Benton MacKaye Trail Hike - 12.2 miles

Nobody from GO signed up for the hike , so, I changed the hike from a 12.2 mile hike to a 7.2 mile hike on the Benton MacKaye Trail. I hike with a friend from Atlanta. The revised hike started at Wilscot Gap and ended at Shallowford Bridge on the Toccoa River. This spot on the Toccoa River is a tubing destination.

This is a difficult but very scenic remote section of the Bartram Trail. This section of the trail gives the Benton MacKaye the reputation of being tougher than the AT. The elevation gain for this hike will be over 4000 feet. Allow 7 hours of hiking time for this adventure.

We will visit the tops of three mountains on this hike; Wilscot, Licklog, and Wallalah.

This will be a one way hike that will travel north to south and require a shuttle. Shuttling should be rather easy, as both trailheads are on SR 60.

The Cherokee word for this area is "Skeinah" which means ghost. Hopefully, we will complete the hike before dark.

We will be meeting at Martin's Dixie Depot and will be leaving there at 9:30 AM sharp to travel to the trailheads, which are close by. Please note that there are no amenities at the Depot. The store is no longer open.