Appalachian Trail - Plumorchard Gap - GA

Today's hike was on the Appalachian Trail From Dicks Creek Gap to Plumorchard Gap and back. This is a mountainous hike. Round trip distance - 9.5 miles

Trail information

Parking at Dicks Creek Gap, the trail starts uphill giving a hint of what is to come. It is a beautiful hike through an awesome hardwood forest with rocky terrain typical of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. This portion of the trail takes you on a series of four climbs as you work your way past Bull Gap and Cowart Gap along with a couple of unnamed gaps. At Plumorchard Gap, we took the side trail down to the shelter. This shelter has three levels to accommodate more hikers. Our trail difficulty rating - moderately strenuous due to lots of elevation change with not much level ground to be found

Directions

Take Hwy. 76 W from Clayton, GA toward Hiawassee, GA. and drive approximately 15 to 18 miles and look for the Appalachian Trail crossing signs. The parking lot is on the right. Another great day for a hike! Sunny and cool! Hiking distance - 9.5 miles

Conditions

Temperatures ranged from 35-62 degrees F.