Big Hike - Appalachian Trail

Waypoint: 3Forks

mile 4.33 / 🚗

Three Forks, USFS 58

Waypoint: HickoryFlats

mile 6.23 / 🚗

USFS 251, Hickory Flats

Waypoint: WoodyGap

mile 20.82 / 🚗

Ga. 60, Woody Gap. Picnic tables, trash can, privy, water. West 2 miles to Suches, with Wolfpen Gap Country Store Hostel, store open 8-8, (706) 747-2271. Other services: physician, shuttle (706) 747-2671. West 0.5 miles to Woody Gap Outfitters (678) 262-8406, http://woodygapoutfitters.com/, HMG. East 7 miles to Hiker Hostel in Dahlonega https://www.hikerhostel.com/, (770) 312-7342, shuttles.

Waypoint: NeelsGap

mile 32.05 / 🚗

U.S. 19 and 129. East 0.3 miles to Blood Mountain Cabins, a comfortable and economical option for groups of hikers.

Waypoint: AT5778

mile 57.04 / 🚗

USFS 79 aka Tray Mtn Road.

Waypoint: TrayGap

mile 58.10 / 🚗

Tray Gap, intersection of USFS 79 and 698, parking.

Waypoint: BlueRidgeGap

mile 76.16 / 🚗

Charles Creek Road.

Waypoint: USFS83

mile 99.09 / 🚗

AT crosses USFS 83 near Mooney Gap.

Waypoint: WallaceGap

mile 107.26 / 🚗

USFS 67 and W Old Murphy Rd (Old U.S. 67).

Waypoint: AT11137

mile 110.81 / 🚗

Dirt road.

Waypoint: WayahGap

mile 116.26 / 🚗

N.C. 1310, Wayah Gap.Aquone Hostel at Nantahala Mountain Lodge offers pickups from Wayah, Burningtown or Tellico Gap, (828) 321-2340, http://www.aquonelogcabinrentals.com/at.html, meals, pizza, laundry.

Waypoint: ATBMT6

mile 164.97 / 🚗

Dirt road, southern junction of the AT with the BMT near Fontana Dam.

Waypoint: NC28

mile 165.12 / 🚗

N.C. 28. East 6 miles to The Hike Inn,<http://www.thehikeinn.com/>, (828) 479-3677 . W 2 miles on Hwy 28/Fontana Road to Pitstop convenience store, adequate resupply, atm. Fontana Lodge (800) 849-2258,<http://www.fontanavillage.com/the-lodge/>.

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: 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: 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: AT25348

mile 254.27 / 🚗

Dirt road.

Waypoint: AT25516

mile 255.96 / 🚗

Old logging road.

Waypoint: SurpentineAve

mile 273.98 / 🚗

W 100 yards to Laughing Heart Lodge, a hostel.

Waypoint: MillRidgeRoadN

mile 279.41 / 🚗

AT northbound leaves Mill Ridge Road.

Waypoint: RichMtnRoad

mile 283.32 / 🚗

AT crosses Rich Mountain Road.

Waypoint: HurricaneGap

mile 283.51 / 🚗

USFS 467.

Waypoint: LogCabinRoad

mile 290.52 / 🚗

West 0.7 miles to Hemlock Hollow Farm Shop and Cafe, (423) 787-1736, http://www.hemlockhollowinn.com. Hiker hostel, cabins, and tent sites available.Limited re-supply.

Waypoint: AT29838

mile 299.74 / 🚗

Cross a dirt road.

Waypoint: DevilForkGap

mile 309.88 / 🚗

N.C. 212.

Waypoint: RectorLaurelRoad

mile 310.38 / 🚗

Waypoint: BigBaldRoad1

mile 325.30 / 🚗

West 0.2 miles to a spring and campsite.

Waypoint: BigStamp

mile 325.53 / 🚗

Second crossing of Big Bald Road. West 0.2 miles to campsite and spring. East along the road is the Big Bald Bypass.

Waypoint: AT33148

mile 333.77 / 🚗

Dirt road.

Waypoint: JonesBranchRoad

mile 343.44 / 🚗

Jones Branch Road, north side, near junction with Chestoa http://Pike.West about a mile to Cantarroso Farm and Apiary,<http://www.cantarrosofarm.com/>, (423) 833-7514. Tenting, rooms, laundry. Town shuttles, fuel, work for stay.

Waypoint: USFS320S

mile 352.61 / 🚗

AT crosses Beauty Spot Gap Road/USFS 230.

Waypoint: USFS230N

mile 354.08 / 🚗

USFS 320/Beauty Spot Gap road. West 100 yards to a piped spring.

Waypoint: BeautySpotGap

mile 355.40 / 🚗

USFS 230/Unaka Mountain Road. 50 yards west to a spring, campsites.

Waypoint: UnakaMtnRoad

mile 355.87 / 🚗

AT passes near Unaka Mountain Road/USFS 230.

Waypoint: IronMtnGap

mile 363.32 / 🚗

Tenn. 107 and N.C. 226, Iron Mountain http://Gap.East 3 miles to Beladean Shell, a convenience store and deli. West 10 miles to Unicoi, Tenn. with restaurants and convenence store.

Waypoint: HughesGap

mile 372.71 / 🚗

Waypoint: US19E

mile 393.32 / 🚗

W 0.3 miles to Mountain Harbour. E 0.6 miles to The Station; 2.5 miles to Elk Park, NC with restaurants and stores.

Waypoint: BearBranchRd

mile 393.55 / 🚗

Waypoint: BuckMtnRd

mile 396.55 / 🚗

Waypoint: CampbellHollowRd

mile 396.84 / 🚗

Waypoint: WalnutMtnRd

mile 403.71 / 🚗

Dirt road.

