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Stix
03-09-2006, 22:00
Just wondering how many shelters were on the AT? I have heard numbers thrown around but does anyone have an accurate 2006 count? Also, has anyone ever thru hiked or attempted a thru with the goal of camping at every shelter? Not that I would ever have the patience to accomplish such a feat, but wondering if anyone ever thought of doing it.

Old Spice
03-09-2006, 22:04
This is just a guess... but I don't think you could thru-hike the whole trail in one season if you stayed in every shelter. I'm gonna go count them out of the Data book. Just kidding.

wilderness bob
03-09-2006, 22:29
Yes you can go from shelter to shelter for the most part. This would limit your distances that you could go per day do to where the shelters are located and the distances between them. I would not recommend this though. Shelter life comes with it's issues. Shelter mice, passing on the cold or flu, noisy snoring hikers, people coming and going all the time. Plus boy scouts, girl scouts, college interns and weekend hikers just to name a few. Go to ground and enjoy a vista, that was my favorite camp site, a room with a view. WB

p.s. Use shelters when you need them, water is normally located there as well as privys (toilets). Log books let you know who is ahead of you and gives you a place to write your own thoughts. They are great places to socialize as well.

Peaks
03-10-2006, 09:03
In most cases, I usually passed one shelter every day, and stayed at or near the second one. Some times, I passed two shelters, and stayed at or near the third one. So, based on a very rough appoximation, that probably means there are between 300 and 400 shelters along the AT. If you want an exact count, use the AT Data Book.

Lone Wolf
03-10-2006, 09:04
Just wondering how many shelters were on the AT? I have heard numbers thrown around but does anyone have an accurate 2006 count? Also, has anyone ever thru hiked or attempted a thru with the goal of camping at every shelter? Not that I would ever have the patience to accomplish such a feat, but wondering if anyone ever thought of doing it.
Way too many is all I know.

Ridge
03-11-2006, 22:37
291 total from Black Gap shelther to The Birchie in Baxter SP

Ridge
03-11-2006, 22:43
Correction a total of 290. I had incorrectly included Max Patch as a lean-to. This info can be verified by the down-loadable database from the ATC.

Dances with Mice
03-11-2006, 23:25
291 total from Black Gap shelther to The Birchie in Baxter SPIf you include Black Gap then you also have to include the Max Epperson. Both are on the Approach Trail.

neo
03-11-2006, 23:36
shelters suck:cool: neo

Ridge
03-12-2006, 00:18
If you include Black Gap then you also have to include the Max Epperson. Both are on the Approach Trail.

I'm not familiar with that one, is it in the Amicalola SP, before the Black Gap Shelter?? As I said, I downloaded all the shelters from the ATC site. You are correct, we should add this to the lot, total of 291 now.

Dances with Mice
03-12-2006, 00:25
I'm not familiar with that one, is it in the Amicalola SP, before the Black Gap Shelter?? As I said, I downloaded all the shelters from the ATC site. You are correct, we should add this to the lot, total of 291 now.It's the screened shelter right behind the Visitor's Center in the Park. BUT it's not listed in the GATC's Yearbook, so the Park may be responsible for its upkeep.

Ridge
03-12-2006, 01:27
It's the screened shelter right behind the Visitor's Center in the Park. BUT it's not listed in the GATC's Yearbook, so the Park may be responsible for its upkeep.

It should be included in the list of shelters, if it open 24/7 like the other shelters, I wouldn't care who maintained it.

ed bell
03-12-2006, 03:25
So 289 is the answer.:D

Lone Wolf
03-12-2006, 10:29
shelters suck:cool: neo
hammocks suck more:cool: wolf

Dances with Mice
03-12-2006, 13:12
It should be included in the list of shelters, if it open 24/7 like the other shelters, I wouldn't care who maintained it.It's sorta on the borderline between being a trailside shelter and a state park campsite. I'd include it as a shelter because there is no fee to stay there outside the Park's parking fee. EVery other campsite in Amicalola is on a fee-basis.

