Clayton Pannell, former Appalachian Trail thruhiker (1995), shares how he worked to create the Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT) and his years of maintaining that trail. As a former Benton MacKaye Trail Association (BMTA) president, Clayton has many years of trail knowledge and experience. 

Listen in as he shares his oral history of the BMT and all that went into creating and maintaining it. 

The Benton MacKaye Trail is a nearly 300 mile footpath that runs from Springer Mountain, GA to Davenport Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains. 

To learn more about the BMT and the work that BMTA does to support it - including how to volunteer - please visit the following resources:

• Benton MacKaye Trail Association 
• BMT Vital Info
• BMT Map 

Other references:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_MacKaye

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Music track "Two Mountains at a Time" from Live at the Fillmore by Pachyderm, used under the Creative Commons license. 

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