3. Springer Mountain, Georgia to the North Carolina Border. Mileage: 78.1 Difficulty: Strenuous Trailhead access: Access the trail at Amicalola Falls State Park, even though it adds 8.8 miles on the ...
A bipartisan congressional bill seeking a feasibility study en route to designating the Benton MacKaye Trail in Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina as the 12th National Scenic Trail in the U.S. was ...
U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann introduced the bipartisan Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act, which would authorize a study to designate a 287-mile trail linking Georgia, Tennessee ...
Some 40 years ago, a small group of avid Appalachian mountain hikers drew up a bold plan: They would build a new hiking trail through some of the remotest and most splendid mountain backcountry in ...
The Benton MacKaye Trail Association is seeking congressional approval for the trail in Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina to be designated a National Scenic Trail, which would boost the number of ...
NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture ahead of a hearing scheduled for October 21, 2025. NPCA supports this legislation to study the Benton MacKaye ...
Nature has been a saving grace for a lot of people recently. Hiking and going off the grid for a bit are activities perfectly suited for the era of social distancing. However, with more people looking ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTVY) - Did you know legendary conservationist Benton MacKaye’s original vision for the Appalachian Trail (AT) called for it to run the entire length of the Appalachian Mountains by ...