Benton MacKaye Trail Sections 3-7

Hike Name: Benton MacKaye Trail Sections 3-7 Location: north GA Length: 31 Submitted by: Ray Date Submitted: 0/0/00 Rating:	more Georgia trail reviews Georgia national parks Georgia state parks
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Description
Section 3 of the BMT is demanding from the start, rollercoastering to three summits with 1450 feet of elevation gain in the first three miles. We hiked 13 miles our first day to camp in a small open field with an unreliable spring close by. Fortunately, a previous night’s rain left us some puddles to filter from. Other campsites with dependable water sources are available, most notably, the old logging road at the top of Fall Creek Falls where we camped on our second night. From the summit of Rocky Mountain the trail is generally a downhill run to the highway in Cherry Log. This trail offers many long backcountry ambles through dense stands of Poplar, White Pine, Red Maple and Eastern Hemlock that offer plenty of shade and dramatic contrasts of light and shadows.

Directions to Hike
From Blue Ridge, GA follow GA 60 south toward Dahlonega to the marked trailhead on the left just south of Skeenah Creek Campground.

Contact Information
Benton MacKaye Trail Association - http://www.bmta.org/index.htm

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