Waypoint: ATBMT1

mile 0.24 / Jct


Benton MacKaye Trail leaves the Appalachian Trail.

Waypoint: ATBMT2

mile 3.31 / Jct


Benton MacKaye Trail crosses the AT.

Waypoint: ATBMT3

mile 4.16 / Jct


Benton MacKaye Trail crosses the AT.

Waypoint: ATBMT4

mile 6.09 / Jct


Benton MacKaye Trail joins the AT northbound for about a mile.

Waypoint: ATBMT5

mile 7.08 / Jct


BMT departs the AT. W 0.1 miles to Long Creek Falls.

Waypoint: LongCreekFallsSpur

mile 7.09 / Jct

Waypoint: DR-BMT

mile 22.60 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT4070

mile 40.02 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT4075

mile 40.07 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT~StanleyGapTrail

mile 40.85 / Jct

Waypoint: RockyMtnJct

mile 42.36 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT~StanleyGapTrailN

mile 42.97 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT4346

mile 43.90 / Jct


West 0.1 miles to water.

Waypoint: JTTrail

mile 50.11 / Jct

Waypoint: SouthForkTrS

mile 67.05 / Jct


Just north there is a water source.

Waypoint: BMTPinhotiTrail

mile 68.60 / Jct


Junction of the Pinhoti Trail with the BMT.

Waypoint: BMT~JacksRiverTrail

mile 73.10 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT~JacksRiverTrailN

mile 73.15 / Jct


BMT north junction with Jacks River Trail.

Waypoint: SpanishOakGapB

mile 74.54 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT~PenBranchTrail

mile 75.87 / Jct


Penitentiary Branch Trail goes west

Waypoint: HempTop

mile 77.54 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT~LicklogTrail

mile 79.60 / Jct


Licklog Trail Number 65 goes east.

Waypoint: BMT~BigCreekTrail

mile 81.21 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT~ForkRidgeTrail

mile 81.93 / Jct


Trails Number 64 and 69.

Waypoint: BMT~RoughCreekTrail

mile 83.76 / Jct


BMT joins Rough Creek Trail No. 70.

Waypoint: 2-303-70

mile 84.27 / Jct

Waypoint: FS221

mile 86.42 / Jct


BMT junction with FS 221, W Fork TR 303, Quartz Loop TR 339, Chestnut Mtn TR 335.

Waypoint: BMTRockCrTr

mile 91.33 / Jct

Waypoint: BMTDryPdLeadTr

mile 93.37 / Jct

Waypoint: BMTJohnMuirTr

mile 116.48 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT-TR82

mile 120.93 / Jct

Waypoint: BMTUnicoiMtnTr

mile 128.04 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT-TR86

mile 147.96 / Jct


BMT joins Whigg Ridge Trail.

Waypoint: SycamoreCrCampSpur

mile 151.72 / Jct


East to a small campsite near pristine Sycamore Creek.

Waypoint: BeechGapKilmer

mile 159.01 / Jct


BMT nobo joins FS217H.

Waypoint: ColdSpringGap

mile 160.76 / Jct

Waypoint: StrattonBaldTr~54A

mile 161.87 / Jct

Waypoint: HaoeStratton

mile 163.08 / Jct


Haoe Lead Trail #53 and Stratton Bald Trail #54 join ad their termini.

Waypoint: BMTSlickrock

mile 163.61 / Jct


Slickrock Creek Trail goes west, Naked Ground Trail goes east.

Waypoint: BMT~HaoeN

mile 164.56 / Jct


Haoe Lead Trail #53.

Waypoint: SaddleTreeGap

mile 164.69 / Jct


E 0.24 miles to the Hangover, and excellent view.

Waypoint: BMTNicholsCoveS

mile 168.81 / Jct


Nichols Cove Tr No. 44 S jct with BMT #2. Windy Gap Trail.

