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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.

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Lady Slippers! Mulky Gap. Blairsville

Easy /moderate 1.5 miles. After the 2021 spring burn in the area we are going to check out this area first – we will go across the road to see what has been a huge garden of thousands of Pink Lady Slippers. Hopefully the mountain orchids will have returned. 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 along which are Flame Azaleas as well as some supersized Pink Lady Slippers. Hike Leaders Joy and Frank Forehand.

For more information contact hikeleaderJF@bmtamail.org.

 

Date

Apr 27 2022
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