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 BMTA COVID-19 Maintenance Guidelines.
Old Copper Road
4.5 miles, easy. Hike leader Larry Dumas. For more information hikeleader@mailbmta.org BMTA members and guests must recognize there are risks and responsibilities involved and be willing to assume […]
BMT/AT Loop from Big Stamp Parking Lot
4.6 miles, moderate. This loop hike includes 1.2 miles on the Appalachian Trail and 3.4 on the Benton MacKaye Trail as well as the southern termini of both trails and […]
Cartecay River Loop Trails. DOG-FRIENDLY HIKE.
(adult humans may bring a leashed dog) About 6.5 miles, moderate. Hike leader Ken Cissna. For more information hikeleader@bmtamail.org BMTA members and guests must recognize there are risks and responsibilities […]
TN/NC August 22 Work Trip
Where: Section 16b - Round Top » Sledrunner Gap. When: Date: Aug 22, 2020, 8:30 AM. Meet: Cherohala Skyway Visitor Center, Tellico Plains, TN. What to Bring and Wear: Long […]
Bear Creek Trail
6 miles, moderate. Bring water shoes—two stream crossings, second one likely to get you wet. Hike leader Steve Dennison. For more information hikeleader@bmtamail.org BMTA members and guests must recognize there […]
Wildcat Creek Loop
5 miles, moderate. Beginning at Wildcat Creek Campground, much of the trail runs near Wildcat Creek. Hike Leader Steve Dennison. For more information hikeleader@bmtamail.org BMTA members and guests must recognize […]
Mud Gap to Whigg Meadow
5.8 miles, moderate. In recent years, we have seen professional birders catching, measuring, and banding birds at Whigg Meadow in September. We hope they are there again this year. Hike […]
Stanley Gap Trail from Fall Branch Falls
About 6 miles, moderate. To where Stanley Gap and BMT diverge and back. Hike Leader Steve Dennison. For more information hikeleader@bmtamail.org BMTA members and guests must recognize there are […]
GA September 12 Work Trip
Where: Section 9 - Dyer Gap to Watson Gap When: Saturday, September 12, 2020 Meet: 8:30 Home Depot (10012 Blue Ridge Drive, Blue Ridge, GA 30513) parking lot (near Dairy Queen) […]
Emery Creek (BMTA Members Only)
5 miles, moderate. The trail for this in-and-out hike is fairly easy, but 26 stream crossings (a number up to your ankles and two around your knees) and a section […]
Oglethorpe Mountain Trails
3 miles, easy. Hike leader: Martha Fowler. For more information, contact hikeleader@bmtamail.org
BMT: Highway 515 to Weaver Creek and Return
DOG-FRIENDLY HIKE (adult humans may bring a leashed dog). 5 miles, easy. Mostly along dirt roads. Two “rock hopping” stream crossings that could get your feet wet depending on stream […]