Name: Backpacking(Advanced 3 days, 3 nights) Fontana dam to Nantahala visitor center
Start: 2024-04-18T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-04-21T18:00:00-04:00

Very Important - If you have not done any backpacking before than this event is not for you.
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We will start from Fontana Dam and head south bound on AT. The total distance we will cover will be little less than 30 miles.We will cover this distance in 3 days. Here will be our schedule

1. Thursday: Start out from Ingles on Thursday afternoon and reach Fontana dam visitor center and park the car there and hike .6 miles to fontana dam shelter. Stay overnight in the shelter
2. Friday : Hike from Fontana Dam Shelter to Brown Fork gap shelter (13 miles)
3. Saturday : Hike from Brown Fork gap shelter to Sassafras gap shelter (9 miles)
4. Sunday: Hike from Sassafras gap shelter to Nantahala Outdoor shelter (7 miles)
5. Call shuttle service to get to the car

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