Plus it's built on the same site as the original southernmost shelter on the AT before the Park was built and the terminus changed. It's kind of a 'display' shelter, at times it even has real hikers that tourists can observe.

ed bell
03-12-2006, 13:32
It's kind of a 'display' shelter, at times it even has real hikers that tourists can observe.
Newfound Gap has this feel to it on a busy April weekend. Always tons of backpackers mingling with the auto-sightseeing crowd. Makes for some cool people watching.:sun

Ridge
03-12-2006, 19:52
So 289 is the answer.:D

I downloaded the AT shelter data from the ATC and my total is 290, if you include the Max Epperson shelter at ASP, then I guess 291. Here is a copy of the shelters in Alphabetical order that I down loaded, along with coordinates.

501 SHLTR N40.51252 W76.34653 -0 ft Symbol & Name
A RUFUS M N35.32428 W83.59010 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ABINGDON G N36.58109 W81.90205 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ALEC KENNE N40.11194 W77.10393 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ALLENTOWN N40.68307 W75.87400 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ANTIETAM N39.79383 W77.48265 -0 ft Symbol & Name
APPLE HOUS N36.17217 W82.01118 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BAILEY GAP N37.40092 W80.57703 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BAKE OVEN N40.75413 W75.72702 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BALD MTN N36.00009 W82.47818 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BALD MTN B N45.25849 W69.79932 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BALDPATE N44.59833 W70.91173 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BASCOM LDG N42.63687 W73.16736 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BEARFENCE N38.44412 W78.47043 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BEARS DEN N39.11098 W77.85414 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BEAVER BRK N44.03293 W71.81127 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BELLOWS P N42.64408 W73.15419 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BEMIS MTN N44.81025 W70.75589 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BIG BRANCH N43.36405 W72.94641 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BIG SPRING N35.05902 W83.47879 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BIRCH RUN N39.98461 W77.42042 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BLACK GAP N34.61768 W84.19871 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BLACKBURN N39.18789 W77.79738 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BLACKROCK N38.21413 W78.74239 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BLOOD MTN N34.74008 W83.93744 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BLUE MTN N34.81723 W83.76670 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BOBBLETS G N37.46726 W79.70120 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BOY SCOUT N37.38538 W80.07391 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BRASSIE BR N42.02831 W73.45314 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BRINK ROAD N41.15320 W74.83776 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BROWN FORK N35.37435 W83.73381 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BROWN MTN N37.71028 W79.26793 -0 ft Symbol & Name
BRYANT RDG N37.53010 W79.58532 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CABLE GAP N35.41532 W83.77347 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CALF MTN N38.08557 W78.78656 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CAMPBELL N37.39085 W80.02928 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CARL A NEW N45.53044 W69.31490 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CARLO COL N44.48855 W71.01612 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CARTER G1 N34.99998 W83.49476 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CARTER G2 N34.99902 W83.49415 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CARTER NOT N44.25926 W71.19533 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CATAWBA N37.38826 W80.05720 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CAUGHNAWAG N43.01498 W73.04363 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CHAIRBACK N45.45287 W69.26209 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CHATFIELD N36.84998 W81.36312 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CHERRY GAP N36.12933 W82.26400 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CHESTNUT K N37.05776 W81.39932 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CLARENDON N43.52350 W72.91263 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CLARKS FER N40.39224 W76.99370 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CLOUD POND N45.41887 W69.35160 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CLOUDLAND N43.69214 W72.49313 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CLYDE SMIT N36.14853 W82.16118 -0 ft Symbol & Name
COLD SPR N35.23101 W83.55975 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CONGDON N42.84802 W73.10990 -0 ft Symbol & Name
COOPER BR N45.64048 W69.08734 -0 ft Symbol & Name
COOPER LDG N43.60592 W72.82245 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CORNELIUS N37.49397 W79.54697 -0 ft Symbol & Name
COSBY KNOB N35.72718 W83.18208 -0 ft Symbol & Name
COVE MTN1 N37.51177 W79.65082 -0 ft Symbol & Name
COVE MTN2 N40.36347 W77.06751 -0 ft Symbol & Name
