Month 1 - AT Thru Hike Summary

Today closes out on month on the trail. I've made it just about 470 miles to Damascus, VA. I've taken two zero days and a couple of nero days. My longest day so far has been 26.9 miles.


Daily mileage details below!

Date Day   AT Mile   Daily Miles      Shelter/Town                          Notes

April 10    1        8.1             16.8       Hawk Mountain Shelter Tented, hiked 8.8 mile approach trail  

April 11    2      23.9             15.8           Lance Creek                  Tented, trail magic Woody Gap

April 12    3      42.6             18.7 Low Gap Shelter             Cowboy camped

April 13    4    58.0             15.4         Tray Mountain Shelter Shelter, trail magicw

April 14    5    65.4               7.4         Deep Gap Shelter            Shelter, Nero

April 15    6      69.0               3.6         Dicks Creek Gap           Holiday Inn Express in Hiawassee, GA

April 16    7      85.7             16.7         Standing Indian Shelter   Shelter, GA/NC Border

April 17    8    105.4             19.6         Rock Gap Shelter            Shelter, 100 mile mark

April 18    9    125.0             19.6         Cold Spring Shelter         Tented

April 19   10   143.6             18.6         Sassafras Gap Shelter Shelter, resupply NOC

April 20   11   165.5             21.9         Fontana Dam Shelter Shelter

April 21   12   165.5               0            Fontana Dam Shelter Shelter, Mere arrived, resupply

April 22   13   180.4             14.9         Russell Field Shelter        Tented, entered Smokies

April 23   14   195.1             14.7         Silers Bald Shelter           Shelter

April 24   15   199.7               4.6         Clingmans Dome             Shuttle to Gatlinburg, Quality Inn

April 25   16   210.4             10.7         Icewater Spring Shelter Shelter, Shuttle to Clingmans Dome

April 26   17   223.0             12.6         Tri-Corner Knob Shelter Shelter

April 27   18   241.4             18.4         Standing Bear Hostel Tented, exited Smokies

April 28   19   254.7             13.6         Max Patch                       Tented

April 29   20   274.5             19.8         Hot Springs                     Laughing Heart Lodge 

April 30   21   274.5               0            Hot Springs                     Creekside Motel, floor, zero

May 1      22   294.1             19.6         Little Laurel Shelter        Tented

May 2      23   316.9             22.8         Hogback Ridge Shelter Tented, 300 mile mark

May 3      24   343.8             26.9         Uncle Johnny's Hostel Tented

May 4      25   368.1             24.7         Greasy Creek Hostel       Tented, 0.6 mile road walk

May 5      26   394.8             26.7         Mountain Harbour Hostel Lodge Floor

May 6      27   419.5             24.5         Kincora                            Bunkhouse

May 7      28   428.1               8.6         Kincora                            Slack packed south back to Kincora

May 8      29   451.6             23.5         Double Spring Shelter Tented

May 9      30   469.8             18.3         Damascus                        Tiny house Airbnb rental