Corporate/Business Partnerships

Partner donations are a primary source of funds for preserving, protecting and maintaining the Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT). We couldn’t keep the 288-mile-long BMT safe and open for all to enjoy without the generous support of Partners like YOU!

Partnership funds support both long- and short-term projects.

Short-Term Projects Under $2,000

• Protective Gear – Helmet, gloves, snake gators, ear plugs, etc.
• Tools – Chainsaws, crosscut saws, fire rakes, McLeods, Pulaskis, brushcutters, swingblades, etc.
• Materials – Steps, cribbing, gravel for parking area, etc.

Short-Term Projects $2,000 – $10,000

• Bridges
• Kiosks
• Sawyer & First Aid Training/Certification
• New & Replacement Signage
• Wilderness Maintenance Summer Crews

Long-Term Projects, Cost to be Determined

• Unicoi Reroute & Kiosk

The Trail

• Incorporated as a Nonprofit 501(3)(c) in 1980 – trail completed in 2005.
• Traverses 288 Miles through three states (Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina)
• At 93 miles, it’s the longest trail in the Smokies.
• Wilderness Areas: Cohutta, Big Frog, Little Frog Mountain, Upper Bald River, Citico Creek and Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Areas. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is managed as wilderness.

Website and Social Media

Website – bmta.org

Unique Website Users — 4,027

Facebook

BMTA Association Page – 5,400 Likes 6,000 Followers

BMT Trail Hikers – 2,754 Members

BMTA Maintenance – 682 Likes 813 Followers

INSTAGRAM

Official Benton MacKaye Trail Association – 296 Followers

Technical Stats

Membership

855 Members

Monthly Email Subscribers – 2,355