COW CAMP N37.74668 W79.21306 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CRAG CAMP N44.33492 W71.30202 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CRAMPTON G N39.41256 W77.63734 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CRAWFORD N N44.22010 W71.41117 -0 ft Symbol & Name
CURLEY MAP N36.10426 W82.39684 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DARLINGTON N40.30200 W77.08702 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DAVENPORT N35.76932 W83.12355 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DAVID LESS N39.22721 W77.77924 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DAVIS PATH N36.91451 W81.37673 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DEEP GAP N34.88246 W83.64606 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DEER HILL N42.62933 W73.19356 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DEER LICK N39.76621 W77.48489 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DEER PARK N35.87593 W82.86124 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DERRICK KN N35.56635 W83.64179 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DEVILS RAC N39.67206 W77.52433 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DICKS DOM N38.96995 W77.99673 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DOCS KNOB N37.27027 W80.83622 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DOUBLE SP1 N35.56527 W83.54275 -0 ft Symbol & Name
DOUBLE SP2 N36.50906 W81.98605 -0 ft Symbol & Name
EAGLES NES N40.54930 W76.15232 -0 ft Symbol & Name
EAST BRANC N45.59671 W69.19816 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ECKVILLE N40.63285 W75.95843 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ED GARVEY N39.35645 W77.66425 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ELIZA BRK N44.10074 W71.74182 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ENSIGN COW N39.62774 W77.55762 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ETHAN POND N44.17715 W71.42659 -0 ft Symbol & Name
FINGERBOAR N41.26328 W74.10400 -0 ft Symbol & Name
FLINT MTN N36.03488 W82.59672 -0 ft Symbol & Name
FONTANA N35.44843 W83.79404 -0 ft Symbol & Name
FRYE NOTCH N44.62768 W70.90027 -0 ft Symbol & Name
FULL GOOSE N44.52506 W70.98080 -0 ft Symbol & Name
FULLHARDT N37.39853 W79.85370 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GALEHEAD N44.18777 W71.56885 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GARFIELD R N44.19059 W71.60828 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GENTIAN P N44.45171 W71.06933 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GEORGE W N40.78249 W75.61794 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GIFFORD W N43.67607 W72.81121 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GLEN BROOK N42.11114 W73.42832 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GODDARD N42.97411 W73.07215 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GOOCH MTN N34.65332 W84.03421 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GOVERNOR C N43.56454 W72.84829 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GRAVEL SPR N38.76351 W78.23421 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GRAY KNOB N44.33226 W71.31004 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GREENLEAF N44.16024 W71.66024 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GREENWALL N43.44040 W72.92865 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GREN ANDER N41.19939 W74.75266 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GROUNDHOG N35.78175 W83.02619 -0 ft Symbol & Name
GUYOT CAMP N44.16094 W71.53503 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HALL MTN N44.70080 W70.82454 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HAPPY HILL N43.72384 W72.36515 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HARPERS CR N37.85647 W79.00097 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HAWK MTN N34.66595 W84.13634 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HELVEYS M N37.13269 W81.10423 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HERMIT LK1 N44.26109 W71.28630 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HERMIT LK2 N44.26131 W71.28588 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HEXACUBA N43.87397 W72.02900 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HIGH POINT N41.32775 W74.64333 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HIGHTOP N38.33308 W78.55836 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HOGBACK R N35.96405 W82.58703 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HOLIDAY IN N36.57223 W81.92021 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HORNS POND N45.14419 W70.33004 0 ft Symbol & Name
HORSESHOE N45.28274 W69.62750 -0 ft Symbol & Name
HURD BROOK N45.81848 W69.01840 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ICEWATER N35.62979 W83.38628 -0 ft Symbol & Name
IMP CAMP N44.32886 W71.15004 -0 ft Symbol & Name
IRON MOUNT N36.43561 W81.99088 -0 ft Symbol & Name
JAMES FRY N40.06299 W77.20606 -0 ft Symbol & Name
JEFFERS BR N43.99652 W71.88890 -0 ft Symbol & Name
JENKINS N37.09346 W81.24761 -0 ft Symbol & Name
JENNY KNOB N37.15505 W80.98008 -0 ft Symbol & Name
JERRY CABI N36.05656 W82.65722 -0 ft Symbol & Name
JIM MOLL N38.89000 W78.08304 -0 ft Symbol & Name
JOHNS HOLL N37.61306 W79.39184 -0 ft Symbol & Name
KAY WOOD N42.45248 W73.16143 -0 ft Symbol & Name
KEPHART N35.61451 W83.36801 -0 ft Symbol & Name
KID GORE N43.01301 W73.04110 -0 ft Symbol & Name
