Benton MacKaye Trail Assn. - Section Mileages & Conditions

Benton MacKaye
Trail Assn.

Section Mileages & Conditions

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Trail sections are listed from south to north,
Sections listed as "- Available -" under the Maintainer Name column are in need of a section maintainer(s). Contact us if you're interested in adopting one of these. (Adoption of a partial section(s) is ok.)
Please help us keep the listed trail conditions up-to-date by reporting any trail hazards you encounter. Sections in top condition are rated 1. Poorest are 5.
Because the unmeasured mileages will change, check back at this page for up-to-date references.
This is the 'official' section and numbering system for the BMT and the BMTA encourages all to use it. (So to minimize the potential for confusion, for consistent reference in emergency rescue, etc.)
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Section Numbers, Mileages, Maintainers and Conditions
Georgia
Section Id	Trailhead Names	Miles	Total	Maintainer Name	Condition
01a	Springer Mt. » Big Stamp Gap	1.70	1.70	David Blount		Excellent 2008-02-19
01b	Big Stamp Gap » 2nd Cross Trails	2.20	3.90	Meadows. Oldfield, Simon, Tuten		Good 2008-04-14
01c	2nd Cross Trails » Three Forks	2.10	6.00	Dave Maddox		Fair, passable 2007-10-12
02a	Three Forks » No Name Gap	2.60	8.60	George Owen		Excellent 2006-05-14
02b	No Name Gap » Bryson Gap	3.00	11.60	Korean Alpine Club of Georgia		Fair, passable 2007-11-17
02c	Bryson Gap » Toccoa River	2.80	14.40	Wes Clonts		Excellent 2006-05-14
02d	Toccoa River » GA Hwy 60	3.60	18.00	Walt Cook		Excellent 2006-05-14
03a	GA Hwy 60 » Wallalah-Licklog Saddle	2.20	20.20	T. Crouch		Excellent 2006-05-14
03b	Wallalah-Licklog Saddle » Licklog-Rhodes Saddle	1.40	21.60	Seth Hegert		Fair, passable 2008-02-03
03c	Licklog-Rhodes Saddle » Skeenah Gap	2.00	23.60	TJ and Heather Watson		Fair, passable 2008-02-09
04a	Skeenah Gap » Payne Gap	2.10	25.70	Terry Hill		Excellent 2007-05-12
04b	Payne Gap » Wilscot Gap, GA Hwy 60	3.20	28.90	Marty Dominy		Excellent 2007-05-12
05a	Wilscot Gap » Ledford Gap	2.30	31.20	Dennis Bailey		Good 2006-05-14
05b	Ledford Gap » Brawley Mt.	0.90	32.10	Clayton Norris		Good 2006-05-14
05c	Brawley Mt. » Dial Rd.	2.40	34.50	Larry Dumas		Excellent 2006-05-14
05d	Dial Rd. » Shallowford Bridge	1.90	36.40	Kevin O`Quinn		Good 2007-11-08
06a	Shallowford Br. » Falls Branch (at Rd)	3.50	39.90	Walt Cook		Excellent 2006-05-14
06b	Falls Branch (at Rd) » Stanley Gap Trail	1.20	41.10	Doug Kleiber		Excellent 2006-05-14
06c	Stanley Gap Trail (old Rich Mt.) » --	2.10	43.20	Available		Excellent 2007-09-16
06d	Stanley Gap Trail » Weaver/Laurel Cr. Rd.	2.90	46.10	R. Heller		Fair, passable 2007-11-19
07a	Weaver/Laurel Cr. Rd. » GA Hwy 515	2.60	48.70	Tom Keene		Excellent 2006-05-14
07b	GA Hwy 515 » Shelter (Sisson`s)	1.70	50.40	Lawrence Jump		Excellent 2006-05-14
07c	Shelter (Sisson`s) » Boardtown Road	2.30	52.70	T. T. Mitchell		Excellent 2006-05-14
