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Benton MacKaye Trail near Fall Branch Falls, Georgia. The Benton MacKaye Trail or BMT is a footpath nearly 300 miles (480 km) in length in the Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States and is blazed by a white diamond, 5″ across by 7″ tall.
Benton MacKaye (/ m ə ˈ k aɪ / mə-KY; March 6, 1879 – December 11, 1975) was an American forester, planner and conservationist.He was born in Stamford, Connecticut; his father was actor and dramatist Steele MacKaye.
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos Getty/Library of CongressIt has been 100 years since an out-of-work forester named Benton MacKaye came up with the idea for an Appalachian Trail ...
Benton MacKaye Trail: 287.6 [7] 463 Southern Appalachian Mountains: Springer Mountain in Georgia: Big Creek, north of Mount Sterling [8] connects from the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail; traverses Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Both endpoints meet with the Appalachian Trail. Together, the two trails form a figure-8 loop ...
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Benton MacKaye Trail Big Fodderstack: 4,346 ft/1,325 m CCW/JKSW boundary 35.412352, -84.027499 Benton MacKaye Trail Beaverdam Bald: 4,259 ft/1,298 m Southern Unicois 35.249941, -84.125076 Benton MacKaye Trail Hemlock Knob: 4,019 ft/1,225 m Citico Creek Wilderness 35.359615, -84.103051 Cherohala Skyway Cedar Top: 4,008 ft/1,222 m Eastern Unicois
Springer Mountain is also home to the southern terminus of the Benton MacKaye Trail. The trailhead for the Benton MacKaye Trail is located around 0.3 miles (0.48 km) north of the summit. [11] [12] [13]
Rocky Mountain, [10] elevation 4,017 feet (1,224 m), is located on the Appalachian Trail along the boundary between Towns and White counties. [11] Via the Appalachian Trail, its summit of Rocky Mountain is located about 51.5 miles (82.9 km) from Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.