KINSMAN P N44.13681 W71.73230 -0 ft Symbol & Name
KIRKRIDGE N40.93670 W75.18646 -0 ft Symbol & Name
KNOT MAUL N37.00073 W81.40437 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LAKE OF CL N44.25890 W71.31879 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LAMBERTS M N37.43462 W79.98756 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LAUREL CRK N37.35898 W80.42098 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LAUREL FRK N36.27864 W82.13623 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LAUREL GAP N35.66592 W83.18648 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LEEMAN BRK N45.35153 W69.49864 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LEROY A S N40.83936 W75.35942 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LIMESTONE N41.97512 W73.39184 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LITTLE BIG N45.13907 W70.19105 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LITTLE LRL N36.01508 W82.73579 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LITTLE ROC N43.40419 W72.95313 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LOGAN BRK N45.56109 W69.23475 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LONESOME L N44.13842 W71.70312 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LONG POND N45.42188 W69.40953 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LOST MTN N36.64414 W81.65611 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LOW GAP N34.77630 W83.82455 -0 ft Symbol & Name
LULA TYE N43.39543 W72.95478 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MADISON SP N44.32773 W71.28293 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MANASSAS G N38.93063 W78.03278 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MARK NOEPE N42.60853 W73.18406 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MASHIPACON N41.25212 W74.68641 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MATTS CRK N37.59951 W79.41322 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MAUPIN FLD N37.88493 W78.99359 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MELVILLE N N42.88776 W73.09571 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MINERVA HI N43.48776 W72.92451 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MIZPAH SPR N44.21930 W71.36956 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MOLLIES R N35.54589 W83.79351 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MOOSE MTN N43.72779 W72.14694 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MORELAND G N36.22021 W82.08836 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MORGAN STE N41.56454 W73.69169 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MOXIE BALD N45.27054 W69.74516 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MT ALGO N41.73164 W73.49620 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MT COLLIN N35.59384 W83.47130 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MT LE CONT N35.65281 W83.43369 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MT WILCOXN N42.22100 W73.25008 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MT WILCOXS N42.20780 W73.26807 -0 ft Symbol & Name
MUSKRAT CR N35.02065 W83.58152 -0 ft Symbol & Name
NIDAY N37.38755 W80.26421 -0 ft Symbol & Name
NO BUSINES N36.06686 W82.43345 -0 ft Symbol & Name
OCTOBER MT N42.35485 W73.15406 -0 ft Symbol & Name
OLD JOB N43.35405 W72.92845 -0 ft Symbol & Name
OLD ORCHAR N36.68329 W81.51106 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ORE HILL N43.96357 W71.94047 -0 ft Symbol & Name
OVERMOUNTA N36.12363 W82.05426 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PARTNERSHI N36.80948 W81.42241 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PASS MTN N38.67661 W78.31891 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PAUL C WO N37.98569 W78.88364 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PECKS BRK N42.62519 W73.16678 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PECKS CORN N35.65084 W83.30848 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PERU PEAK N43.30129 W72.95239 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PETERS MTN N40.42580 W76.87935 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PIAZZA ROC N44.90407 W70.53083 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PICKLE BR N37.38810 W80.19111 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PICO CAMP N43.63900 W72.83047 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PIERCE PON N45.24029 W70.05545 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PINE KNOB N39.54253 W77.60208 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PINE S BRK N41.88162 W73.39164 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PINE SWP B N37.42215 W80.60855 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PINEFIELD N38.29059 W78.64573 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PLEASANT P N45.27055 W69.91618 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PLUMORCHAR N34.94616 W83.58819 -0 ft Symbol & Name
POCHUCK MT N41.27166 W74.51584 -0 ft Symbol & Name
POPULAR RI N44.96999 W70.44575 -0 ft Symbol & Name
POTAYWADJO N45.70652 W69.00727 -0 ft Symbol & Name
PUNCHBOWL N37.67781 W79.33851 -0 ft Symbol & Name
QUARRY GAP N39.93198 W77.48641 -0 ft Symbol & Name
RACOON BR N36.73100 W81.47181 -0 ft Symbol & Name
RAINBOW ST N45.79903 W69.17040 -0 ft Symbol & Name
RATTLE RVR N44.37990 W71.10743 -0 ft Symbol & Name
RAUSCH GAP N40.49854 W76.60018 -0 ft Symbol & Name
