| 0.00 | Fontana Dam Shelter (1840') 1983. Follow side road down hill. ←11.10|6.80→ | Shelter / Lean-to , Tap / Faucet / Hosepipe , (20) | 0.15 E |
| --- | Flush toilets. | Privy, | |
| 0.20 | Fontana Dam Road (1771') ←0.40| | Trail on Road , Hard Surfaced Road , | |
| 1.30 | NC 28 (1784') Soda machine. ←42.10|14.00→ | State Road , Trail Crosses Road, Hard Surfaced Road , | |
| --- | Fontana Village Resort PO. ZIP 28733. Lodging, Supplies, Restaurant.. | Village, | 2.00 W |
| --- | $1 shuttle between Fontana Marina and Fontana Resort. Dial 265 from boat dock. | Payphone, | |
| 2.50 | Bee Cove Knob (2482') ←20.80|18.30→ | Summit / Peak / Knob / Stamp, | |
| 4.00 | Walker Gap (3450') Alternate difficult short-cut route is 2.2m W to Fontana Village Resort. ←9.70|1.40→ | Gap / Notch , | |
| 5.40 | Black Gum Gap (3400') ←1.40|2.30→ | Gap / Notch , | |
| 6.80 | Cable Gap Shelter (2880') 1939/1988. Thriving mice community. ←6.80|6.10→ | Shelter / Lean-to , Privy, (6) | |
| --- | Adjacent stream out front. | Stream / Creek, | |
| --- | Up behind shelter. | Stealth Campsite , (2) | NW |
| 7.70 | Yellow Creek Gap (2960') ←2.30|2.40→ | Gap / Notch , Gravel Surfaced Road, Trail Crosses Road, | |
| --- | Yellow Creek Mtn road | Fire Access / Forestry Service Road, | |
| 9.70 | (3895') ←365.10|0.70→ | Elevation Marker, | |
| 10.10 | Cody Gap (3609') ←2.40|0.80→ | Gap / Notch , Stealth Campsite , (99) | |
| --- | Follow side trail W. | Stream / Creek, | 0.10 W |
| 10.40 | (4135') ←0.70|2.00→ | Elevation Marker, | |
| 10.90 | Hogback Gap (3496') ←0.80|3.40→ | Gap / Notch , | |
| 12.40 | Bushnell 5 (3912') ←2.00|1.50→ | Elevation Marker, | |
| 12.70 | Brown Fork Gap (3570') ←2.60|2.60→ | Stream / Creek, | |
| 12.90 | Brown Fork Gap Shelter (3800') 1996. ←6.10|9.10→ | Shelter / Lean-to , (6) | 0.10 NE |
| --- | Privy is located below shelter (N). | Privy, | 0.02 N |
| --- | Reliable spring is downhill to right (E) of shelter. | Spring, | 0.01 E |
| 13.90 | (3892') ←1.50|0.60→ | Elevation Marker, | |
| 14.30 | Sweetwater Gap (3252') ←3.40|1.00→ | Gap / Notch , | |
| 14.50 | (3513') ←0.60|2.50→ | Elevation Marker, | |
| 15.30 | Stecoah Gap (3165') ←1.00|3.30→ | Gap / Notch , Hard Surfaced Road , Trail Crosses Road, Picnic Table , | |
| --- | NC 143 | State Road , | |
| --- | To East of small picnic area. | Stream / Creek, | E |
| --- | About 200ft West on highway, follow overgrown logging road. Spring is on left. | Spring, | W |
| 17.00 | (3856') ←2.50|0.40→ | Elevation Marker, | |
| 17.40 | Simp Gap (3530') ←0.40|0.90→ | Elevation Marker, | |
| 18.30 | (3847') ←0.90|6.10→ | Elevation Marker, | |
| 18.60 | Locust Cove Gap (3645') ←3.30|7.20→ | Gap / Notch , Stealth Campsite , Stream / Creek, (99) | |