For my Spring adventure I have selected a combined Pinhoti/Benton Mackaye Trail thru-hike. The Pinhoti Trail (PT) starts about 30 miles southeast of Birmingham Alabama and wanders northeast for 350 miles before terminating at the the Benton Mackaye Trail (BMT).
From where the PT hits the BMT (mile 72 of the BMT) I will continue north for another 20miles or so to finish my hike at the Thunder Rock CG. I plan to hitch to (about 7 miles east) to meet my shuttle to Knoxville.
I will pass through three states: Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. This PT is a relatively new trail (it was officially opened in 2008). The BMT is slightly older (it opened in 2005). Approximately 6o miles of the PT is on paved roads (mostly in Georgia) so I may elect to hitch some that. The BMT is nearly all mountain trails.
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