RICE FIELD N37.37486 W80.75835 -0 ft Symbol & Name
RIGA N42.01458 W73.44771 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ROAN HIGH N36.10505 W82.12254 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ROARING FO N35.82244 W82.93849 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ROCK GAP N35.09155 W83.52299 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ROCK SPR N38.55311 W78.40831 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ROCKY MTN N39.86858 W77.50057 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ROCKY RUN N39.46084 W77.63104 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ROD HOLLOW N39.04785 W77.94408 -0 ft Symbol & Name
RPH N41.51437 W73.79247 -0 ft Symbol & Name
RUSSELL FI N35.56184 W83.76651 -0 ft Symbol & Name
RUTHERFORD N41.27747 W74.67804 -0 ft Symbol & Name
S BOURN P N43.10339 W73.00515 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SABBATH DA N44.84099 W70.66229 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SAM MOORE N39.09067 W77.88628 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SASSAFRAS N35.33079 W83.66686 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SAUNDERS N36.63778 W81.71298 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SAVER HOLL N37.35545 W80.33519 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SEELEY WOO N37.81898 W79.15489 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SETH WARNE N42.77182 W73.13710 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SILER BALD N35.14425 W83.57243 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SILERS BAL N35.56431 W83.56823 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SMARTS MTN N43.82526 W72.03733 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SPAULDING N44.99571 W70.34123 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SPECK POND N44.56458 W70.97353 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SPENCE FLD N35.56190 W83.73262 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SPRING MTN N35.95158 W82.79010 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SPRINGER N34.62927 W84.19297 -0 ft Symbol & Name
SPRUCE PEA N43.17857 W72.99520 -0 ft Symbol & Name
STAN MURRA N36.11236 W82.06573 -0 ft Symbol & Name
STANDING I N35.04194 W83.54804 -0 ft Symbol & Name
STEWART HO N41.77859 W73.41932 -0 ft Symbol & Name
STONY BRK N43.69176 W72.73010 -0 ft Symbol & Name
STORY SPR N43.05051 W73.01253 -0 ft Symbol & Name
STOVER CRK N34.64957 W84.19976 -0 ft Symbol & Name
STRATTON P N43.10138 W72.96831 -0 ft Symbol & Name
TELEPHONE N41.60426 W73.61887 -0 ft Symbol & Name
TEN MILE R N41.66506 W73.50948 -0 ft Symbol & Name
THE BIRCHE N45.88160 W68.99505 -0 ft Symbol & Name
THE HEMLOC N42.10990 W73.42900 -0 ft Symbol & Name
THE PERCH N44.32446 W71.31048 -0 ft Symbol & Name
THE PLACE N36.63390 W81.78728 -0 ft Symbol & Name
THE PRIEST N37.81780 W79.07034 -0 ft Symbol & Name
THISTLE HI N43.69514 W72.47530 -0 ft Symbol & Name
THOMAS KNB N36.65664 W81.53518 -0 ft Symbol & Name
THUNDER HI N37.52744 W79.50395 -0 ft Symbol & Name
TOM FLOYD N38.85043 W78.16364 -0 ft Symbol & Name
TOM LEONAR N42.16481 W73.30577 -0 ft Symbol & Name
TOMS RUN N40.03431 W77.35699 -0 ft Symbol & Name
TRAPPER J N43.78299 W72.11146 -0 ft Symbol & Name
TRAY MTN N34.80407 W83.67678 -0 ft Symbol & Name
TRICORNER N35.69377 W83.25653 -0 ft Symbol & Name
TRIMPI N36.74926 W81.48043 -0 ft Symbol & Name
TUCKER JOH N43.67917 W72.84312 -0 ft Symbol & Name
TUMBLING R N39.80502 W77.47793 -0 ft Symbol & Name
UPPER GOOS N42.28865 W73.18127 -0 ft Symbol & Name
VANDEVENTE N36.36703 W82.05880 -0 ft Symbol & Name
VELVET ROC N43.70244 W72.26465 -0 ft Symbol & Name
W MTN N41.28409 W74.01067 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WADLEIGH S N45.74728 W69.14455 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WALNUT MTN N35.83654 W82.93654 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WAPITI N37.22401 W80.82394 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WAR SPUR N37.39761 W80.47383 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WATAUGA LK N36.31396 W82.12938 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WAWAYANDA N41.20219 W74.39806 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WESSER BAL N35.28246 W83.58211 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WEST CARRY N45.15802 W70.09976 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WHITLEY G N34.71250 W83.83428 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WILBUR CLR N42.66848 W73.16976 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WILDCAT N41.26835 W74.26784 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WILEY N41.63774 W73.53227 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WILLIAM B N43.14448 W72.99094 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WILLIAM BR N41.27970 W74.05944 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WILLIAM PE N40.49561 W76.41400 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WILSON CRK N37.41932 W79.78550 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WILSON VAL N45.39791 W69.45948 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WINDSOR FU N40.59030 W75.94194 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WINTTURI S N43.66215 W72.62208 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WISE N36.65400 W81.49841 -0 ft Symbol & Name
WOODS HOLE N34.73725 W83.95492 -0 ft Symbol & Name
ZEALAND F N44.19568 W71.49428 -0 ft Symbol & Name

