NorthGA_Hiker
12-15-2011, 00:05
All,
I am planning a trip with some guys for mid January on the Benton Mackaye trail in GA. We plan to start at the 3 Forks and hike North back to Hwy 60. We are not sure of the best way to get to 3 Forks from Hwy 60, but plan on either Double Gap Road or Rock Creek Road to drive a car to 3 forks and start our hike. Does anyone know if we are going to have trouble with closed forest service roads? I see what look like gates on my NatGeo Trail Illustrated Map but I don't know if they are ever closed or not. From the looks of the Google maps imagery these 2 roads both look like fairly well maintained roads. Any ideas, or suggestions? Thanks a lot.
Blake Gober
I am planning a trip with some guys for mid January on the Benton Mackaye trail in GA. We plan to start at the 3 Forks and hike North back to Hwy 60. We are not sure of the best way to get to 3 Forks from Hwy 60, but plan on either Double Gap Road or Rock Creek Road to drive a car to 3 forks and start our hike. Does anyone know if we are going to have trouble with closed forest service roads? I see what look like gates on my NatGeo Trail Illustrated Map but I don't know if they are ever closed or not. From the looks of the Google maps imagery these 2 roads both look like fairly well maintained roads. Any ideas, or suggestions? Thanks a lot.
Blake Gober