Be sure to confirm necessary details such as shipping address, operating hours, services and supplies available as well as the payment methods accepted.Contact in advance, each business you plan to rely on during a hike and be aware that some businesses are seasonal while others have limited off-peak hours of operation.Check for the latest trail conditions Here.Join the Benton MacKaye Trail Association.Sign Up for Benton MacKaye Trail News, Updates and Announces.Obtain the Benton MacKaye Trail Thru-Hikers Guide, 2020-21 Edition by SGT Rock & Kanga, available at the Benton MacKaye Trail Store.The Benton MacKaye Trail Association is constantly working to identify businesses and services along or near the trail that may enhance your hike experience.Īs you plan your thru-hike on the Benton MacKaye Trail please consider doing the following: The list below does include contact information, but because phone numbers, website links and email addresses often change, we cannot guarantee our information is up-to-date. Our list includes everything from lodging to places to eat, resupply locations and much more. The following is a list of services along or near the trail. Once you have completed a thru hike go to Completion Report & Request for Listing.įood, Bunkhouses, Hostels, Cold Beer, Air Conditioning, Electricity, Showers and more…. We will enjoy following you and may just see you on the trail! As you go, consider posting your pictures and stories on Facebook, Benton MacKaye Trail Hikers or on Instagram. Please contact us with your name(s), phone number, email, start date, anticipated end date and whether you are hiking North Bound or South Bound. After you enjoy a hike on the BMT, join BMTA’s volunteers on one of our Saturday work trips. BMTA volunteers remove downed trees, clear overgrowth vegetation and repair the trail’s tread. This magnificent trail remains open year round, in part, due to the diligent work of volunteers. Once into the Smokies, the BMT follows a course close to Fontana Lake with superb lake-side camping (permit required) before climbing to the top of Mount Sterling (at 5842 feet the BMT’s highpoint) and then descending to Big Creek - the trail’s northern terminus. One hundred eighty miles after they parted ways at Long Creek Falls, the BMT and AT meet again near Fontana Dam as they approach the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Dramatic crossings of the Ocoee and Hiwassee rivers are a prelude to the trail’s ascent to the boundary ridge between Tennessee and North Carolina near Sandy Gapand some of the best 360 degree views along the trail. With multiple BMT / AT intersections as well as Springer Mountain and Long Creek Falls, these first miles are a day-hikers dream!Īfter Long Creek Falls, the BMT heads north to cross the Toccoa River on the iconic Swinging Bridge before turning west to traverse numerous summits in the 2500 to 3500 foot range, passing Fall Branch Fallsenroute to the Cohutta and Big Frog Wilderness areas and finally crosses into Tennessee at Double Spring Gap. The two trails, interwoven at first, intersect four times in the BMT’s first seven miles before going their separate ways at the spectacular Long Creek Falls. The views south and west from Springer are superb. The BMT shares its start on Springer Mountain with its elder sibling, the Appalachian Trail (AT).
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