ISBN 1-56145-311-0 Nature/Sports $15.95 UPC Homan Explore the Benton MacKaye Trail, the scenic route A guide to the Benton MacKaye Trail from Georgia’s that winds through the Southern Blue Ridge Springer Mountain to Tennessee’s Ocoee River
THIS GUIDEBOOK details the southernmost twelve sections of the Benton MacKaye Trail, beginning atop Georgia’s Springer Mountain near the southern ter- Trail MacKaye Benton minus of the Appalachian Trail and heading through the north Georgia mountains to the Ocoee River at US 64 in southeastern Tennessee. HikingHiking q Easy-to-use headers that summarize section length, difficulty, junctions, and features the Hiking q Comprehensive trail narrative (south to north) for each BMT section thetheBentonBenton q Elevation profile for each section q 12 topographic section maps and 2 regional maps q Precise directions to each trailhead and shuttle instructions MacKayeMacKaye q Descriptions and illustrations of the trailside flora q Description of the BMT’s soon-to-be-completed route TrTrailail from the Ocoee River to Davenport Gap
Now spanning 93 miles, the Benton MacKaye will soon become a three- state trail leading hikers 275 miles through the deep South’s largest concentration of public land. North of US 64, the BMT will continue through Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest, through a small portion of North Carolina’s Nantahala National Forest, then across the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where the trail will rejoin the AT.
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