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Post by rustyshackleford on Apr 22, 2019 6:19:04 GMT -8
Looks like plenty of reliable water sources even at the higher elevations based on this site www.hikinginthesmokys.com/appalachian-trail-smokies.htmHow easy is it to find these sources? Are there signs? Are they really close to shelters so that it is easy to find the spring? I once couldn't find a spring in the Cherokee NF and got dehydrated as it was quite a ways to the next creek... Does anyone recommend a particular guide? I'm just planning the 72 mile section in the smokies, didn't think I'd need one unless I need details to find the springs. Thanks |
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Post by kevinumberger on Apr 22, 2019 7:04:32 GMT -8
if you are doing the section of the AT in the Park-----every shelter has a spring nearby......
often times, there is a sign pointing the way......
also, you will find some other springs along the way......
as for a guide for the section in the Park---i would just use the little brown book......that has the most info....
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Post by rustyshackleford on Apr 22, 2019 9:12:33 GMT -8
Thanks kevinumberger so are the springs that are identified near a shelter a idiot-proof or are some hard to find without prior knowledge such as from a guidebook? of the springs that are not at shelters, are they obvious to see for anyone hiking on the AT? Or do you need to know where to look to find them? Is the book you are referring to titled "Hiking Trails of the Smokies"? Does it have detailed locations for finding water? Thanks, |
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Post by kevinumberger on Apr 22, 2019 11:19:35 GMT -8
usually theres a sign inside the shelter that points to where the spring is at.........but for the most part----they are either to the right or left of shelter, down a little.....shelters sit on ridges, so springs would be just below that...
there's at least one blue blaze at a gap that will lead to a spring...
for the most part-----you will also see some seepages of water along the way.....
and yeah---the book should have some info on finding water...
water in the Park is not hard to find....
if you are doing the AT-----every shelter and the one campsite has water and they arent spaced too far apart......
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Post by rustyshackleford on Apr 23, 2019 5:51:22 GMT -8
ok thanks. i started looking at the USGS map on Caltopo.com and i don't think i will have issue if i print those maps. thanks
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Post by null on Apr 27, 2019 12:44:57 GMT -8
I have never been to a shelter on the AT in the Smokies where there weren't others (unless you're just hiking by the shelter midday but even then... Anyway, I'm sure the others you run into would know as well.
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Post by Roger on Apr 27, 2019 14:28:09 GMT -8
When I was hiking the trail I used The A.T. Guide - A Handbook for Hiking the Appalachian Trail... there is both a northbound edition and a southbound edition. There were put out every year and had water stops listed and all the places to resupply etc.
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