[at-l] Georgia AT - post number one...

[Richard Mann]

over that past coupla years i've been in georgia with my trusty surveyors wheel, and i've measured the entire trail from springer to bly gap, us many side trails, including the approach trail.  i've been working on the daunting task of putting all of this info on my website.  it is so much info that once i get started, i am overwhelemd, and i stop.  soooooo, i need to get this info out little by little.  there is a page out there on my website with some of this info, but it isn't accurate, so i don't have it linked...

what i am going to do is put it here a little at a time.  so here is post number one...

locations in ALL CAPS correspond to the entries in the Databook (my mileages differ and are accurate)...

SPRINGER MOUNTAIN TO THE NEW STOVER CREEK SHELTER

miles    location & information
  /footpath features/

0.00    SPRINGER MOUNTAIN
           > vista west - no tenting allowed
  /easy descent/

0.15    SPRINGER MOUNTAIN SHELTER
           > tenting, privy 140 paces east on rolling BB (mostly level blue blazed footpath)
           > shelter 120 further on rolling BB
           > water 95 paces further on rolling BB
           > second privy within sight just beyond shelter - /moderate descent/

  /easy descent/

0.24    southern terminus BMT
           > the white diamond blazed Benton Mackaye Trail heads east
           > the BMT is an alternate footpath from here through the Great Smoky Mtn NP

  /moderatly difficult descent due rocks and roots - watch your step/

0.98    USFS42
           > cross unpaved road to parking area
           > tenting possible here if you show up late

  /rolling footpath/

1.31    cross BMT

  /easy descent/

1.61    cross stream

  /easy rolling footpath/

1.94    cross BMT
  /easy rolling footpath, then easy descent/

2.67    cross wooden bridge over stream
  /mostly easy descent, some easy rolling footpath/

2.80    THE NEW STOVER CREEK SHELTER - east on BB
           > shelter/tenting 125 paces on BB - /easy ascent/
           > water 115 paces further on BB - /easy descent/
           > privy?