Dicks Creek Gap
Location: 34.9122959, -83.6187839
Trailhead where the AT intersects with Ga. Hwy 76
Cowart Gap
Location: 34.9128871, -83.6001903
The first waypoint on the trail. A sign is posted with the name of the Gap.
Waypoint
Location: 34.9311872, -83.6012993
After a couple of good up and downs you reach the highest elevation of the trip till Bly Gap. A great winter viewing area.
Plum Orchard Gap
Location: 34.9460357, -83.5908704
There is a shelter .2 miles off of the trail here. This is about the halfway point of the 8.5 mile trek. A good campsite is there and a great place to take a break.
Blue Ridge Gap
Location: 34.9577489, -83.5959433
An intersection with a forrest road. Not much there but a sign tells the name of the gap.
Border/Bly Gap
Location: 34.9942662, -83.5995051
Here is the Georgia/North Carolina border. There is a good campsite several yards past the sign at Bly Gap. However there is no sign designating the gap. This is where we turned around and retraced our steps to make this a pretty tough 17.5 mile dayhike.
Dicks Creek Gap
Location: 34.9123994, -83.6166
The monument at Dicks Creek Gap. This is the trailhead for this hike.
Cowart Gap
Location: 34.9129625, -83.5975456
The sign at Cowart Gap. The first waypoint on the hike.
Plum Orchard Gap
Location: 34.9463173, -83.5874176
The sign at Plum Orchard Gap. There is a shelter and water source .2 miles off of the trail here.
Blue Ridge Gap
Location: 34.9578546, -83.5932541
The sign at Blue Ridge Gap. This is where you cross Upper Hightower Road.
Georgia/North Carolina Border
Location: 34.9923162, -83.5987473
The sign at the state line just before Bly Gap at the end of the Ga. AT.
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