neo
03-12-2006, 21:36
290 to many,solitude in stealth camping leaving no trace:cool: neo

ed bell
03-12-2006, 21:53
Just wondering how many shelters were on the AT? On the AT? I would guess Zero.:D

ed bell
03-12-2006, 22:15
I downloaded the AT shelter data from the ATC and my total is 290, if you include the Max Epperson shelter at ASP, then I guess 291. Since two shelters are on the Approach Trail to the Southern Terminus of the AT, 291-2=289. Nice of you to post them all. Does a :D not mean anything anymore?

Stix
03-12-2006, 22:16
On the AT? I would guess Zero.:D
Actually there is one that sits right on the trail. Cold Spring Shelter.
What a dump!

Stix
03-12-2006, 22:19
Well its official and Ridge called it, there are 291 shelters on the AT. Thanks Ridge. So, if one were to flip then theoretically it would be possible to thru hike and stay in every single shelter in a single season. I see an opportunity here. Who’s up for the challenge?

ed bell
03-12-2006, 23:08
Actually there is one that sits right on the trail. Cold Spring Shelter.
What a dump!Not familliar with it. The trail goes though it?:D

Rainman
03-13-2006, 00:11
Big Branch is "right on" the trail. It is about 16 miles south of Clarendon Gorge in Vermont. Thee is a great view of the brook just across the trail.

pjbarr
12-05-2006, 14:20
Cold Spring Shelter in the Nantahalas appera to have been built in the center of the AT, so I'd say that one is "on" the AT.

One note on the above comprehensive list. Kephart Shelter is about 2.5 miles off of the trail. I wouldnt even consider listing it as an AT shelter, unless you count hotels and bridge overpasses that require short hitchhikes into towns. Kephart is a GSMNP shelter, as is Mt. LeConte shelter and Laurel Gap shelter, both about 5 miles off of the AT. Laurel Gap would actually be easier to return to the AT than Kephart, which is a good 2000 feet below the trail ridgeline.

Thus, what distance off the trail is too much before it is not considered an AT trail shelter?

Also, anyone know how many their were historically, during certain decades. I assume that the numnber has risen greatly with the erection of new structures, but many have left us. False Gap Shelter on the AT in the eastern Smokies, Birch Spring Shelter in the far western Smokies beyond Fontana Dam, and Moore Spring Shelter on the old AT section by Gregorys Bald in the western Smokies. Not to mention, Spence Field, Silers Bald, and Icewater Springs for a brief time had two shelters at the same location.

