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Major thru-hike Eastern USA · Georgia to Maine· 2,190 mi

Appalachian Trail

The granddaddy of long trails — 2,190 miles from Springer Mountain to Mount Katahdin through 14 states. Water is generally plentiful, but springs run low in dry stretches and ridges.

Appalachian Trail water source guide with 223 sources and 1 community field reports. Real-time water conditions, dry-stretch alerts, and carry planning for hikers.

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2,190 mi
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  1. #1Springer Mountain Spring
    Mile 0.2no reports yet
  2. #2Stover Creek
    Mile 2.8reported 1 month agoUncertain
    51%
  3. #3Hawk Mountain Shelter Spring
    Mile 8.1no reports yet
  4. #4Justus Creek
    Mile 14.2no reports yet
  5. #5Gooch Mountain Shelter Spring
    Mile 15.8no reports yet
  6. #6Lance Creek
    Mile 24.3no reports yet
  7. #7Neel Gap Spigot
    Mile 31.3no reports yet
  8. #8Low Gap Shelter Spring
    Mile 43.2no reports yet
  9. #9Tray Mountain Shelter Spring
    Mile 58.3no reports yet
  10. #10Deep Gap Spring
    Mile 69.4no reports yet
  11. #11Plumorchard Gap Shelter Spring
    Mile 78.6no reports yet
  12. #12Muskrat Creek Shelter Spring
    Mile 81.1no reports yet
  13. #13Standing Indian Shelter Spring
    Mile 94.7no reports yet
  14. #14Carter Gap Shelter Spring
    Mile 102.5no reports yet
  15. #15Long Branch Shelter Spring
    Mile 114.4no reports yet
  16. #16Wesser Creek
    Mile 137no reports yet
  17. #17Fontana Dam Visitor Center Piped
    Mile 164.7no reports yet
  18. #18Birch Spring Gap
    Mile 168.1no reports yet
  19. #19Mollies Ridge Shelter Spring
    Mile 177.3no reports yet
  20. #20Russell Field Shelter Spring
    Mile 180.1no reports yet
  21. #21Spence Field Shelter Spring
    Mile 183.1no reports yet
  22. #22Derrick Knob Shelter Spring
    Mile 189.3no reports yet
  23. #23Silers Bald Shelter Spring
    Mile 194.5no reports yet
  24. #24Double Springs Gap Shelter Spring
    Mile 196.8no reports yet
  25. #25Mount Collins Shelter Spring
    Mile 200.8no reports yet
  26. #26Icewater Spring Shelter Spring
    Mile 210.3no reports yet
  27. #27Pecks Corner Shelter Spring
    Mile 218no reports yet
  28. #28Tri-Corner Knob Shelter Spring
    Mile 223.1no reports yet
  29. #29Cosby Knob Shelter Spring
    Mile 230.8no reports yet
  30. #30Davenport Gap Shelter Spring
    Mile 238.2no reports yet
  31. #31Standing Bear Farm Piped
    Mile 241.6no reports yet
  32. #32Groundhog Creek Shelter Spring
    Mile 248.8no reports yet
  33. #33Max Patch Spring
    Mile 253no reports yet
  34. #34Roaring Fork Shelter Spring
    Mile 256no reports yet
  35. #35Deer Park Mountain Shelter Spring
    Mile 270.3no reports yet
  36. #36Hot Springs Town Spigot
    Mile 273.9no reports yet
  37. #37Spring Mountain Shelter Spring
    Mile 285.3no reports yet
  38. #38Jerry Cabin Shelter Spring
    Mile 303.1no reports yet
  39. #39Flint Mountain Shelter Spring
    Mile 314.1no reports yet
  40. #40No Business Knob Shelter Spring
    Mile 328.6no reports yet
  41. #41Erwin TN Piped Tap
    Mile 344no reports yet
  42. #42Curley Maple Gap Shelter Spring
    Mile 348.1no reports yet
  43. #43Roan High Knob Shelter Spring
    Mile 376.6no reports yet
  44. #44Laurel Fork Falls
    Mile 418.5no reports yet
  45. #45Partnership Shelter Spigot
    Mile 532.4no reports yet
  46. #46Settlers Museum Faucet
    Mile 543.1no reports yet
  47. #47Davis Path Creek
    Mile 558.2no reports yet
  48. #48Chestnut Knob Shelter Spring
    Mile 572.5no reports yet
  49. #49Walker Gap Spring
    Mile 585.3no reports yet
  50. #50Jenkins Shelter Spring
    Mile 596.1no reports yet
  51. #51Helveys Mill Shelter Spring
    Mile 612.4no reports yet
