Woody Gap
{{Short description|Mountain ridge gap in Georgia}}
File:Woody Gap sign Sep 2015.jpg
Woody Gap is a mountain ridge gap in northern Georgia where the Appalachian Trail crosses State Highway 60. At 3,160 ft above sea level, it affords scenic vistas of Yahoola Valley below and its trailhead is open to the public year-round.{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/conf/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=10541&actid=51|title= Woody Gap Trailhead|work=USDA}} It is named for Arthur Woody, an early conservationist.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/w.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=257 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}
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External links
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- [http://sherpaguides.com/georgia/wildlife_viewing/northeast_ga_mtns/12.html Sherpa's Guide - Woody Gap]
- [http://georgiatrails.com/trails/appal2.html Georgia Trails - Woody Gap to Neal's Gap]
- [http://www.aboutnorthgeorgia.com/ang/Arthur_Woody About North Georgia - Arthur Woody]
Category:Mountains on the Appalachian Trail