The AT joins the Rocky Mountain Trail. West 100 yards to camping.
West 200 yards to a http://spring.East 0.2 miles to Plumorchard Gap Shelter.
Sleeps 8, privy. Water source is just south of the shelter.
Junction of the AT with the Long Branch Trail. West 2 miles to Standing Indian Campground.
Piped spring on south side of http://road.East to Franklin, NC. Lodging options include Ron Haven's Budget Inn, The Sapphire Inn, Comfort Inn, Microten Inn, Hiker's Den Hostel (same phone as Haven's Budget Inn, (828) 524-4403), Gooder Grove AT and Adventure Hostel, (828) 332-9228. Long-term resupply at Ingles Supermarket, BiLo, Walmart. Outdoor 76 and Three Eagles Outfitters offer camping equipment and shoes. Macon County Transit, (828) 349-2222 offering rides at $3 pp at 9:30a, 12:30p and 3:30p from Winding Stair Gap February thru May, check site http://www.macontransit.org/routes.html.
East 0.5 miles to Siler Bald Shelter, with camping, privy, water, bear cables.
East 0.6 miles to Siler Bald Shelter with camping, privy, water. The Siler Bald Shelter Trail is a 1.1 mile loop which rejoins the http://AT.West 0.2 miles to Siler Bald.
N.C. 1310, Wayah Gap.Aquone Hostel at Nantahala Mountain Lodge offers pickups from Wayah, Burningtown or Tellico Gap, (828) 321-2340, http://www.aquonelogcabinrentals.com/at.html, meals, pizza, laundry.
Piped spring, space for a few tents. Junction with the Bartram Trail.
N.C. 1397.Aquone Hostel at Nantahala Mountain Lodge offers pickups from Wayah, Burningtown and Tellico Gap, (828) 321-2340, http://www.aquonelogcabinrentals.com/at.html.
Sleeps 6, privy, bear cables, spring. Tentsites north on the AT.