Waypoint: RussellField

mile 181.27 / SH


Sleeps 14, cables, no privy. Water source is Russell Field Branch, down the Russel Field Trail.

Waypoint: McCampbellGap

mile 181.57 / Gap

Waypoint: AT~EagleCreekTrail

mile 184.08 / Jct


East 0.2 miles to Spence Field Shelter, 0.3 miles to a spring.

Waypoint: AT~BoteMtnTrail

mile 184.14 / Jct


W 0.1 miles to a piped spring.

Waypoint: ATJenkinsRidgeTr

mile 184.46 / Jct


Junction of the AT with the Jenkins Ridge Trail.

Waypoint: RockyTop

mile 185.22 /

Waypoint: Thunderhead

mile 185.83 /

Waypoint: BeechnutGap

mile 186.87 / Gap


West 200' to a spring.

Waypoint: MineralGap

mile 187.63 / Gap

Waypoint: StarkeyGap

mile 188.38 / Gap

Waypoint: SugartreeGap

mile 189.17 / Gap

Waypoint: DerrickKnobShelter

mile 190.17 / SH


Sleeps 12, no privy, cables. Water source is a spring.

Waypoint: AT~GreenbrierRidge

mile 190.50 / Jct


Junction of the Greenbrier Ridge Trail with the AT, Sams Gap.

Waypoint: HemlockKnob

mile 191.52 /

Waypoint: ATMireyRidge

mile 192.86 / Jct


Junction of the Miry Ridge Trail with the AT.

Waypoint: BuckeyeGapGSM

mile 193.02 / Gap


E 600' to a spring.

Waypoint: SilersBaldShelter

mile 195.65 / SH


Sleeps 12, no privy, cables. Water source is a small spring next to the shelter.

Waypoint: SilersBald

mile 195.89 /


Views of Clingmans Dome.

Waypoint: ATWelchRidge

mile 196.06 / Jct


Junction of the Welch Ridge Trail with the AT.

Waypoint: DoubleSpringGap

mile 197.34 / SH


Sleeps 12, privy, cables. Water source is 15 yards west of the shelter. Secondary source 35 yards east.

Waypoint: ATGoshenProngTr

mile 197.90 / Jct


Junction of the Goshen Prong Trail with the AT.

Waypoint: MtBuckley

mile 199.67 /

Waypoint: ATForney

mile 199.78 / Jct


Junction of the Forney Ridge Trail with the Appalachian Trail.

Waypoint: ATClingmans

mile 200.03 / Jct

Waypoint: ATClingmansN

mile 200.14 / Jct


E a short distance to Clingmans Dome.

Waypoint: MtLove

mile 200.65 /

Waypoint: CollinsGap

mile 201.91 / Gap

Waypoint: MtCollins

mile 202.99 /

Waypoint: ATSugarlandMtn

mile 203.39 / SJ


W 0.4 miles to Mt Collins Shelter.

Waypoint: ATForkRidgeTrail

mile 203.66 / Jct


Junction of the Fork Ridge Trail with the AT.

Waypoint: IndianGraveGapGSMNP

mile 206.07 / 🅿️

Waypoint: AT20589

mile 206.44 / Gate


Wire fence.

Waypoint: AT20598

mile 206.53 / Gate


Wire fence.

Waypoint: IndianGap

mile 206.79 / Gap

Waypoint: NewfoundGap

mile 207.72 / 🚗


W 15 miles to Gatlinburg, Tennessee.E 18 miles to Cherokee, NC. Restrooms at eastern end of parking lot.

Waypoint: ATSweatHeifer

mile 209.43 / Jct

Waypoint: ATBoulevard

mile 210.44 / Jct


West 5 miles to Mt. LeConte, shelter.

Waypoint: IcewaterSpur

mile 210.73 / SJ


E 100' to shelter.

Waypoint: IcewaterN

mile 210.75 / Jct

Waypoint: BunionLoopS

mile 211.66 / Jct


W 100 yards to Charlies Bunion outcrop.

Waypoint: BunionLoopN

mile 211.74 / Jct


W 100 yards to Charlies Bunion outcrop.

Waypoint: RealBunionSpur

mile 211.96 / Jct

Waypoint: ATDrySluice

mile 212.15 / Jct


Dry Sluice Gap Trail junction with the AT.

Waypoint: PortersGap

mile 213.00 / Gap

Waypoint: FalseGap

mile 214.23 / Gap

Waypoint: BradleysView

mile 216.78 / 📷

Waypoint: ATHughes

mile 218.08 / Jct


Hughes Ridge Trail junction with the AT. East 0.1 miles to a spring, 0.4 miles to Pecks Corner Shelter.

Waypoint: EagleRocks

mile 219.03 / 📷

Waypoint: CopperGap

mile 219.81 / Gap

Waypoint: MtSequoyah

mile 220.83 /

Waypoint: TriCornerKnobSpur

mile 223.23 / SJ


East 200 feet to shelter.

Waypoint: BalsamMtnTr

mile 223.31 / Jct


Balsam Mountain Trail junction with the AT.