Waypoint: FS293

mile 406.75 / 🚗

Dirt road.

Waypoint: DennisCoveRd

mile 417.25 / 🚗

West to Bob Peoples' Kincora.

Waypoint: ShookBr314

mile 425.87 / 🚗

Shook Branch Road and US 321. Across the street is the Shook Branch Recreation Area on Watauga Lake, which may have bathrooms and running water in season.

Waypoint: AT42401

mile 429.16 / 🚗

AT north trailhead on Lookout Road.

Waypoint: AT42521

mile 430.05 / 🚗

AT crosses Lookout Road.

Waypoint: TN91

mile 446.09 / 🚗

Waypoint: McQueenGapRd

mile 456.27 / 🚗

Waypoint: LegionSt

mile 467.29 / 🚗

East 100 yards to The Place, a hostel.

Waypoint: US58

mile 483.90 / 🚗

Waypoint: WhitetopRd

mile 488.51 / 🚗

Road leads to the summit of Whitetop Mtn.

Waypoint: VA603

mile 507.48 / 🚗

Waypoint: VA650

mile 515.71 / 🚗

E 3 miles on VA 16 to Troutdale, VA. Sufi Lodge<https://www.sufilodge.org/>offers rooms at reasonable rates, breakfast, shuttles, (276) 677-0195, mail drops.

Waypoint: SlabTownRd

mile 520.93 / 🚗

Slab Town Road, VA 672.

Waypoint: PughMtnRd

mile 525.62 / 🚗

Waypoint: VA16

mile 529.64 / 🚗

Waypoint: NicksCreekRd

mile 530.37 / 🚗

Waypoint: GladeMtnRd

mile 533.59 / 🚗

Waypoint: FS86

mile 536.66 / 🚗

Waypoint: RockyHollowRd

mile 538.15 / 🚗

Waypoint: KegleyLn

mile 538.58 / 🚗

Waypoint: US11

mile 540.70 / 🚗

West 100 yards to the Relax Inn, a motel.

Waypoint: I-81

mile 541.00 / 🚗

Waypoint: AT53551

mile 541.31 / 🚗

Two track.

Waypoint: DavisValleyRd

mile 541.83 / 🚗

Waypoint: VA610

mile 550.71 / 🚗

Waypoint: VA742

mile 552.33 / 🚗

N Fork Holston River flows under VA 742.

Waypoint: VA42

mile 553.37 / 🚗

Waypoint: VA625

mile 560.10 / 🚗

Waypoint: ATChestnutKnobS

mile 562.52 / 🚗

AT joins road along the ridge of Chestnut Knob.

Waypoint: GardenWalkerGap

mile 566.10 / 🚗

E 100 yards to a spring.

Waypoint: VA623

mile 570.82 / 🚗

Cross Va 623 on the ridge of Garden Mountain.

Waypoint: SuiterRoad

mile 579.60 / 🚗

AT crosses Suiter Road just outside the western border of the Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness.

Waypoint: AT58001

mile 585.88 / 🚗

AT nobo joins a dirt road.

Waypoint: US52

mile 586.41 / 🚗

AT nobo begins 0.7 mile roadwalk on US 52 and Va 612.E 3.7 miles on US 52 to Bland, VA. Big Walker Motel, (276) 688-3331, is across from a convenience store and Dairy Queen.

Waypoint: VA612

mile 586.58 / 🚗

Waypoint: VA612-N

mile 587.26 / 🚗

AT nobo trailhead on VA 612.

Waypoint: PriceRidgeRoad

mile 599.56 / 🚗

Waypoint: VA606

mile 604.71 / 🚗

W 0.5 miles to Trent's Grocery,<https://www.facebook.com/TrentsGrocery/>, (276) 928-1349, accepts packages.

Waypoint: AT60391

mile 610.43 / 🚗

Dirt road.

Waypoint: AT61285

mile 619.35 / 🚗

Dirt road.

Waypoint: CrossAve

mile 630.14 / 🚗

This is the closest foot access to http://Pearisburg.East 1 mile to Pearisburg, VA. The town has resupply options, restaurants and lodging.

Waypoint: AT62405

mile 632.86 / 🚗

Service road.

Waypoint: ClendenninRoad

mile 635.29 / 🚗

Waypoint: VA635

mile 652.57 / 🚗

Waypoint: AT64662

mile 653.66 / 🚗

Dirt road.

Waypoint: VA632

mile 663.78 / 🚗

Hutchison Road, Va 632.

Waypoint: VA42-II

mile 671.83 / 🚗

Waypoint: VA630

mile 672.64 / 🚗

Sinking Creek/Va 630.

Waypoint: CraigCreekRd

mile 682.99 / 🚗

Waypoint: VA620

mile 690.74 / 🚗

Waypoint: NewportRoad

mile 698.49 / 🚗

E 0.5 miles to 4 Pines Hostel, (540) 309-8615<https://www.facebook.com/Four-Pines-Hostel-215902991760062/>.

Waypoint: BlacksburgRd

mile 700.08 / 🚗

VA 785.

Waypoint: VA311

mile 704.09 / 🚗

VA 311, sobo trailhead.W 1.3 miles to the Homeplace, family style fried chicken restaurant, (540) 384-7252,<https://www.facebook.com/The-Homeplace-Restaurant-115564841808913/>.

Waypoint: AT69937

mile 706.76 / 🚗

Forest road.

Waypoint: US202

mile 724.36 / 🚗

US 202, Daleville.E 0.1 miles to Howard Johnson (540) 992-1234, Super 8 (540) 992-3000, gas station convenience stores, Pizza Hut. W 0.4 miles to Kroger grocery store, Bojangles Chicken and Biscuits, Three Li'l Pigs BBQ, Goodwill.