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Springer Mountain

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Springer Mountain

Ellijay, GA · North Georgia Mountains

About

Springer Mountain is the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, the spot where thousands of thru-hikers begin a 2,190-mile walk to Maine. Find the bronze AT plaque and the hiker logbook bolted to a rock at the 3,782-foot summit, reached by a short 0.9-mile climb from the Forest Service Road 42 parking area. It also anchors the start of the Benton MacKaye Trail, so two long-distance routes diverge from the same overlook.

Highlights

Southern terminus of the Appalachian TrailBronze AT plaque and hiker register at the summitShort 0.9-mile hike from Forest Service Road 42Also the start of the Benton MacKaye Trail3,782-foot Blue Ridge summit with spring views

Getting there

Forest Service Road 42, Ellijay, GA 30536

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From Tallulah Gorge to Brasstown Bald, the waterfalls, summits and wilderness of Georgia's Blue Ridge: Cloudland Canyon and the Cohutta in the northwest, Amicalola and Springer in the center, the Rabun highlands in the northeast.