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The Pinhoti Trail
A Southeast Region Appalachian Trail Connector
The Pinhoti Trail ~ pin-hoe-tee
"An Appalachian Trail"
The 335 mile Pinhoti National Recreation Trail / Millennium Legacy Trail is a continuous
point to point hiking trail that travels through nearly equal measures of high rocky ridges,
stream filled gorges and quiet hollows along the final southern reaches of the Appalachian
Mountains from east central Alabama to northwest Georgia. We are truly fortunate to have
these very unique areas protected by the Talladega National Forest, Alabama's Forever Wild Land Trust,
the Chattahoochee National Forest and private land easements. The Pinhoti is one of the many crown
jewels in our region.
In 1921, Benton MacKaye published an article in the Journal of the American Institute of Architects
titled "An Appalachian Trail". This document describes in great detail his vision of a rural America
connected by a vast hiking trail system and support system that would span the entire U. S. east coast
along the Appalachian Mountain Range. That widely supported document would later go on to produce
what we now know as The Appalachian Trail, The Appalachian Trail Conservancy and also the large
number of trails that connect the AT to the surrounding rural communities and other areas of the
Appalachians. The Pinhoti Trail is part of this network of connector trails.
This document serves as a good reminder to the Pinhoti Trail community of who we really are, what
our primary focus is about and where our responsibility and commitment lies, and therefore, our
relationship to the Appalachian Trail needs to remain steady as a prominent cornerstone of our
identity. The Pinhoti Trail is a vital part of Benton MacKaye’s vision of an Appalachian Trail
connector network and the Pinhoti easily maintains the true Appalachian Trail Mystique with all of its
endless contrasts and varieties. The Southern Appalachians are famous for their soaring craggy peaks,
lush watersheds, the people and cultures that surround them and... ghost stories.
The Pinhoti northern terminus is in north west Georgia near Blue Ridge, where it intersects with the
Benton MacKaye Trail around mile 70.
Hiking east 70 miles on the BMT will put you at Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the
famous Appalachian Trail.
The Pinhoti southern terminus is in east central Alabama at Flagg Mountain, near Weogufka, which is
known for being the last southern Appalachian mountain that rises above 1000 feet.
The Pinhoti Trail
A Southeast Region Appalachian Trail Connector
The Pinhoti Trail ~ pin-hoe-tee
"An Appalachian Trail"
The 335 mile Pinhoti National Recreation Trail / Millennium Legacy Trail is a continuous
point to point hiking trail that travels through nearly equal measures of high rocky ridges,
stream filled gorges and quiet hollows along the final southern reaches of the Appalachian
Mountains from east central Alabama to northwest Georgia. We are truly fortunate to have
these very unique areas protected by the Talladega National Forest, Alabama's Forever Wild Land Trust,
the Chattahoochee National Forest and private land easements. The Pinhoti is one of the many crown
jewels in our region.
In 1921, Benton MacKaye published an article in the Journal of the American Institute of Architects
titled "An Appalachian Trail". This document describes in great detail his vision of a rural America
connected by a vast hiking trail system and support system that would span the entire U. S. east coast
along the Appalachian Mountain Range. That widely supported document would later go on to produce
what we now know as The Appalachian Trail, The Appalachian Trail Conservancy and also the large
number of trails that connect the AT to the surrounding rural communities and other areas of the
Appalachians. The Pinhoti Trail is part of this network of connector trails.
This document serves as a good reminder to the Pinhoti Trail community of who we really are, what
our primary focus is about and where our responsibility and commitment lies, and therefore, our
relationship to the Appalachian Trail needs to remain steady as a prominent cornerstone of our
identity. The Pinhoti Trail is a vital part of Benton MacKaye’s vision of an Appalachian Trail
connector network and the Pinhoti easily maintains the true Appalachian Trail Mystique with all of its
endless contrasts and varieties. The Southern Appalachians are famous for their soaring craggy peaks,
lush watersheds, the people and cultures that surround them and... ghost stories.
The Pinhoti northern terminus is in north west Georgia near Blue Ridge, where it intersects with the
Benton MacKaye Trail around mile 70.
Hiking east 70 miles on the BMT will put you at Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the
famous Appalachian Trail.
The Pinhoti southern terminus is in east central Alabama at Flagg Mountain, near Weogufka, which is
known for being the last southern Appalachian mountain that rises above 1000 feet.
| Millennium Legacy Trail |
67.9 ~ Cheaha Wilderness Click for Full Size |
136.2 ~ Dugger Mountain Wilderness Click for Full Size |
| Benton MacKaye Trail |
| Rome, GA |
| Anniston, AL |
| Flagg Mountain |
