Trail Maintenance Districts
The Georgia Appalachian Trail
is divided into 12 Trail Maintenance Districts, which are managed by
District Leaders and maintained by Section Overseers.
GATC designates one day a month to perform District Trail Maintenance, in addition to the routine monitoring and maintenance done by the Section Overseers. For detailed description of the Districts and their section see Trail Descriptions.
District 1: Amicalola to Springer Mtn
8.8 Total Miles. 1 Shelter. 1 Side Trail. 8 Overseer Sections
District 2: Hike Inn Parking Lot to Approach Trail
5.9 Total Miles. 0 Shelters. 0 Side Trail. 7 Overseer Sections
District 3: Springer Mtn. to Hightower Gap
8.1 Total Miles. 3 Shelters. 0 Side Trail. 9 Overseer Sections
District 4: Hightower Gap to Woody Gap
12.1 Total Miles. 1 Shelter. 0 Side Trail. 11 Overseer Sections
District 5: Woody Gap to Jarrard Gap
9.3 Total Miles. 0 Shelters. 1 Side Trail. 10 Overseer Sections
District 6: Jarrard Gap to Neels Gap
12.1 Total Miles. 2 Shelters. 5 Side Trail. 12 Overseer Sections
District 7: Neels Gap to Hogpen Gap
7.6 Total Miles. 1 Shelter. 1 Side Trail. 7 Overseer Sections
District 8: Hogpen Gap to Unicoi Gap
16.4 Total Miles. 2 Shelter. 1 Side Trail. 15 Overseer Sections
District 9: Unicoi Gap to Dicks Creek Gap
16.1 Total Miles. 2 Shelter. 1 Side Trail. 17 Overseer Sections
District 10: Dicks Creek to Bly Gap
8.8 Total Miles. 1 Shelter. 0 Side Trail. 8 Overseer Sections
District 11: Side Trails
6.5 Total Miles.
District 12: Side Trails
12.0 Total Miles.