Benton MacKaye Trail Assn. - Section Descriptions and Profile Maps

Benton MacKaye
Trail Assn.

Section Descriptions and Profile Maps

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Free Trail Data

The table below provides links to free section descriptions and elevation profile maps. Currently, only the data for BMT-South, Georgia (miles 0 - 80.2) are available here. See Hiker Resources Page for similar info on Section 11 (miles 80.2 - 91.3) in Tennessee and on the Smokies (miles 187.8 - 287.6). The remaining documents covering trail between the Georgia state line and the Smokies will be posted here as they become available.

Paper maps of the southernmost 91.3 miles of trail (sections 1 - 11) may be ordered from the BMTA Store, or there is a complete map set covering this range in the trail guide, Hiking the Benton MacKaye Trail by Tim Homan (Peachtree Publishers).

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Section Descriptions and Profile Maps
Sec. #	Mile	Location	Description	Profile

1*	0.0 - 5.9	Springer Mountain to Three Forks	Section 1	Profile 1
2*	5.9 - 17.9	Three Forks to GA Highway 60	Section 2	Profile 2
3	17.9 - 23.5	Highway 60 to Skeenah Gap	Section 3	Profile 3
4	23.5 - 28.8	Skeenah Gap to Wilscot Gap	Section 4	Profile 4
5	28.8 - 36.3	Wilscot Gap to Shallowford Bridge	Section 5	Profile 5
6	36.3 - 46.0	Shallowford Bridge to Weaver Creek Rd.	Section 6	Profile 6
7	46.0 - 54.7	Weaver Creek Rd. to Bushy Head Gap	Section 7	Profile 7
8	54.7 - 67.2	Bushy Head Gap to Dyer Gap	Section 8	Profile 8
9	67.2 - 71.7	Dyer Gap to Watson Gap	Section 9	Profile 9
10	71.7 - 80.2	Watson Gap to Double Springs Gap	Section 10	Profile 10

* FS 58, between Doublehead Road and FS 42 on the ridge to Springer Mountain, has been closed indefinitely.

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