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.
Old Copper Road Trail. Easy/Moderate 4.6 miles. Fairly smooth and flat. Built by Cherokee laborers, constructed in 1851 to haul copper from Copperhill to Cleveland, Tennessee. Goes back to the current put-in for the Upper Ocoee raft trips.
Contact Hike Leaders Clare and Ed Sullivan at csullivan@bmta.org
