Quote Originally Posted by Mags View Post
Don't forget, the summit of Oglethorpe is now accessible again to the public

http://www.summitpost.org/mount-oglethorpe/620888
www.mtoglethorpe.org

It looks as if from there to the start of the Approach Trail is about a 14-mile roadwalk, nasty, but surely doable in a day. It'd be an interesting add-on to a thru-hike, kind of getting back to the roots.