  52. #52Jenny Knob Shelter Spring
    Mile 631.7no reports yet
  53. #53Wapiti Shelter Spring
    Mile 645.2no reports yet
  54. #54Doc's Knob Shelter Spring
    Mile 655.8no reports yet
  55. #55Rice Field Shelter Spring
    Mile 671.3no reports yet
  56. #56Sinking Creek
    Mile 675.2no reports yet
  57. #57Johns Creek
    Mile 680.1no reports yet
  58. #58Pine Swamp Branch Shelter Spring
    Mile 684.5no reports yet
  59. #59Craig Creek
    Mile 690.4no reports yet
  60. #60War Spur Shelter Spring
    Mile 696.2no reports yet
  61. #61Laurel Creek
    Mile 706.8no reports yet
  62. #62Catawba Mountain Spring
    Mile 713.5no reports yet
  63. #63Tinker Creek
    Mile 720.5no reports yet
  64. #64Lambert's Meadow Shelter Spring
    Mile 726.1no reports yet
  65. #65Fullhardt Knob Shelter Cistern
    Mile 738.4no reports yet
  66. #66Wilson Creek
    Mile 752.7no reports yet
  67. #67Bobblets Gap Shelter Spring
    Mile 764.2no reports yet
  68. #68Cove Mountain Shelter Spring
    Mile 778.5no reports yet
  69. #69Bryant Ridge Shelter Creek
    Mile 792.1no reports yet
  70. #70Cornelius Creek Shelter Creek
    Mile 805.4no reports yet
  71. #71Thunder Ridge Shelter Spring
    Mile 818.9no reports yet
  72. #72Matts Creek
    Mile 830.2no reports yet
  73. #73James River Footbridge Spigot
    Mile 835.1no reports yet
  74. #74Punchbowl Shelter Spring
    Mile 842.6no reports yet
  75. #75Brown Mountain Creek
    Mile 855.3no reports yet
  76. #76The Priest Shelter Spring
    Mile 870.1no reports yet
  77. #77Harper's Creek
    Mile 884.2no reports yet
  78. #78Tye River
    Mile 890.3no reports yet
  79. #79Mau-Har Trail Creek
    Mile 895.5no reports yet
  80. #80Paul C. Wolfe Shelter Creek
    Mile 908.7no reports yet
  81. #81Rockfish Gap Tourist Center Faucet
    Mile 915.2no reports yet
  82. #82Calf Mountain Shelter Spring
    Mile 923.4no reports yet
  83. #83Riprap Trail Spring
    Mile 930.1no reports yet
  84. #84Blackrock Hut Spring
    Mile 938.8no reports yet
  85. #85Loft Mountain Wayside Spigot
    Mile 945.6no reports yet
  86. #86Piney River
    Mile 952.1no reports yet
  87. #87South River Picnic Area Spigot
    Mile 962.4no reports yet
  88. #88Bearfence Hut Spring
    Mile 965.7no reports yet
  89. #89Lewis Mountain Campground Spigot
    Mile 973.2no reports yet
  90. #90Big Meadows Wayside Spigot
    Mile 978.5no reports yet
  91. #91Skyland Resort Spigot
    Mile 988.2no reports yet
  92. #92Pass Mountain Hut Spring
    Mile 998.1no reports yet
  93. #93Gravel Springs Hut Spring
    Mile 1010.4no reports yet
  94. #94Tom Floyd Wayside Spring
    Mile 1022.3no reports yet
  95. #95Jim & Molly Denton Shelter Faucet
    Mile 1031.5no reports yet
  96. #96Rod Hollow Shelter Spring
    Mile 1035.7no reports yet
  97. #97Sam Moore Shelter Spring
    Mile 1048.2no reports yet
  98. #98Bears Den Hostel Faucet
    Mile 1058.4no reports yet
  99. #99David Lesser Shelter Spring
    Mile 1064.1no reports yet
  100. #100Harpers Ferry ATC Spigot
    Mile 1075.3no reports yet
  101. #101Ed Garvey Shelter Cistern
    Mile 1081.2no reports yet
  102. #102Gathland State Park Faucet
    Mile 1085.6no reports yet
  103. #103Dahlgren Campground Spigot
    Mile 1095.2no reports yet
  104. #104Pine Knob Shelter Spring
    Mile 1098.7no reports yet
  105. #105Boiling Springs Town Clock Spigot
    Mile 1100.5no reports yet
  106. #106Scott Farm Work Center
    Mile 1104.2no reports yet
  107. #107Darlington Shelter Spring
    Mile 1118.5no reports yet
  108. #108Duncannon Town Pump
    Mile 1146.4no reports yet
  109. #109Peters Mountain Shelter Spring
    Mile 1158.7no reports yet
  110. #110William Penn Shelter Spring
    Mile 1181.2no reports yet
  111. #111501 Shelter Spigot
    Mile 1205.3no reports yet
