Moreland Gap Shelter

[Former Admin]

Info, questions, comments, experiences (good or bad) regarding - Moreland Gap Shelter

Past/Present hikers - what can future hikers expect here? Have any good stories or memories from here?

[chris]

The water source is a long ways down a steep hill. Not what I wanted to run in to after a 23 or so mile, rough day from Overmountain. Standard shelter design.

[Hillbilly]

Moreland Gap shelter (at least on the map) looks like your basic "only port in a storm" in the area between State 19 and Dennis Cove....

If anyone has a good alternate (for tent) on this stretch, let us know....PS, we've heard there are more than the average number of 'unfriendlies' in the neighborhood on this section....comments?

[Lone Wolf]

There are no more "unfriendlies" in this area than there are in any other state the AT goes through. There were problems over 10 years ago in that section.

[cascader]

This is a fine little shelter, pretty clean b/c it's so remote (tho' it's indeed that cinder-block, plywood floor, and tin roof design you see in this part of the Trail).. It's in a pretty, woodsy spot. Some nice campsites around it--I tented nearby and had a great evening and night. The walk down to the spring isn't that bad if you have a collapsible canteen or something so you only have to do it once.

[Hikerhead]

Moreland Gap shelter (at least on the map) looks like your basic "only port in a storm" in the area between State 19 and Dennis Cove....

If anyone has a good alternate (for tent) on this stretch, let us know....PS, we've heard there are more than the average number of 'unfriendlies' in the neighborhood on this section....comments?

There's a new shelter around Jones Falls, I believe it's been completed.

Also, a couple of nice campsites down around the Elk River.