Backpacker Magazine

Future Mapping projects planned

Pinhoti trail - Alabama to Benton MacKaye (in Cohutta Wilderness area)

Pinhoti Loop Trail with Skyline and Chinabee - Completed 2008 - on BP site

Benton MacKaye to Appalachian Trail (at Springer Mountain)

This will complete Pinhoti to Maine via the AT

Duncan Ridge Trail (sections 1 and 2) Possible fall trip with Richard

Cohutta Wilderness Area (150 miles of trails)

Conasauga River Trail May 10th - Completed May 08 - on BP site

Jacks River Trail - Completed summer 08 - on BP site

Yosemite National Park

65 mile loop via Mist Trail, John Muir Trail, Rafferty CreekTrail, Fletcher Creek Trail, Tuolomne Meadows, Merced River and other points of interest - Completed August 08

South Beyond 6000 peaks

Sponsor - Carolina Mountain Club - Member

See this link for the list of trails/mountain peaks in SB 6000 program

Plotts Balsams

Waterrock Knob, Lyn Lowery, and Plotts Balsam trail. Link to BP site with gps route, photos, and write up. Competed Link to this on my site

Mt LeConte/Mt Kephart Completed 08

Mt Collins/Clingmans Dome Completed 08 - on BP site

Chattahoochee National Recreation Area

East Palisades - Completed add to gg site

West Palisades 1 - Completed add to gg site BP Site

West Palisades 2 - Completed add to gg site

Powers Island - Completed add to gg site

Sope Creek trail 1 - Completed BP Site

Jones Bridge - fall planned

Cochran Shoals - fall planned

Blood Mountain Wilderness

Freeman Trail - fall

Herbert Byron Reece Trail - fall

Appalachian Trail to Blood Mountain - fall

Figure 8 loop of Blood Mountain - fall

Benton MacKaye Trail

Sections 1 and 2 planned for Fall 08

Section info from BMTA

GA parks etc

Stone Mountain - couple of trails

Red Top Mountain - couple of trails

Kennesaw Mountain - couple of trails

Alabama State Parks

Desoto - Orange and Blue trail - completed Aug 08

Desoto - Yellow and Green trail - completed Aug 08

three other Desoto State Park trails are planned for Fall 08

Little River National Preserve

Several trails planned for Fall 08

Index of completed trails found on the Trimble Outdoor/ Backpacker site

Pinhoti Loop with Skyline and Chinabee - on BP site

Conasauga River May 10th - on BP site

Jacks River - on BP site

Yosemite - Mist Trail, John Muir Trail, Rafferty CreekTrail, Fletcher Creek Trail, Tuolomne Meadows, Merced River Coming soon

Waterrock Knob, Lyn Lowery, and Plotts Balsam trail - on BP Site

Mt Collins/Clingmans Dome - on BP Site

East Palisades - coming soon on BP Site

West Palisades - on BP Site

Powers Island - coming soon

Sope Creek 1- BP Site

Desoto Orange/Blue - coming soon

Desoto Yellow/Green - coming soon

Benton MacKaye section 1 coming soon

Benton MacKaye section 2 coming soon

Benton MacKaye section 3 coming soon

Benton MacKaye section 4 coming soon

Clubs

Appalachian Trail Conservatory - Member

Benton MacKaye Trail Association - Member

Carolina Mountain Club - Member

Georgia Appalachian Trail Club - Candidate Member

Pinhoti Trail Aliance - Member

Atlanta Outdoor Club - Trip Leader

Atlanta Ski Club - Trip Leader

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