  112. #112Port Clinton Pavilion Spigot
    Mile 1220.8no reports yet
  113. #113Windsor Furnace Shelter Spring
    Mile 1230.4no reports yet
  114. #114Eckville Shelter Well Tap
    Mile 1241.5no reports yet
  115. #115Lehigh Furnace Gap Spring
    Mile 1259no reports yet
  116. #116Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring
    Mile 1264.1no reports yet
  117. #117Outerbridge Shelter Spring
    Mile 1283.5no reports yet
  118. #118Palmerton Town Jail Spigot
    Mile 1285.6no reports yet
  119. #119Leroy Smith Shelter Spring
    Mile 1300.2no reports yet
  120. #120Wind Gap Kiosk Spigot
    Mile 1311.9no reports yet
  121. #121Kirkridge Shelter Spring
    Mile 1319.4no reports yet
  122. #122Delaware Water Gap Church Spigot
    Mile 1328.7no reports yet
  123. #123Mohican Outdoor Center Spigot
    Mile 1338.2no reports yet
  124. #124Brink Road Shelter Spring
    Mile 1352.1no reports yet
  125. #125Gren Anderson Shelter Spring
    Mile 1359.5no reports yet
  126. #126High Point State Park Office Tap
    Mile 1365.2no reports yet
  127. #127Mashipacong Shelter Spring
    Mile 1373.8no reports yet
  128. #128Rutherford Shelter Spring
    Mile 1381no reports yet
  129. #129Unionville Town Pump
    Mile 1391.1no reports yet
  130. #130Pochuck Mountain Shelter Spring
    Mile 1402.5no reports yet
  131. #131Waywayanda State Park Spigot
    Mile 1413.3no reports yet
  132. #132Wildcat Shelter Spring
    Mile 1425.4no reports yet
  133. #133Fitzgerald Falls
    Mile 1432.1no reports yet
  134. #134William Brien Memorial Shelter Spring
    Mile 1441.2no reports yet
  135. #135Fingerboard Shelter Spring
    Mile 1445.6no reports yet
  136. #136Bear Mountain Zoo Spigot
    Mile 1451.6no reports yet
  137. #137Graymoor Friary Water Spigot
    Mile 1457.8no reports yet
  138. #138RPH Shelter Well Pump
    Mile 1475.2no reports yet
  139. #139Canopus Lake
    Mile 1482.5no reports yet
  140. #140Morgan Stewart Shelter Spring
    Mile 1491.5no reports yet
  141. #141Shenandoah Mountain Community Center Spigot
    Mile 1495.4no reports yet
  142. #142Nuclear Lake
    Mile 1508.9no reports yet
  143. #143Telephone Pioneers Shelter Spring
    Mile 1514.8no reports yet
  144. #144Ten Mile River Shelter Spring
    Mile 1518.3no reports yet
  145. #145Bulls Bridge Piped Water
    Mile 1524.1no reports yet
  146. #146Kent Town Welcome Center Spigot
    Mile 1531.4no reports yet
  147. #147Mount Algo Shelter Spring
    Mile 1534.2no reports yet
  148. #148Pine Swamp Brook Shelter Spring
    Mile 1546.7no reports yet
  149. #149Belter's Campsite Spring
    Mile 1551.4no reports yet
  150. #150Limestone Spring Shelter
    Mile 1553.2no reports yet
  151. #151Falls Village Hydroelectric Plant Spigot
    Mile 1562.5no reports yet
  152. #152Riga Shelter Spring
    Mile 1577.1no reports yet
  153. #153Brassie Brook Shelter Spring
    Mile 1581.3no reports yet
  154. #154Sages Ravine Brook
    Mile 1586.4no reports yet
  155. #155Mount Wilcox Shelter Spring
    Mile 1591.2no reports yet
  156. #156Glen Brook Shelter Spring
    Mile 1598.2no reports yet
  157. #157Hemlocks Shelter Spring
    Mile 1602.4no reports yet
  158. #158Tom Leonard Shelter Spring
    Mile 1612.4no reports yet
  159. #159Shaker Campsite Creek
    Mile 1621.5no reports yet
  160. #160Upper Goose Pond Cabin Piped Water
    Mile 1625.6no reports yet
  161. #161October Mountain Shelter Spring
    Mile 1638.1no reports yet
  162. #162Kay Wood Shelter Spring
    Mile 1644.5no reports yet
  163. #163Dalton Town Community Center Spigot
    Mile 1649.2no reports yet
  164. #164Stony Brook Shelter Spring
    Mile 1655.4no reports yet
  165. #165Thistle Hill Shelter Spring
    Mile 1664.2no reports yet
  166. #166White River (West Hartford)
    Mile 1678.2no reports yet
  167. #167Happy Hill Shelter Spring
