This is the last in my series of From....Blogs on the Georgia Giants, Tray Mountain. Coming in at 4,430 feet it is the second tallest mountain on the
Georgia Appalachian Trail (AT), just 28 feet shorter than
Blood Mountain. It also makes up what I call the Triple Crown of the Georgia AT (the other two are
Springer & Blood Mountains). Being an AT mountain makes it special, but the other thing that does (IMHO) is it is more remote than the other Georgia Giants,
Brasstown Bald,
Blood Mountain and
Rabun Bald. You can drive up a long and rough Forest Service Road to Tray Gap and hike a mile up. The other drive is 2.5 miles to Indian Grave Gap, which has a creek forge and then over a four mile round-trip hike. Most people hike to the top of Tray from either Unicoi Gap or
Andrews Cove Campground, but they are over 10 and 9 miles respectively. I hiked to the top of
Tray Mountain in April of 2014 and went up via Andrews Cove and the AT. There is something unique at the summit as there are three U.S. Geological Marker. So here is a From...for the last of the Georgia Giants.
....Tray Mountain
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| April 23, 2014: U.S. Geological Marker #1 |
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| April 23, 2014: U.S. Geological Marker #2 |
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| April 23, 2014: U.S. Geological Marker #3 |
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| April 23, 2014: Summit |
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| April 23, 2014: Southwest Vista |
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| April 23, 2014: Brasstown Bald & Northwest Vista |
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| April 23, 2014: North Vista |
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| April 23, 2014: AT Outcrop (0.1 Miles) |
....Tray Gap
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| April 23, 2014: Tray Gap Sign (0.43 Miles) |
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| April 23, 2014: Parking Area (0.44 Miles) |
...Appalachian Trail Near Tray Gap
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| April 23, 2014: First Outcrop (0.63 Miles) |
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| April 23, 2014: Second Outcrop (0.64 Miles) |
....Indian Grave Gap
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| December 18, 2014: From the AT just above the Parking Area (1.8 Miles) |
....Rocky Mountain
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| December 18, 2014: From the AT (2.6 Miles) |
....Brasstown Bald
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| October 17, 2014: Observation Deck (8.8 Miles) |
....Cowrock Mountain
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| October 17, 2014: Main Outcrop (11.3 Miles) |
....Yonah Mountain
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| February 5, 2015: Main Rock Face (11.4 Miles) |
....Wolf Laurel Top
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| October 17, 2014: North Vista (12 Miles) |
....Blood Mountain
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| March 21, 2015: North Vista (15 Miles) |
....Pinnacle Knob
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| December 11, 2014: Rock Outcrop (19 Miles) |
....Rabun Bald
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| November 11, 2014: CCC Tower (25 Miles) |
....Sawnee Mountain
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| October 4, 2014: Indian Seats (47.5 Miles) |
....Devil's Courthouse (BRP)
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| October 8, 2013: Summit Overlook (56.5 Miles) |
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