March 14, 2017
The Appalachian Trail - Dicks Creek Gap to Deep Gap Shelter, GA
Today's hike was on the Appalachian Trail southward from Dicks Creek Gap to the Deep Gap shelter and back. We were surprised by a beautiful snowfall during the hike! We met 19 thru-hikers approximately 67 miles into their journey to Maine. The following states were represented - Texas, New York, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, California, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Also New Brunswick and Quebec Canada
Trail information
This portion of the Appalachian Trail is in excellent shape and offers very nice mountain views along the way. The terrain is very mountainous and the most difficult hills are on the way out to Deep Gap. The return is more downhill than up. Over-all difficulty rating is strenuous. Total round trip hiking distance today - 8 miles - Strenuous due to lots of elevation change
Directions
Dicks Creek Gap is on Highway 76 between Hiawassee and Clayton, GA. 10 mi east of Hiawassee or 18 miles west of Clayton. Another great day for a hike! WILD
Conditions
Cloudy, windy and cold with temperatures ranging from 28 - 34 degrees F.
Hikers (2)
- Whitney Hutchinson
- Bob Magee
Birds identified
Junco scroll down for photos from today
Photos (14)
Our starting point today at Dicks Creek Gap. No Snow!. Hiking up the first mountain, we start to see snonw! The snow continues to increase as we gain elevation! Beautiful! More beautiful! Whitney Bob Litefoot We met lots of smiling thru-hikers today! See all of them in the photos at the bottom of the page. Arriving at Deep Gap! The Deep Gap Shelter More winter scenes! Snow! The OFHC gang for today's hike. (l-r) Stephen "Litefoot" Gales, Whitney Hutchinson and Bob Magee.