    Mile 1684.5no reports yet
  168. #168Connecticut River (Ledyard Bridge)
    Mile 1697.5no reports yet
  169. #169Hanover Town Tap
    Mile 1698.1no reports yet
  170. #170Velvet Rocks Shelter Spring
    Mile 1700.1no reports yet
  171. #171Moose Mountain Shelter Spring
    Mile 1708.2no reports yet
  172. #172Holt's Ledge Spring
    Mile 1717.5no reports yet
  173. #173Trapper John Shelter Spring
    Mile 1721.5no reports yet
  174. #174Smarts Mountain Firetower Well
    Mile 1731.8no reports yet
  175. #175Hexacuba Shelter Spring
    Mile 1741.4no reports yet
  176. #176Atwell Hill Shelter Spring
    Mile 1750.2no reports yet
  177. #177Glencliff - Hikers Welcome Spigot
    Mile 1758.1no reports yet
  178. #178Beaver Brook Cascade
    Mile 1761.5no reports yet
  179. #179Eliza Brook Shelter Stream
    Mile 1772.8no reports yet
  180. #180Kinsman Pond
    Mile 1780.2no reports yet
  181. #181Lonesome Lake Hut Spigot
    Mile 1785.4no reports yet
  182. #182Franconia Notch Rec Path Spigot
    Mile 1790.8no reports yet
  183. #183Liberty Springs Spring
    Mile 1792.5no reports yet
  184. #184Garfield Ridge Shelter Spring
    Mile 1801.3no reports yet
  185. #185Galehead Hut Piped Water
    Mile 1804.2no reports yet
  186. #186Zealand Falls Hut Piped Water
    Mile 1811.5no reports yet
  187. #187Ethan Pond Shelter Stream
    Mile 1821.1no reports yet
  188. #188Crawford Notch VC Spigot
    Mile 1827.8no reports yet
  189. #189Mizpah Spring Hut Tap
    Mile 1832.5no reports yet
  190. #190Lakes of the Clouds Hut Tap
    Mile 1840.4no reports yet
  191. #191Madison Spring Hut Tap
    Mile 1847.7no reports yet
  192. #192Osgood Tentsite Spring
    Mile 1853.4no reports yet
  193. #193Pinkham Notch Visitor Center Tap
    Mile 1862.1no reports yet
  194. #194Carter Notch Hut Tap
    Mile 1873.8no reports yet
  195. #195Imp Shelter Spring
    Mile 1881.5no reports yet
  196. #196Gentian Pond
    Mile 1886.5no reports yet
  197. #197Trident Pitch Stream
    Mile 1892.2no reports yet
  198. #198Carlo Col Shelter Spring
    Mile 1903.6no reports yet
  199. #199Full Goose Shelter Spring
    Mile 1910.4no reports yet
  200. #200Speck Pond
    Mile 1918.5no reports yet
  201. #201Grafton Notch Picnic Area Spigot
    Mile 1924.2no reports yet
  202. #202Frye Notch Lean-to Stream
    Mile 1936.4no reports yet
  203. #203Hall Mountain Lean-to Spring
    Mile 1946.8no reports yet
  204. #204Bemis Mountain Spring
    Mile 1957.1no reports yet
  205. #205Sabbath Day Pond
    Mile 1972.4no reports yet
  206. #206Piazza Rock Lean-to Spring
    Mile 1982.5no reports yet
  207. #207Route 4 Rangeley Parking Spigot
    Mile 1984.8no reports yet
  208. #208Poplar Ridge Lean-to Stream
    Mile 1997.4no reports yet
  209. #209Spaulding Mountain Lean-to Spring
    Mile 2007.8no reports yet
  210. #210South Branch Carrabassett River
    Mile 2017.5no reports yet
  211. #211Little Bigelow Lean-to Spring
    Mile 2037.2no reports yet
  212. #212Pierce Pond
    Mile 2047.8no reports yet
  213. #213Kennebec River
    Mile 2051.2no reports yet
  214. #214Caratunk General Store Spigot
    Mile 2053.5no reports yet
  215. #215Pleasant Pond
    Mile 2060.4no reports yet
  216. #216Moxie Bald Mountain Spring
    Mile 2070.5no reports yet
  217. #217Horseshoe Canyon Creek
    Mile 2080.1no reports yet
  218. #218Monson Town Tap
    Mile 2102.5no reports yet
  219. #219Leeman Brook Lean-to Stream
    Mile 2105.4no reports yet
  220. #220Wilson Valley Lean-to Stream
    Mile 2122.1no reports yet
  221. #221Cloud Pond
    Mile 2133.5no reports yet
  222. #222Logan Brook Lean-to Spring
    Mile 2154.8no reports yet
  223. #223Cooper Brook Falls Lean-to
    Mile 2165.2no reports yet

Dry stretches — 24

Gaps of 15+ miles between water sources. Plan your carry carefully.

