Ride from Davenport back to Fontana

[lobshot]

We are wanting to hike the AT thru the GSMNP from Fontana to Davenport. We would be leaving our vehicle at Fontana. I am sure I am not the first one to have the problem of returning to Fontana.
How is it normally done? Who to contact? Cost? Reliability? Others experiences with this?
Thanks

[Lone Wolf]

Standing Bear Farm hostel 423-487-0014

[lobshot]

Standing Bear Farm hostel 423-487-0014

Is that in the Fontana area?

[Lone Wolf]

No. couple miles past davenport gap.

[Fannypack]

Standing Bear Farm hostel can be found in the Aldha Companion and it is on Green Corner Rd.
Find Standing Bear Farm on this page:
http://www.aldha.org/companyn/ga-tn06.pdf
for description of the hostel. U shoudl probably buy the Aldha Companion or at least get familiar with the 2006 online version of the Aldha Companion. Also do a find for "Green Corner Road" and u will see where this road is in reference to Davenport Gap on the AT.

[Rain Man]

Hello down there in Smyrna!

Curtis at Standing Bear Farm will shuttle you or your vehicle.
http://standingbearfarm.tripod.com/
He shuttled our vehicle to Hot Springs for us, just as and when promised.

You might also try Jeff Hoch at The Hike Inn near Fontana.
http://www.thehikeinn.netfirms.com/
He might be willing to shuttle your vehicle to Standing Bear Farm, so it'd be there waiting on you when you come out. That's how I prefer to do it. In his case, he shuttled us to the start point and we left our vehicle at Fontana Dam.

Both men are real gentlemen about helping hikers. You'll have to ask them their fees. I thought they were very reasonable, as I recall.

RainMan

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[Chaco Taco]

Mark Rogers in Cosby is cheaper that the others by a couple of bucks. We are doing theh same hike and we are parking at Standing Bear and being shuttled to fontana and hiking north to Davenport and Standing Bear.
Mark Rogers- 423-487-3112

[Chaco Taco]

Mark Rogers in Cosby is cheaper that the others by a couple of bucks. We are doing theh same hike and we are parking at Standing Bear and being shuttled to fontana and hiking north to Davenport and Standing Bear.
Mark Rogers- 423-487-3112

$95 for up to 4 people