The AT at Thunderhead Mountain,
Appalachian Trail Map 014
Map center is 56.7 miles from Hot Springs, North Carolina (NC)
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
AT Map 014 (NOBO): The trail follows the Tennessee and North Carolina border to the Spence Field Shelter and Little Chestnut Bald where another shelter is located.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the length of this section of the AT?
The length of this section of the AT is 9.4 miles (15.2 km) or 20,966 steps.
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 9.4 mi | 4,334 ft | 5,512 ft | 1,178 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 4.6 hrs | 2,395 ft | 1,925 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 4.4 hrs | 1,925 ft | 2,395 ft | S |
Data Accuracy
Data Reliability
Calories
The following chart shows the total calories that you may expend on the trail while hiking in both directions. The chart is based on data derived from a statistical model of energy expenditure that relates gross weight, typical speed and trail topography.
Topo Maps
Download the PDF Thunderhead Mountain topo map and the adjoining quads to plan your hike. These are full-sheet, 7.5 Minute (1:24,000 scale) topographic maps.
Adjoining 7.5' Quadrangle Legend
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- Northwest Topo Map: Blockhouse, TN
- North Topo Map: Kinzel Springs, TN
- Northeast Topo Map: Wear Cove, TN
- West Topo Map: Calderwood, TN
- Topo Map: Cades Cove, TN
- East Topo Map: Thunderhead Mountain, NC
- Southwest Topo Map: Tapoco, NC
- South Topo Map: Fontana Dam, NC
- Southeast Topo Map: Tuskeegee, NC
Warnings
Prevent tick bites: Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5% permethrin.
(cdc.gov)
- The American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) may be present in this area. The American dog tick transmits Tularemia and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) may be present in this area. The Blacklegged tick transmits orrelia burgdorferi and B. mayonii (which cause Lyme Disease), Anaplasmosis, Borrelia Miyamotoi Disease, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, and Powassan Virus Disease.
- The Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) may be present in this area. The Brown dog tick transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) may be present in this area. The Lone star tick transmits Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii, (which cause human Ehrlichiosis), Heartland Virus, Tularemia, and STARI.
- Length is the total distance of the trail section. The distance between two red diamonds is one mile.
- Min Ele is the minimum elevation on the trail section.
- Max Ele is the maximum elevation on the trail section.
- Range is the difference between maximum and minimum elevation.
- Time is the typical total time required to hike the trail.
- Gain (cumulative elevation gain) is the sum of every gain in elevation.
- Loss (cumulative elevation loss) is the sum of every loss in elevation.
- E = Easiest, M = Moderate, MS = Moderately Strenuous, S = Strenuous, VS = Very Strenuous.