07d	Boardtown Rd » Bush Head Gap (rd)	2.10	54.80	Tom Keene		Excellent 2006-05-14
08a	Bushy Head Gap » Hudson Gap	2.60	57.40	Shirley Banks		Excellent 2007-12-26
08b	Hudson Gap » McKenny Gap	1.50	58.90	Shirley Banks		Poor 2008-03-01
08c	McKenny Gap » Hatley Gap	1.00	59.90	North GA Mt. Outfitters		Poor 2008-03-01
08d	Hatley Gap » Fowler Mt.	1.30	61.20	North GA Mt. Outfitters		Excellent 2006-05-14
08e	Fowler Mt. » Halloway Gap	2.00	63.20	Tom Keene		Fair, passable 2007-11-08
08f	Halloway » Double Hogpen Gap	1.20	64.40	Curt Voogt		Good 2007-11-19
08g	Double Hogpen Gap » Flat Top Mt.	1.60	66.00	Dennis McClure		Excellent 2007-11-10
08h	Flat Top Mt. » Dyer Gap	1.20	67.20	Bill Hamrick, John C. Smith		Excellent 2007-12-08
09a	Dyer Gap » Pinhoti Intersection (SFT)	2.20	69.40	Bill Hamrick		Excellent 2008-04-14
09b	Pinhoti Intersection » Watson Gap	2.30	71.70	Delmar Yoder		Fair, passable 2008-03-24
10a	Watson Gap » Jacks River Trail	2.60	74.30	Larry Rice		Excellent 2008-01-05
10b	Jacks River Trail » Hemp Top Trail	1.50	75.80	Mike Christison		Excellent 2007-05-04
10c	Hemp Top Trail » Hemp Top	3.10	78.90	Jeri and Russ Flint		Fair, passable 2007-05-04
10d	Hemp Top » Double Spring Gap	1.30	80.20	Bill Ross		Excellent 2006-05-14
Tennessee & North Carolina
Section Id	Trailhead Names	Miles	Total	Maintainer Name	Condition
11a	Double Spring Gap » Big Frog Mt.	1.30	81.50	Charlie & Deb Tucker		Excellent 2006-05-14
11b	Big Frog Mt. » Fork Ridge Trail	1.80	83.30	Bill & Diana Ristom		Excellent 2007-11-08
11c	Fork Ridge Trail » Rough Creek Trail	1.80	85.10	Chuck Hall, Lamar Powell		Good 2008-01-06
11d	Rough Creek Trail » USFS Road 221	2.80	87.90	James Anderson		Excellent 2006-05-14
11e	USFS Rd 221 » US Hwy 64	3.40	91.30	Linda Davis		Excellent 2006-05-14
12a	US 64 » Dry Pond Lead high point	4.00	95.30	Eagle Ranch		Excellent 2006-05-14
12b	Dry Pond Lead » Kimsey Highway	2.70	98.00	Gary Smith		Fair, passable 2008-01-15
12c	Kimsey Hwy » McFarland Rd, FS 23	2.40	100.40	Gary Smith		Excellent 2006-05-14
12d	McFarland » White Oak Flats, FS 103	3.90	104.30	Bill Lundin		Excellent 2006-05-14
12e	FS 103 » FS 173 - trestle	4.00	108.30	Harry Bolton		Excellent 2006-05-14
13a	Trestle » John Muir Tr at Childers Crk	1.30	109.60	- Available -		Excellent 2006-05-14
13b	Childers Creek » Big Bend	3.00	112.60	Cherokee Hiking Club (Clayton)		Excellent 2006-05-14
13c	Big Bend » Appalachia Powerhouse	3.00	115.60	Bill Lundin		Excellent 2006-05-14
14a	Appalachia Powerhouse » FS 228	4.00	119.60	Eric Lewis		Excellent 2007-04-28
14b	FS 228 » Unicoi Mt Trail (TN Hwy 68)	4.00	123.60	- Available -		Excellent 2006-05-14
14c	TN Hwy 68 » Buck Bald Road	1.10	124.70	George Owen		Excellent 2006-05-14
14d	Buck Bald Road » Unicoi Gap	3.60	128.30	George Owen		Excellent 2006-05-14
15a	Unicoi Gap » Tate Gap	4.50	132.80	Steve Cartwright		Excellent 2006-05-14
15b	Tate Gap » Sixmile Gap	1.80	134.60	Steve Cartwright		Excellent 2006-05-14
15c	Sixmile Gap » Sandy Gap	2.00	136.60	Steve Cartwright		Excellent 2008-03-28
