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SNOWBIRD GAP
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| LOCATION:
Western North Carolina |
| HIKE
STARTS: US 64 (Winding Stair Gap) |
| HIKE ENDS:
US 64 (Winding Stair Gap) |
| TOTAL
DISTANCE: 8.8 Miles |
| HIKE TYPE:
In and Out, Backtrack Hike |
| HIKE
DIFFICULTY: Moderate to Difficult |
| TRAILS
USED: Appalachian Trail |
| TRAIL
TRAFFIC: Moderate to Heavy |
| TRIP TYPE:
Day or Overnight Hike |
| MANAGEMENT:
Nantahala NF |
HIGHLIGHTS: Siler Bald at
5,216 feet was named for William Siler whose great grandson, Reverend A. Rufus
Morgan, helped establish the A.T. in North Carolina. The U.S. Forest
Service clears and maintains the bald which has a grassy summit with spectacular
(and nearly 360 degree) views from Tray Mountain to the Great Smoky Mountains.
Wayah Bald, about six trail miles north, can also be seen to the north.
This is a backtrack hike that starts at Winding Stair Gap on U.S. 64 about ten
miles from Franklin, N.C. and climbs over 2200 feet through Snowbird Gap to the summit of Siler Bald.
MORE DETAILS
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click to see trail photos from this hike on the Appalachian Trail:
October 19, 1996 |
| click to see
more photos from this backpacking trip to Snowbird Gap:
March 4, 2000,
June 26, 2002 |
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click to view a detailed trip report of this walk in the
Nantahala National Forest:
October 19, 1996
(password required) |
| click to read a photo
journal from a camping trip to Snowbird Gap:
June 26, 2002
(password required) |
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area map,
detailed map
(password required),
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TopoZone map |
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Appalachian
Trail: Georgia-North Carolina
which has details on this destination |
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