Benton MacKaye Trail
Southern Appalachians, Georgia / Tennessee / North Carolina
- Distance
- 449.9 km
- Elev. gain
- 20,053 m
- Start
- Appalachian Trailhead
- Finish
- Trailhead Parking
A simplified drawing of the real route — the distance above is the published figure, not the length of this line.
0 km232–1,760 m above sea level442 km
Ground elevation sampled along the mapped route.
Summits & passes
- Rich Mountain
- Tooni / Toonowee Mountain
- Deadennen Mountain
- Tipton Mountain
- Patterson Mountain
- Fowler Mountain
- Hemp Top
- Big Frog Mountain
- Big Rock Island
- Peels Top
- Rocky Top
- Sugar Mountain
- Strawberry Knob
- Yellowhammer Gap
- Flint Gap
- Newton Bald
- Hyatt Bald
Campsites
- Glamp Blue Ridge
- Jacks River Fields
- Thunder Rock Campground
- Lost Creek Campground
- Whigg Meadow
- Fontana Dam Shelter
- North Shore #81
- Kirkland Creek #76
- Lower Forney #74
- Upper Ripshin #62
- Upper Chasteen #48
- Laurel Gap Shelter
Water sources
- Mouse Creek Spring
Common questions
- How long is the Benton MacKaye Trail?
- The Benton MacKaye Trail is 449.9 km (279.6 miles).
- How much elevation gain does the Benton MacKaye Trail have?
- The Benton MacKaye Trail has about 20,053 m (65,791 ft) of total climbing, measured along Far's route for the trail.
- Where does the Benton MacKaye Trail start and finish?
- The Benton MacKaye Trail runs between Appalachian Trailhead and Trailhead Parking.
- Is there water on the Benton MacKaye Trail?
- Far's catalog records 1 mapped water source along the Benton MacKaye Trail, including Mouse Creek Spring. Seasonal flow varies and mapped sources can run dry — check current conditions with the land manager before relying on any of them.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap449.9 km · 10,609 m gain
- OpenStreetMap449.9 km
Route geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Trail conditions, permits, and hazards change — verify before you go.