16a	Sandy Gap » Round Top, State Line	3.50	140.10	Eric Eades		Fair, passable 2008-01-29
16b	Round Top » Sledrunner Gap	2.70	142.80	- Available -		Excellent 2006-05-14
16c	Sledrunner Gap » Brookshire Creek xing	3.20	146.00	- Available -		Excellent 2006-05-14
16d	Brookshire Cr. » Sugar Mountain Road	2.50	148.50	Richard & Brenda Harris		Very poor 2008-03-28
16e	Sugar Mt. Rd » Tellico River Rd (FS 210)	2.40	150.90	Betty J. Petty, R_		Excellent 2006-05-14
17a	Tellico River Rd. » Mangan Branch	3.00	153.90	Kent & Pam Mathews		Excellent 2006-05-14
17b	Mangan Branch » FS 61B	3.00	156.90	Kent & Pam Mathews		Excellent 2006-05-14
17c	Sycamore Creek Trailhd » Mud Gap	3.20	160.10	Tellico Ranger District		Excellent 2006-05-14
17d	Mud Gap » Beech Gap, Nantahala NF	3.00	163.10	Mike Harwood		Poor 2008-03-27
18a	Beech Gap » Pine Ridge Trail Int.	7.50	170.60	Ken Jones		Excellent 2006-05-14
18b	Pine Ridge Trail Int. » Farr Gap	5.30	175.90	Doug McPherson		Excellent 2006-05-14
18z	Big Stack Gap Branch Tr. » (spur)	1.80	175.90	- Available -		Excellent 2007-05-31
19a	Stiffknee Tr, Farr Gap » Slickrock Creek	3.40	179.30	Doug McPherson		Excellent 2006-05-14
19b	Slickrock Crk + Ike Br Trls » US Hwy 129	3.50	182.80	Ernest Engman		Poor 2008-02-01
19c	US Hwy 129, Tapoco trailhead » Deals Gap	5.10	187.90	Dick & Margaret Evans		Very poor 2007-05-10
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Section Id	Trailhead Names	Miles	Total	Maintainer Name	Condition
20a	Deals Gap » TwentyMile Ranger Station	3.60	191.50			Excellent 2006-05-14
20b	20-mile Ranger Sta » Sassafras Gap, AT	5.00	196.50			Excellent 2006-05-14
20c	Sassafras Gap, AT » Eagle Creek Trail N.	3.70	200.20			Excellent 2006-05-14
21a	Eagle Creek Trail » Campsite 86	4.30	204.50			Excellent 2006-05-14
21b	Campsite 86 » Campsite 77	7.50	212.00			Excellent 2006-05-14
21c	Campsite 77 » Campsite 98	7.10	219.10			Excellent 2006-05-14
22a	Campsite 98 » Campsite 74	6.50	225.60			Excellent 2006-05-14
22b	Campsite 74 » Noland Creek Trail Jct.	3.50	229.10			Excellent 2006-05-14
22c	Noland Crk Tr Jct. » Noland Divide Tr Jct.	9.20	238.30			Excellent 2006-05-14
23a	Noland Divide Tr Jct. » Deep Crk Tr, MST	3.30	241.60			Excellent 2006-05-14
23b	Deep Crk Tr, MST » Campsite 52	8.00	249.60			Excellent 2006-05-14
23c	Campsite 52 » Smokemont CG	5.10	254.70			Excellent 2006-05-14
24a	Smokemont CG » Campsite 47	9.10	263.80			Excellent 2006-05-14
24b	Campsite 47 » Straight Fork Rd.	5.60	269.40			Excellent 2006-05-14
25a	Straight Fork Rd. » Laurel Gap Shelter	4.50	273.90			Excellent 2006-05-14
25b	Laurel Gap Shelter » Davenport Gap	13.80	287.70			Excellent 2006-05-14

Condition Legend:
1

Excellent - No significant obstacles
2

Good - A few minor obstacles or vegetation growth
3

Fair, passable - Moderate amount of obstacles or difficulty
4

Poor - A few significant obstacles
5

Very poor - A lot of significant obstacles

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