Guided Hikes with the Benton McKaye Trail Association

Benton MacKaye Trail Association Guided Hikes

Typically BMT schedules four or five hikes per month, some “leisure” hikes shorter and easier and some 5 to 8 miles with moderate difficulty. In addition, we have occasional backpacking hikes and more difficult ones that might be called “hardy hikes.” Occasionally, we co-sponsor hikes with other organizations. Some, but not all, of our hikes are “dog friendly.” Although there are more hikes in Georgia than in the other states, you will find hikes in all three BMT states: Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

Scheduled Hikes

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July

July 26 (Friday) Cartecay River Loop Trails. DOG-FRIENDLY HIKE (adult humans
may bring a leashed dog). Moderate 5-6 miles much of it along the beautiful
Cartecay River.
Contact Hike Leader Ken Cissna at bmtahikeleaderkc@bmta.org.

August

August 2 (Friday) Bear Creek Trail. DOG-FRIENDLY HIKE (adult humans may bring
a leashed dog). Moderate 7 miles.
Contact Hike Leader Ken Cissna at bmtahikeleaderkc@bmta.org.

August 10 (Saturday) BMTA Monthly Maintenance Trip. TBA
Contact Joe Cantwell at bmtagamaintdirector@bmta.org.
Contact Nelson Ashbrook at bmtatn-ncmaintdirector@bmta.org.

August 12 (Monday) Whigg Meadow. Mildly moderate 2.6 miles, 500' climb. We
will drive to the Mud Gap Trailhead of the BMT at mile 3.5 on the North Carolina
side of the Skyway. We will hike on an old roadbed steadily uphill to the 5000'
summit of Whigg Meadow, a large wide open bald with expansive views into the
surrounding mountains. We will eat lunch there then return. Contact Hike leaders
Rick and Brenda Harris at bmtahikeleaderrh@bmta.org or text 513-260-1184 if
you plan to attend.

August 16 (Friday) Emery Creek. Moderate 5 miles.
This in-and-out hike is fairly easy, but 26 stream crossings (a number up to your
ankles and two around your knees) and a section of potentially slippery rock
toward the beginning and again at the end make it more difficult than it
otherwise would be. Holly and Emery Creeks, two lovely waterfalls, and a
beautiful trail make it worth the trouble.
Contact Hike Leader Ken Cissna at bmtahikeleaderkc@bmta.org.

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*Please refer to: BMTA COVID-19 Hiker Guidelines and BMTA COVID-19 Maintenance Guidelines.