Of course, I can only speak for the territory I know well (NC/TN), so I'm sure there are many more instances of decommisioned and removed shelters. A list would interest me though.

How about long gone fire towers on the AT? Standing Indian Mountain, White Rocks Mountain, Temple Hill in NC and TN alone.

Tipper
12-05-2006, 15:54
I stopped into most of the shelters along the way this past summer while conducting site inventories for the ATC. I surveyed 252 shelters and missed 9. That's 261. I believe my ATC staff contact thought there were 263. No way are there 290 (or 289).

Tipper
12-05-2006, 15:57
Oh, and as a follow-up thought with respect to distance from trail...I typically avoided any that were greater then a half-mile off-trail, not because they weren't legitimate as potential AT overnite options, but because traveling that extra distance didn't always fit into my day's travel plans (or energy levels!). That said, some were definitely on a different trail then the AT.

The Old Fhart
12-05-2006, 16:22
Just a point of interest for anyone considering staying at all shelters. In PA there are a few twin shelters within sight (or feet!) of each other. To technically stay at each shelter would mean some days would be really short! There are a few other places that would be really short days as well.

Jack Tarlin
12-05-2006, 19:07
Good point, O.F. There are other places with "twin" shelters, such as Horns Pond, in Maine.

Likewise there are places where they built a new shelter but kept the old one standing, like Carter Gap in NC or Peters Mt. north of Duncannon.

And in the Smokies, there are shelters less than two miles apart, like Silers Bald and Double Spring.

And Antietam and Tumbling Run in PA, in addition to being twinned, are only 1.2 miles apart, so overnighting at ALL of these shelters is gonna slow you down some.

Then there are places where entirely separate shelters are even closer to each other...Kid Gore Shelter and Caughnawaga Shelter in Vermont are something like a tenth of a mile apart.

Anyone planning to overnight in EVERY shelter better plan on at least a 300 day trip!

ed bell
12-05-2006, 20:02
Anyone planning to overnight in EVERY shelter better plan on at least a 300 day trip!I would suggest contacting MS via PM. I'm sure he could help.:sun

Jim Adams
12-06-2006, 02:28
When I was on my thru in 2002, I heard of an elderly couple that had started a thru in 2001 and was staying at every shelter. While still on the trail, I remember hearing that they had finished successfully in 2002 and that it took them 10 months. I haven't heard of them since and don't know if it is true or not. Anyone out there know?

NICKTHEGREEK
12-06-2006, 07:39
hammocks suck more:cool: wolf

So by extension, a hammock hung in a shelter must really suck

DawnTreader
12-06-2006, 11:08
There are a couple of shelters in Maine with white blazes on the side, right on the trail.. Frye Notch comes to mind..

The Old Fhart
12-06-2006, 14:50
How many shelters are there at Katahdin Stream Campground? It could take you a few days to get thru there if you spent a night at each one!:-?

Lone Wolf
12-06-2006, 14:54
There are 12 shelter/lean-tos

The Old Fhart
12-06-2006, 15:09
Thanks for the non-legal answer (oops, wrong thread!) Lone Wolf. With the need for reservations in Baxter and the possibility of not being able to reserve specific shelters at the campground, that might just kill anyone's plan to stay at ALL the shelters.

Lone Wolf
12-06-2006, 15:12
Thanks for the non-legal answer (oops, wrong thread!) Lone Wolf. With the need for reservations in Baxter and the possibility of not being able to reserve specific shelters at the campground, that might just kill anyone's plan to stay at ALL the shelters.

I've stealthed in a few of them over the years.

K-Man
12-06-2006, 15:26
Does the Secret Shelter in NJ count?

Peaks
12-06-2006, 18:03
On the other hand, how far off the AT can a shelter be, and still be counted. For example, the Old Job shelter in Vermont was on the AT before it the trail got relocated. Now it's a couple of miles off. Does that count? And if it does, how many shelters in GSMNP off the AT count?