Benton MacKaye
Trail Assn.
Annual Walk-Thru
"...leaving a footpath for generations to follow."
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Benton MacKaye |
Annual Walk-Thru "...leaving a footpath for generations to follow." |
Claim Your Section Now for this Year's Event, June 27, 2010!
Scroll down to the chart below to see which sections are still available. Then be sure to claim yours before someone else does!
What It Is
Once each year, the BMTA combines the Georgia and Tennessee/North Carolina monthly work trips into a single day of hiking -- all 200 miles south of the Smokies. The information gathered on problem trail conditions is then relayed to section maintainers so that repairs can be made before the start of the hiking season. It's also a rewarding way to enjoy a hike in the woods on the BMT.
To Participate
The BMTA welcomes all to take part in the Annual Walk-Thru. If you'd like to help but prefer not to hike, car shuttles are needed and this is a great way to contribute. Shuttle drivers free up the hikers so that more trail can be covered. This valuable service is much appreciated. Please contact a Maintenance Director (see below) to volunteer.
For hikers, one person from each party is asked to download and review an Annual Walk-Thru Report Form (available as: an RTF file, or an MS Word file), fill it out, and return it via either email (write for address) or US mail. (The content from each of the files can also be pasted into your favorite editor.) Thank you for helping us gather this important information on trail conditions.
(To download and save the Report forms locally, right-click the link and pick 'Save-As' or 'Save Target As'. To paste the text directly, click the link to open, then either 'Save as' or highlight all the text (manually or 'ctrl-a'), open the document that will receive the text, and paste.)
If you would like to participate, please contact the appropriate Maintenance Director to volunteer for, or be assigned (your choice), a particular trail segment. For Georgia sections, contact George Owen at 706-374-4716; for North Carolina and Tennessee, contact Rick Harris at 513-260-1184. Either one can also be reached by the Contact Form.
| Sections Claimed for Annual Walk-Thru | ||
| - Georgia - | ||
| Sec # | Description | Available/Taken |
| 01a | Springer Mt. – Big Stamp Gap | Available |
| 01b | Big Stamp Gap – 2nd Cross Trails | Available |
| 01c | 2nd Cross Trails – Three Forks | Available |
| 02a | Three Forks – No Name Gap | Available |
| 02b | No Name Gap – Bryson Gap | Available |
| 02c | Bryson Gap – Toccoa River | Available |
| 02d | Toccoa River – GA Hwy 60 | Available |
| 03a | GA Hwy 60 – Wallalah-Licklog Saddle | Available |
| 03b | Wallalah-Licklog Saddle – Licklog-Rhodes Saddle | Available |
| 03c | Licklog-Rhodes Saddle – Skeenah Gap | Available |
| 04a | Skeenah Gap – Payne Gap | Available |
| 04b | Payne Gap – Wilscot Gap, GA Hwy 60 | Available |
| 05a | Wilscot Gap – Ledford Gap | Available |
| 05b | Ledford Gap – Brawley Mt. | Available |
| 05c | Brawley Mt. – Dial Rd. | Available |
| 05d | Dial Rd. – Shallowford Bridge | Available |
| 06a | Shallowford Br. – Falls Branch (at Rd) | Available |
| 06b | Falls Branch (at Rd) – Stanley Gap Trail | Available |
| 06c | Stanley Gap Trail (old Rich Mt.) – -- | Available |
