Skip to Main Content
Join
Temporary Closure FS 816 (Vicinity of Swinging Bridge) / FS 22 Closure Vicinity of Watson Gap / Tellico River Road (NSFR 210) Trailhead Closure

BMTA ACTIVITY CALENDAR

BMTA normally schedules four or five hikes per month, some “leisure” hikes that are shorter and easier and some 5 to 8 miles and of moderate difficulty. In addition, we have occasional backpacking hikes and more difficult ones that might be called “hardy hikes.” Occasionally we co-sponsor hikes with other organizations. Some, but not all, of our hikes are “dog friendly.” Although more hikes are in Georgia than the other states, you will find hikes in all three BMT states: Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

*Please refer to: BMTA COVID-19 Hiker Guidelines and Hiker Guidelines.

« All Events

Lady Slippers at Mulky Gap

Lady Slippers! Mulky Gap. Blairsville. Easy /moderate 1.5 miles. Before embarking on the hike, hikers will go across the road to see a huge garden of thousands of pink lady slippers. The hike itself begins on an old logging road. Trillium, showy orcus, wild geranium, wild iris and dutchman’s pipe are just a few of the spring beauties to be seen. For the return, we’ll switch to the Duncan Ridge Trail where there are flame azaleas as well as some super-sized pink lady slippers. Note: this will be the second hike after the 2021 controlled burn. Some of the ladies had returned … hopefully more will be back this year topped off with the elegant pink blooms.

Contact Hike Leaders Joy and Frank Forehand at hikeleaderJF@bmtamail.org.

Date

Apr 26 2023
Expired!

Time

All Day

DOWNLOAD PDF CALENDAR