Appalachian Trail Thru Hike 2025 | Day 13 | Smoky Mountains Fontana Dam To Spence Field Shelter

Описание: This video is about backpacking the Appalachian Trail from Fontana Dam to Spence Field shelter in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In this video, we stay at the Fontana Hilton and then make our entrance into the Smoky Mountains at Fontana Dam. We hike up to Shuckstack tower, have lunch at Mollies Ridge and then camp at the Spence Field Shelter.

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GEAR I RECOMMEND AND USE ON TRAIL

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