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 Dutch Settlement Area of the Cherokee National Forest, Ocoee District. Easy 5 miles. Learn the history of why this settlement began in 1840s. Edward Bayer, a banker and businessman from New York purchased over 150,000 acres for this planned community.
Meeting Place: TVA Sugarloaf Recreation Area/Ocoee State Park
Time: 9:00 am
Contact Hike Leaders Clare Sullivan, Ken Jones and Rick Harris at csullivan@bmta.org. or rharris@bmta.org.