  1. Laurel Fork Falls → Partnership Shelter Spigot
    Mile 418.5–532.4 · 113.9 mi gap
  2. Roan High Knob Shelter Spring → Laurel Fork Falls
    Mile 376.6–418.5 · 41.9 mi gap
  3. Curley Maple Gap Shelter Spring → Roan High Knob Shelter Spring
    Mile 348.1–376.6 · 28.5 mi gap
  4. Darlington Shelter Spring → Duncannon Town Pump
    Mile 1118.5–1146.4 · 27.9 mi gap
  5. Wesser Creek → Fontana Dam Visitor Center Piped
    Mile 137–164.7 · 27.7 mi gap
  6. William Penn Shelter Spring → 501 Shelter Spigot
    Mile 1181.2–1205.3 · 24.1 mi gap
  7. Long Branch Shelter Spring → Wesser Creek
    Mile 114.4–137 · 22.6 mi gap
  8. Peters Mountain Shelter Spring → William Penn Shelter Spring
    Mile 1158.7–1181.2 · 22.5 mi gap
  9. Horseshoe Canyon Creek → Monson Town Tap
    Mile 2080.1–2102.5 · 22.4 mi gap
  10. Cloud Pond → Logan Brook Lean-to Spring
    Mile 2133.5–2154.8 · 21.3 mi gap
  11. South Branch Carrabassett River → Little Bigelow Lean-to Spring
    Mile 2017.5–2037.2 · 19.7 mi gap
  12. Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring → Outerbridge Shelter Spring
    Mile 1264.1–1283.5 · 19.4 mi gap
  13. Helveys Mill Shelter Spring → Jenny Knob Shelter Spring
    Mile 612.4–631.7 · 19.3 mi gap
  14. Spring Mountain Shelter Spring → Jerry Cabin Shelter Spring
    Mile 285.3–303.1 · 17.8 mi gap
  15. Eckville Shelter Well Tap → Lehigh Furnace Gap Spring
    Mile 1241.5–1259 · 17.5 mi gap
  16. Graymoor Friary Water Spigot → RPH Shelter Well Pump
    Mile 1457.8–1475.2 · 17.4 mi gap
  17. Leeman Brook Lean-to Stream → Wilson Valley Lean-to Stream
    Mile 2105.4–2122.1 · 16.7 mi gap
  18. Jenkins Shelter Spring → Helveys Mill Shelter Spring
    Mile 596.1–612.4 · 16.3 mi gap
  19. Doc's Knob Shelter Spring → Rice Field Shelter Spring
    Mile 655.8–671.3 · 15.5 mi gap
  20. 501 Shelter Spigot → Port Clinton Pavilion Spigot
    Mile 1205.3–1220.8 · 15.5 mi gap
  21. No Business Knob Shelter Spring → Erwin TN Piped Tap
    Mile 328.6–344 · 15.4 mi gap
  22. Bemis Mountain Spring → Sabbath Day Pond
    Mile 1957.1–1972.4 · 15.3 mi gap
  23. Low Gap Shelter Spring → Tray Mountain Shelter Spring
    Mile 43.2–58.3 · 15.1 mi gap
  24. Settlers Museum Faucet → Davis Path Creek
    Mile 543.1–558.2 · 15.1 mi gap

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