Best Benton McKay book and Maps

[Tarpcamper75]

Im thinking of doing the Ga section of the Benton Mckay trail the first or second week of November. Whats the best guide book and maps to get? Any loops In the southern section?

Thanks

[royalusa]

We did the complete BMT-AT loop in 2010 and used this set of navigational aids:

1. Sgt Rock's Guidebook (http://bmtguide.com/)
2. National Geographic #781 Cherokee National Forest Map
3. Great Smoky Mountains $1 Trail Map
4. Compass

Sgt Rock's is IMHO the 'best' guide book.

Our journal for the hike can be found here: http://trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=317704

[Tarpcamper75]

Thanks I was looking at Sgt Rocks guide, are the maps on the BMTA store any good?

[CalebJ]

Anybody know where SGT Rock's been lately?

[TNhiker]

Anybody know where SGT Rock's been lately?

ive been wondering the same thing lately....

although, one of tipi's last reports, in the pictures, he mentioned meeting up with SGT rock...


and ill add my two cents----his book is the best on the BMT......

[AO2134]

Im thinking of doing the Ga section of the Benton Mckay trail the first or second week of November. Whats the best guide book and maps to get? Any loops In the southern section?

Thanks

I create virtual hikes of the BMT. You can see the link below in my signature for the videos. Like everyone said, get Sgt. Rock's guide book. For GA, I gounf that was all I needed, but also get Nat Geo 781.

[Traffic Jam]

The GA section has many road crossings and road walks and the biggest challenge is finding where to exit the road back onto the trail.

Traveling sobo, I found the section between Boardtown Rd and Hwy 76 very confusing and had to use GPS (to see where the trail was in relation to the roads) and this pdf.

http://bmta.org/sections/BMT-SecDescrip-07.pdf