Florida Trail to AT Route

imported
#1

I would greatly appreciate it if someone can pass on some info on the connector route from the Florida Trail to the Appalachian Trail. Is there a website with this information and directions?

Wayfaring Bern

#2

This is the answer a friend of mine gave me who works for The FTA:

As far as I know there is no one website or organization to contact because
there are at least 4 different groups involved. The amount of info
available on hiking the trails varies in each group.

From the Florida/Alabama border to the AT one should contact the following
trail groups:

Alabama Hiking Trail Society http://www.alabamatrail.com/pages/1/index.htm
Alabama Trail Assn http://www.alabamatrailsasso.org/
Georgia Pinhoti Trail Assn http://www.georgiapinhoti.org/index.shtml
Benton MacKaye Trail Assn http://www.bmta.org/ Sue/HH

Hammock Hanger

#3

Hammock Hanger is correct. The Benton MacKaye Trail to the Georgia Pinhoti Trail (contains two 20+ mile road walks) to the Alabama Pinhoti Trail, and then it is primarily road walks to the Florida border.

I spoke to Deb Blick of the Florida Trail Association today and she advised me that all trails in Blackwater State Forest (in Florida) are closed due to Hurricane Ivan damage.

I hope that helps.

Jeffrey Hunter

Jeffrey Hunter

#4

“Vagabond Rick” Guhse has a Alabama-NW-GA Trails handbook that provides the information you are looking for. I believe the cost is $10.
It can be ordered from www.alabamatrail.com

Navigator

#5

Thanks Everyone,

That is exactly the info that I was looking for. We are hoping that the Florida Trail will be cleaned up some after all the damage done by the hurricanes. Does anyone know if the Florida Trail Association believes that the trail will be in good shape by the new year?

Wayfaring Bern

#6

The FTA maintains a trail status and trail status map at www.florida-trail.org. It took a pretty good beating from 3 hurricanes.

Navigator

#7

Bern, how do you guys do it?

CCT, CDT, PNT, TRT, FT/AT without stopping to work. Oh to have the money and time to do that. You guys rock. As for me, I guess I’ll settle for a big adventure every 3-4 years.

the solemates

#8

We are just living simply and spending money only for the things that are important to us. It seems like it is cheaper to live on the road than at any one location.

I am finding that it is my passion to explore Nature and the Outdoors. Hiking all these trails is like a pilgrimage to discover my Self. Each hike leads me to a newer level of awareness. These outer journeys are manifestations of inner self discovery. The more I see of the world, the more I find my place in it. It’s an addiction. I simply just can’t help but to take one step in front of the other and see where it takes me.

I’ve already hiked the AT, so I was thinking of tacking on the Connector Route to the Florida Trail to see more of the deep south. However, I wanted to hike it this winter, but I guess it will depend on whether the Florida Trail re-opens it’s self by the new year.

For the Spring, my Mom wants to hike the Camino de Santiago in Spain, but if that falls through, I am thinking of exploring the American Discovery Trail since they expect to have a digital map program available to the public this winter. Other trails that interest us are the
Arizona Trail, the Idaho Centennial Trail, the International AT, and the North Country Trail. However, we were disappointed to find out that the North Country Trail doesn’t have a useful guide.

There is just so much in life to explore.

Wayfaring Bern

#9

Hmmmm…North Country Trail Guide Book, by Wayfaring Bern …one more reason to hike it!

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