6	3620 feet	Poor Mountain
42.4	3600 feet	Sheep Rock Top
43.2	3050 feet	Low Gap Shelter
44.6	2990 feet	Poplar Stamp Gap
47.0	3300 feet	Cold Springs Gap
48.2	3500 feet	Chattahoochee Gap
48.9	3485 feet	Red Clay Gap
49.6	3600 feet	Campsite
49.8	3500 feet	Spring
50.5	3900 feet	Blue Mountain Shelter
51.4	4025 feet	Blue Mountain
52.9	2949 feet	Unicoi Gap, GA 75 (Helen, GA 30545)
53.5	3300 feet	Stream
54.3	4017 feet	Rocky Mountain
55.6	3113 feet	Indian Grave Gap, USFS 283
56.3	3580 feet	Tray Mountain Road aka USFS 79
56.6	3590 feet	Cheese Factory site
57.3	3847 feet	Tray Mountain Road aka USFS 79
58.1	4430 feet	Tray Mountain
58.6	4200 feet	Tray Mountain Shelter
62.2	3400 feet	Swag of the Blue Ridge
63.3	3500 feet	Sassafras Gap
64.2	3304 feet	Addis Gap
65.2	4276 feet	Kelly Knob
66.0	3550 feet	Deep Gap Shelter
67.2	3650 feet	McClure Gap
67.4	3850 feet	Powell Mountain
68.4	3200 feet	Moreland Gap
69.0	2650 feet	Streams
69.6	2675 feet	Dicks Creek Gap, US 76 (Hiawassee, GA 30546)
70.7	3150 feet	Campsite
71.4	2900 feet	Cowart Gap
72.9	3550 feet	Bull Gap
74.1	3050 feet	Plumorchard Gap Shelter
74.8	3460 feet	As Knob
75.4	3020 feet	Blue Ridge Gap
76.4	3500 feet	Campsite
76.6	3390 feet	Rich Cove Gap
78.5	3825 feet	GA-NC State Line

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