Waypoint: BMTNicholsCoveTr

mile 169.64 / Jct


Yellowhammer Gap Tr No. 49, Nichols Cove Tr No. 44, BMT No. 2.

Waypoint: BMTIkeBranchS

mile 171.25 / Jct


Yellowhammer Gap Tr No. 49, BMT No. 2, Ike Branch Tr No. 45.

Waypoint: BMTIkeBranchTrN

mile 171.32 / Jct


Ike Branch Tr No. 45, Hangover Lead Tr 56, BMT No. 2.

Waypoint: BMTHangoverLeadTrN

mile 171.34 / Jct


Hangover Lead Trail No. 56, Belding Trail No. 52, BMT No. 2.

Waypoint: BMT18033

mile 175.42 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT18231

mile 177.25 / Jct


East 0.3 miles to a campsite with water.

Waypoint: BMT19031

mile 181.92 / Jct

Waypoint: ElmerHollow

mile 182.45 / Jct

Waypoint: LewellynCoveLoop

mile 184.15 / Jct

Waypoint: GoldBranchTrN

mile 184.38 / Jct

Waypoint: LakeviewDr

mile 188.37 / Jct


Appalachian Trail reenters the forest after the road walk over Fontana Dam. Parking area. Benton MacKaye Trail departs the AT to rejoin it on Cammerer Ridge.

Waypoint: BMTLostCove

mile 193.40 / Jct

Waypoint: BMTEagleCreek

mile 194.22 / Jct

Waypoint: HazelCreekS

mile 198.44 / Jct

Waypoint: LakeshoreOllieCove

mile 199.13 / Jct

Waypoint: BMTForneyCreek

mile 218.20 / Jct


Forney Creek Trail joins BMT.

Waypoint: CemeteryAccess

mile 219.01 / Jct

Waypoint: BMTWhiteoak

mile 219.15 / Jct


BMTl joins Whiteoak Branch Trail.

Waypoint: BMTGoldmine

mile 220.36 / Jct

Waypoint: TunnelBypassW

mile 220.45 / Jct

Waypoint: TunnelBypassE

mile 221.07 / Jct

Waypoint: NolandCreekTr

mile 221.82 / Jct


Lakeview Dr E.

Waypoint: Camp65Tr

mile 223.07 / Jct


Bearpen Branch, Camp 65 is 200 yards north.

Waypoint: SunkotaThomasDivide

mile 240.62 / Jct

Waypoint: Thomas-BMT

mile 240.97 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT-MingusCrTr

mile 241.65 / Jct

Waypoint: BMTBradleyForkTrS

mile 247.14 / Jct


Benton MacKaye Trail northbound joins the Bradley Fork Trail.

Waypoint: BMTBradleyFork

mile 248.04 / Jct

Waypoint: Hughes-BMT

mile 252.32 / Jct


Hughes Ridge Trail, Chasteen Creek Trail, Enloe Creek Trail junction.

Waypoint: BMTHyatt

mile 255.70 / Jct


Hyatt Ridge Trail joins bmt nobo.

Waypoint: BMTHyattN

mile 257.32 / Jct


Hyatt Ridge Trail turns northwest and departs BMT nobo.

Waypoint: BMTBalsamMtnRdN

mile 260.24 / Jct

Waypoint: BeechGapGSM

mile 262.63 / Jct


BMT joins Balsam Mtn Trail.

Waypoint: BMTBalsamN

mile 264.60 / Jct


BMT junction with Balsam Mtn Trail.

Waypoint: Sterling-Ridge

mile 269.72 / Jct

Waypoint: BMT26723

mile 270.31 / Jct


Side trail 0.2 miles west to water.

Waypoint: BigCrTH

mile 275.99 / Jct

Waypoint: ChestnutBranchTH

mile 276.59 / Jct


Big Creek Entrance Road. Northeast 100 yards to Big Creek Ranger Station

Waypoint: ATBMTN

mile 278.62 / Jct


Benton MacKaye Trail northern terminus at the AT.