Please Note

♦ This page lists summary information. For a more in-depth view, see Resupply Details page.

♦ The BMTA is working to establish and maintain good relations with the businesses listed here. Please be polite and respectful toward these service providers so that future hikers will also be welcome.

♦ It is strongly suggested that hikers contact, in advance, each business they plan to rely on during a hike. Some are seasonal and others have limited off-peak operation. Be sure to confirm necessary details such as shipping address, open hours, services and supplies available, and payment methods accepted. Information provided here is not guaranteed. Please contact us with any corrections or additions.

♦ Mail drop packages should have the hiker's name and "Please hold for BMT hiker" written clearly on the box. Many establishments will also ask that you write your estimated date of arrival on the package as well. Hikers should be prepared to show a picture ID to claim their drop boxes.

♦ Businesses are listed in order of distance from the trail crossing.

♦ Mileages (as with the entire BMTA website) are given from the southern terminus at Springer Mountain and assume northbound travel, toward Davenport Gap. References to "right" or "left" at crossroads use this convention.

♦ Use caution when traveling by foot along any developed road.

Overview

Where 2 or more access points are listed for the same resource, the preferred one is asterisked (*).  Ex: The Coker Creek Welcome Center and Post Office can be accessed at mile 123.6 (via TN Hwy 68) or at mile 128.3 (via the Unicoi Turnpike Trail and/or Joe Brown Hwy). The mile 128.3 access point is preferred because it is closer (and downhill!) so it is asterisked. See Resupply Details page for further information.

Mile 17.9, Georgia Hwy 60, Skeenah Creek

• Grocery, restaurant, and hardware store - Martin's Dixie Depot (0.3 mile to right)
• Campground with hot showers, rooms - Skeenah Creek CG (0.5 mile to left)

Mile 36.3, Shallowford Bridge at Aska Road

• Restaurant and camp store, Moonshine Hollow Trading Co. (0.1 mile to right on BMT)
• Restaurant, Shallowford River Shack (0.1 mile to right on BMT)
• Restaurant (0.3 mile to right on BMT)
• Blue Ridge, GA (6.4 miles to right)

Mile 46.0, Weaver Creek Road

• Various services in Blue Ridge, GA (5 miles to left on Weaver Creek Rd)

Mile 48.6, Georgia Hwy 515/US Hwy 76

• Gas Station and convenience store, Chevron (1.1 mile to right)
• Restaurant, Pink Pig (2.1 mile to left)
• Post Office, Cherrylog, GA (2.4 miles to left)
• Various services in Blue Ridge, GA (4.5 miles to right)*

Mile 71.7, Watson Gap

• Small grocery store, Watson Country Store (4.0 miles to right)

Mile 91.3, US Hwy 64, Thunder Rock Campground/Ocoee Powerhouse #3

• Olympic Whitewater Center (1.1 mile to right)
• B&B, White House Bed and Breakfast (8 miles to right, free shuttle with stay)
• Various services in Ducktown, TN (8 miles to right)

Mile 108.4, Wooden Railroad Trestle Underpass

• Outfitter, Hiwassee Scenic River Outfitters (On BMT)

Mile 108.6, Hwy 30 at Hiwassee River Bridge

• Outfitter, Webb Brothers Store & Float Service (On BMT)
• Hotel, Tennessee Overhill Sleep Inn (12 miles west/north on Hwy 30/411 in Etowah, free shuttle with stay)

Mile 123.6, Tennessee Hwy 68

• Coker Creek Welcome Center and Post Office (4.5 miles to left) [See next entry.]

Mile 128.3, Unicoi Gap on TN/NC State Line

• Coker Creek Welcome Center and Post Office (3.0 miles to left)*

Mile 150.8, Tellico River Rd, FS 210

• Motel and small store, Green Cove Motel (1.4 miles to left)

Mile 182.7, US 129, Bridge at Cheoah Dam

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Mile 188.4, Intersection of NC Hwy 28 & US Hwy 129

• Convenience Store - Seasonal.

Mile 191.4, Twentymile Ranger Station, Smokies

• Potable water from faucet in season

Mile 196.4, Sassafras Gap at AT Intersection

• Fontana Dam (4.5 miles to right on AT)* [Preferable for southbounders.]

Mile 199.1, Eagle Creek Trail Intersection

• Fontana Dam with access to store, lodging and most other services (5.8 miles to right)* [Preferable for northbounders.] Hike Inn - 5 miles S. on Rt 28.

Mile 254.6, US 441, Smokemont Campground

• Various services in Cherokee, NC (6 miles to right on US Hwy 441)

Mile 287.6, (TN Hwy 32/NC 284), Davenport Gap, AT Intersection, BMT Northern Terminus

• Hostel with most hiker services, including shuttles. (2.5 mi north on AT)

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