| 06d | Stanley Gap Trail – Weaver/Laurel Cr. Rd. | Available |
| 07a | Weaver/Laurel Cr. Rd. – GA Hwy 515 | Available |
| 07b | GA Hwy 515 – Shelter (Sisson`s) | Available |
| 07c | Shelter (Sisson`s) – Boardtown Road | Available |
| 07d | Boardtown Rd – Bush Head Gap (rd) | Available |
| 08a | Bushy Head Gap – Hudson Gap | Available |
| 08b | Hudson Gap – McKenny Gap | Available |
| 08c | McKenny Gap – Hatley Gap | Available |
| 08d | Hatley Gap – Fowler Mt. | Available |
| 08e | Fowler Mt. – Halloway Gap | Available |
| 08f | Halloway – Double Hogpen Gap | Available |
| 08g | Double Hogpen Gap – Flat Top Mt. | Available |
| 08h | Flat Top Mt. – Dyer Gap | Available |
| 09a | Dyer Gap – Pinhoti Intersection (SFT) | Available |
| 09b | Pinhoti Intersection (SFT) – Pate Gap | Available |
| 09c | Pate Gap – Watson Gap | Available |
| 10a | Watson Gap – Jacks River Trail | Available |
| 10b | Jacks River Trail – Hemp Top Trail | Available |
| 10c | Hemp Top Trail – Hemp Top | Available |
| 10d | Hemp Top – Double Spring Gap | Available |
| - Tennessee & North Carolina - | ||
| Sec # | Description | Available/Taken |
| 11a | Double Spring Gap – Big Frog Mt. | Ken Jones, Eric Eades, Rick Harris |
| 11b | Big Frog Mt. – Fork Ridge Trail | Ken Jones, Eric Eades, Rick Harris |
| 11c | Fork Ridge Trail – Rough Creek Trail | Ken Jones, Eric Eades, Rick Harris |
| 11d | Rough Creek Trail – USFS Road 221 | Ken Jones, Eric Eades, Rick Harris |
| 11e | USFS Rd 221 – US Hwy 64 | Larry Dunn |
| 12a | US 64 – Dry Pond Lead high point | Jeff Hunter |
| 12b | Dry Pond Lead – Kimsey Highway | Jeff Hunter |
| 12c | Kimsey Hwy – McFarland Rd, FS 23 | Jeff Hunter |
| 12d | McFarland – White Oak Flats, FS 103 | Jeff Hunter |
| 12e | FS 103 – FS 173 - trestle | Done |
| 13a | Trestle – John Muir Tr at Childers Crk | Jeff Hunter |
| 13b | Childers Creek – Big Bend | Jeff Hunter |
| 13c | Big Bend – Towee Creek | Darcy Douglas |
| 13d | Towee Creek – Wildcat Creek | Done |
| 13e | Wildcat Creek – FS 228 | Jeff Hunter |
| 14a | FS 228 – Unicoi Mt Trail (TN Hwy 68) | Jeff Hunter |
| 14b | TN Hwy 68 – Buck Bald Road | Jeff Hunter |
| 14c | Buck Bald Road – Unicoi Gap | Jeff Hunter |
| 15a | Unicoi Gap – Tate Gap | Done |
| 15b | Tate Gap – Sixmile Gap | Tom Waters |
| 15c | Sixmile Gap – Sandy Gap | Rick Harris |
| 16a | Sandy Gap – Round Top, State Line | Rick Harris |
| 16b | Round Top – Sledrunner Gap | Rick Harris |
| 16c | Sledrunner Gap – Brookshire Creek xing | Rick Harris |
| 16d | Brookshire Cr. – Sugar Mountain Road | Done |
| 16e | Sugar Mt. Rd – Tellico River Rd (FS 210) | Done |
| 17a | Tellico River Rd. – Mangan Branch | Done |
| 17b | Mangan Branch – FS 61B | Available |
| 17c | Sycamore Creek Trailhd – Mud Gap | Tom Waters |
| 17d | Mud Gap – Beech Gap, Nantahala NF | Tom Waters |
| 18a | Beech Gap – Pine Ridge Trail Int. | Rick Foster |
| 18b | Pine Ridge Trail Int. – Farr Gap | Rick Foster |
| 18z | Big Stack Gap Branch Tr. – (spur) | Larry Dunn, Rick Harris, Brenda Harris |
| 19a | Stiffknee Tr, Farr Gap – Slickrock Creek | Larry Dunn, Rick Harris, Brenda Harris |
| 19b | Slickrock Crk + Ike Br Trls – US Hwy 129 | Dick Evans |
| 19c | US Hwy 129, Tapoco trailhead – Deals Gap | Dick Evans |
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