Re: [at-l] Southern Terminus of the Appalachian Trail

[tmcginnis@ucclan.state.in.us (Thomas McGinnis)]

     DON'T DO IT!    DON'T DO IT!   DON'T DO IT!!!!
     
     Way back in '79, I did the Nimblewill Gap manuever WildBill mentions 
     below, and spent the next 14 years (till '93) regretting it. Start 
     from Amicalola Falls and do the full hike to Springer. By the time you 
     get there, you will be "ready" to start the AT. To do one of the other 
     manuevers is to hit that plack/view/sign with too many vestiges of 
     civilization.
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Subject: [at-l] Southern Terminus of the Appalachian Trail
Author:  WHHAWKINS@aol.com at ima
Date:    2/14/99 3:39 PM


For hikers wishing to start at Springer Mountain and hike north, most will 
start at Amicalola Falls State Park on Ga. Highway 52W. The access trail to 
Springer Mountain from the State Park is approximately 8 miles. Forest Service 
Rd. 28-2 intersects the access trail at Nimblewill Gap about 2 miles from the 
Springer Mountain summit. 
     
It is possible to drive within 0.9 miles of the Springer Mountain Summit on U. 
S. Forest Service Road 42 which intersects the AT at Springer Mountain parking 
area. 
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