Shelter:Moreland Gap

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Moreland Gap Shelter4.jpg
Shelter Moreland Gap
Capacity 6 People
Privy No
Trail Head Distance N 6.3 Miles
Trail Head Distance S 17.7 Miles
Elevation 3,813 Feet
Latitude {{#lat_deg2dms: 36.22021}}
Longitude {{#long_deg2dms: -82.088362}}
Nearest Medical Elizabethton, TN
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Description[edit]

Basic three-sided concrete block shelter with open front and wooden sleeping platform.

Location[edit]

Directly on the AT; up on White Rocks Mountain between Dennis Cove Road and US19E.

Water[edit]

A spring is located 0.2 mile down the hollow across from the shelter.

Maintenance History[edit]

  • Oct 2017: Repainted graffiti board.
  • Apr 2017: Cleaned water source and repainted graffiti board.
  • Sept 2016: Shelter painted
  • Feb 2008: Fix water source after someone tore out the drain line.
  • Sept 2005: Improve water supply by installing drain line and bucket reservoir.
  • Nov 1996: Cleaned and painted the shelter roof.
  • 1994: Installed picnic table.
  • 1960: Built by US Forest Service.

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Shelter name Section Trail distance from Damascus
Abingdon Gap Shelter US421 to Damascus 10.2
McQueens Knob Shelter (emergency shelter) US421 to Damascus 11.7
Double Springs Shelter TN91 to US421 18.5
Iron Mountain Shelter Wilbur Dam Rd to TN91 26.2
Vandeventer Shelter Wilbur Dam Rd to TN91 33.0
Laurel Fork Shelter Dennis Cove Rd to Wilbur Dam Rd 49.5
Moreland Gap Shelter US19E to Dennis Cove Rd 57.0
Mountaineer Falls Shelter US19E to Dennis Cove Rd 66.6
Stan Murray Shelter Carver's Gap to US19E 86.5
Roan High Knob Shelter Iron Mountain Gap to Carver's Gap 91.7
Clyde Smith Shelter Iron Mountain Gap to Carver's Gap 100.2
Cherry Gap Shelter Indian Grave Gap to Iron Mountain Gap 109.3
Curley Maple Gap Shelter Nolichucky River to Indian Grave Gap 122.2
No Business Knob Shelter Spivey Gap to Nolichucky River 132.7

Per the 2021 AT Data Book.