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Bob Stewart Benton MacKaye Trail (GA, TN, NC) Unsupported In progress

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  • JoshSanders:
    OH!  And that part in the route description about briars?   Thats very real and they are already covering the trail in many places before the growing season is even hitting it's stride.  If you're hiking, you can easily just go around but if you're… read more »
  • bikeandrun:
    The White Mountain Hut Traverse is definitely an iconic route. It's legend, particularly within the Appalachian Mountain Club community, goes back decades. Debbie Livingston and I first did it in 2011, but with a twist. We did it self-supported, and… read more »
  • JoshSanders:
    I attempted this Friday, May 1st and it's quite the trail.  It's geographically very close to the Hargus Lake and Shawnee Ridge trails and I was attempting to break all 3 in a 24 hour period.  I got the first two but failed on this one as I was… read more »
  • bikeandrun:
    Dan, thanks for mentioning us. We are happy to have inspired your run. Of course, the fact that you did the summit spur to the tower and back prevents us from entering our Mixed Gender Team results! We will have to go back. We first hiked this with… read more »
  • julietertin:
    Did either of you attempt it? Who's going to set the time to beat!