Jerry on The Appalachian Trail
Trail Name "Monsoon"
Progress to Date: 291.6 miles
North Carolina
Wesser - Fontana Dam Shelter
Georgia
Neel Gap - Unicoi Gap
Highlights
Longest section: 39.1 miles (3 days, 3 nights)
Favorite Section: Clingmans Dome, NC to Davenport, TN
Solo Sections: Two (27.3 miles & 24.4 miles)
North Carolina (solo)
Winding Stair Gap - Wesser
North Carolina
Fontana Dam - Clingmans Dome
North Carolina / Georgia
Deep Gap - Dicks Creek
Georgia
Dicks Creek - Unicoi
North Carolina (solo)
Deep Gap - Winding Stair Gap
North Carolina / Tennessee
Clingmans Dome - Davenport
North Carolina / Tennessee
Sam's Gap - Nolichucky River
Tennessee
Iron Mtn Gap - Nolichucky River
Georgia
Springer Mtn - Neel Gap
Chronological Progress
27.3 mile section - Jul 29th to Jul 31st, 2015
NoBo: Winding Stair Gap, NC to Wesser (Nantahala river), NC - solo hike
34.1 mile section - Jul 7th to Jul 9th, 2017
NoBo: Fontana Dam, NC to Clingmans Dome, NC
15.8 mile section - Sep 14th to Sep 15th, 2019
SoBo: Deep Gap, NC to Dicks Creek Gap, GA
16.7 mile section - May 23rd to May 24th, 2020
SoBo: Dicks Creek Gap, GA to Unicoi Gap, GA
7.7 mile section - Jun 17th, 2020
Virginia Creeper Trail Intersection to Whitetop Mtn, VA
24.4 mile section - Jun 26th to Jun 28th, 2020
NoBo: Deep Gap, NC to Winding Stair Gap, NC - solo hike
39.1 mile section - Jul 23rd to Jul 26th, 2020
NoBo: Clingmans Dome, NC to Davenport (TN32/NC284), TN
24.6 mile section - Sep 12th to Sep 13th, 2020
NoBo: Sams Gap, NC to Chestoa (Nolichucky river), TN
20.2 mile section - Sep 26th to Sep 27th, 2020
SoBo: Iron Mtn Gap, TN to Chestoa (Nolichucky river), TN
29.2 mile section - Oct 9th to Oct 11th, 2020
NoBo: Wesser, NC to Fontana Dam Shelter, NC
21.2 mile section - Oct 16th to Oct 18th, 2020
NoBo: Neel Gap, GA to Unicoi Gap, GA
31.3 mile section - Oct 30th to Nov 1st, 2020
NoBo: Springer Mtn, GA to Neel Gap, GA
I hope to someday thru-hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Maybe by 2025 or 2026. Until then I'll continue to track my progress, one section at a time.