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Davenport Gap Shelter via Appalachian Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
North Carolina

Davenport Gap Shelter via Appalachian Trail

Cherokee, North Carolina

1.8 mi

Distance

787 ft

Elev. Gain

54m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Davenport Gap Shelter via Appalachian Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:621 ft
Max:811 ft
Gain:240 ft
Loss:240 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 621 ft and 811 ft across 1.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.621 ft684 ft748 ft811 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi0.9 mi1.4 mi1.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi621 ft
High point0.9 mi811 ft
End1.8 mi621 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Cosby, TN · about 6 mi away
County:
Haywood County, NC

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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