Route: The Southern Loop of The Benton Mackaye Trail and The Appalachian Trail

Submitted by jdphalloween on Fri, 05/27/2022 - 02:07pm
Location
Georgia, US
Tennessee, US
North Carolina, US
Distance
367 mi
Vertical Gain
110,000 ft
Description

This is the southern Loop formed between the Benton Mackaye Trail and the Appalachian Trail. Traveling clockwise you travel north on the BMT until reaching the intersection at Fontana Dam in North Carolina with The AT. At which point you will travel south back to the start/finish at the southern terminus of the AT on Springer Mountain in North Georgia. This is an absolutely breathtaking route that throws the most challenging and majestic features the south east United States has to offer. 

 

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