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Icewater Spring Shelter

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Icewater Spring Shelter

Recommended by 12 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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    June 16, 2022

    The Icewater Spring Shelter can be reached from the Newfound Gap Road South via the Appalachian Trail (3 miles) and from Kephart Shelter via the Sweat Heifer Creek Trail/Appalachian Trail (5 miles) or via the Dry Sluice Gap Trail and Grassy Branch Trail/Appalachian Trail (5.1 miles).

      October 30, 2022

      The hut has room for about 20 people. It is a simple three-wall, single-roof shelter with two sleeping levels made of wood.

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        Elevation 1,790 m

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        Location: Swain County, North Carolina, United States

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