Waypoint: AT22401

mile 224.64 / 💧


Spring, tributary of Ramsay Prong.

Waypoint: GuyotSpring

mile 225.07 / 💧


Ramsey Prong.

Waypoint: ATSnakeDenRidge

mile 227.02 / Jct


Snake Den Ridge Trail junction with AT.

Waypoint: CamelGap

mile 229.29 / Jct


Camel Gap Trail junction with AT.

Waypoint: CosbyKnobShelterSpur

mile 230.90 / SJ


East 100 yards to shelter.

Waypoint: LowGapSmokies

mile 231.64 / Jct


Low Gap Trail junction with the AT.

Waypoint: CammererSummitTr

mile 233.74 / Jct


West 0.6 miles to Mt Cammerer observation tower.

Waypoint: ATLowerCammerer

mile 235.99 / Jct


Lower Cammerer Trail junction with the AT.

Waypoint: ATBMTN

mile 236.93 / Jct


Benton MacKaye Trail northern terminus at the AT.

Waypoint: DavenportGapShTr

mile 237.95 / SJ


West 100 yards to shelter.

Waypoint: DavenportGap

mile 238.82 / 🚗


Davenport Gap, Tenn. 32. East 1 mile to The Big Creek Country Store, (828) 476-4492<https://www.facebook.com/pg/BigCreekCountryStore/>.

Waypoint: AT23878

mile 239.50 / ⚡️

Waypoint: AT23893

mile 239.65 / 💧


Stream, small campsite.

Waypoint: AT23918

mile 239.90 / 💧


Stream.

Waypoint: PigeonRiver

mile 240.33 / 🌉


Pigeon River bridge, Tobes Creek Road.

Waypoint: Interstate40

mile 240.55 / 🚗


I-40 underpass, north side.

Waypoint: GreenCornerStairs

mile 240.62 / 🚗


Green Corner Road, stairs.

Waypoint: GreenCornerRdN

mile 241.37 / 🚗


W 0.2 miles to Standing Bear Farm, a hostel.

Waypoint: AT24085

mile 241.58 / ⚡️

Waypoint: PainterBranchS

mile 243.53 / 💧


Painter Branch, small tentsite.

Waypoint: PainterBranchN

mile 244.18 / 💧


Northmost crossing of Painter Branch.

Waypoint: SnowbirdMtn

mile 245.89 /

Waypoint: WildcatSpring

mile 246.68 / 💧


Spring, headwaters of Holly Bottom Branch.

Waypoint: ATGroundhogCrTr

mile 248.43 / SJ


E 0.2 miles to Groundhog Creek Shelter, spring.

Waypoint: HawksRockSpur

mile 250.70 / Jct


West 100 yards to a view.

Waypoint: BrownGap

mile 251.18 / 🅿️


USFS 148A, parking, campsite.W 0.2 miles to an unreliable stream.

Waypoint: MaxPatchRd

mile 253.93 / 🅿️


N.C. 1182, Max Patch Road.

Waypoint: WForkLittleCreek

mile 253.98 / 💧

Waypoint: AT25348

mile 254.27 / 🚗


Dirt road.

Waypoint: MaxPatch

mile 254.72 /

Waypoint: ATBuckeyeRidgeTr

mile 255.73 / Jct


Buckeye Ridge Trail junction with the AT in an open meadow.

Waypoint: AT25516

mile 255.96 / 🚗


Old logging road.

Waypoint: AT25529

mile 256.09 / 💧


Cross a tributary of Roaring Fork.

Waypoint: RoaringForkSpur

mile 256.44 / SJ


East 50 yards to Roaring Fork Shelter. Water sources are streams 0.2 miles north and south of the shelter on the AT.

Waypoint: RoaringFork

mile 256.62 / 💧

Waypoint: AT25673

mile 257.53 / 💧


Cross a tributary of Roaring Fork.

Waypoint: AT25785

mile 258.62 / 💧


Cross a stream.

Waypoint: AT25893

mile 259.75 / 💧


Cross a stream.

Waypoint: LemonGap

mile 259.95 / 🅿️


N.C. 1182 and Tenn. 107.

Waypoint: LemonProngS

mile 260.57 / 💧


Campsite near Lemon Prong.

Waypoint: LemonProng

mile 260.64 / 💧


Campsite near where the trail crosses Lemon Prong.

Waypoint: WalnutMtnShelter

mile 261.19 / SH


Sleeps 6, privy, bear cables, tenting. Water source is a spring located 0.1 miles down trail to the left of shelter.

Waypoint: KaleGap

mile 261.94 / 🏕

Waypoint: CatpenGap

mile 262.66 / 🏕

Waypoint: AT26198

mile 262.82 / 💧


Cross a small stream.

Waypoint: BluffMtn

mile 263.64 /

Waypoint: BigRockSpring

mile 265.21 / 💧


Big Rock Spring, headwaters of Jones Branch Shut-in Creek.

Waypoint: JonesBranch

mile 265.61 / 💧