Appalachian Trail in Elizabethton, TN 37643

Appalachian Trail in Elizabethton, TN 37643 (Johnson County) is an unpaved path and runs in a northeast-southwest direction and crosses McQueen Gap Road and Cross Mountain Road. Nearby you can find 5 shelters and a campground. Appalachian Trail also exists in Sullivan County, Blount County, Cocke County, Greene County and Sevier County.

Bicycle
no
Road Type
path
Operator
Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club
Route
northeast-southwest

Shelters

  • Abingdon Gap Shelter (free of charge). Spring located in hollow 275 yds behind shelter on blue blazed trail--gb, 50.
  • Vandeventer Shelter (free of charge). Water is 0.5 mi W on side trail; behind shelter cliffs allow view across Watauga.
  • Iron Mountain Shelter (free of charge). No water at shelter; water located 0.2 mi S of shelter on AT--gb, 62.
  • Double Springs Shelter (free of charge). Shelter on W side of AT in draw; spring is 100 yds down draw--gb, 55.
  • McQueens Knob Shelter (free of charge). AT passes small log shelter, built in 1934; no water; emergency shelter for 3 or.

Campgrounds

  • Forest camp site.