North Georgia Hiking Loop! Appalachian Trail, Benton MacKaye and Duncan Ridge Trail
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- ✨✨Heads up- there is no tranquil or upbeat music on the scenic clips- I wanted you to be able to hear the struggle in my breathe as we trekked up some of these climbs. Not every hike is a peaceful walk. Some are challenging ass kickers- and this was one of them. ✨✨
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Follow along as we spent the last few days of 2020 hiking 60 miles along The North Georgia Loop.
This loop consists of three trails- The Appalachian Trail, Benton MacKaye Trail and Duncan Ridge.
It took us 4.5 days to hike the 60 miles and 15k feet of elevation.
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For Navigation we used Guthooks Guides for the Appalachian Trail and the Benton MacKaye Trail. For the Duncan Ridge we followed along on the AllTrails app. AllTrails is a free app that works with GPS for navigation. It is not as reliable as Guthooks for finding camping and water sources however- it worked adequately for the 20 ish miles along the Duncan Ridge section.
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We had a blast! Thanks for watching! Consider liking and subscribing !
Love LOVE your attitude! Always smiling even when the trail sucks! 🍓
It looked like a fun hike but a little wet. Enjoyed! Happy New Year! Cheers!
Bernie Broering yes!!! The last 8 miles were all in a straight downpour !!! Gotta love the AT 😂
Glad yall got in a awesome winter hike....thats one heck of a trail loop
It was a blast! But holy moly!!! It was brutal!!!! So PROUD of us!!!!
Spooky Loopy, lol! Cool loop hike. Happy New Year!
🤣😂 I tell ya!!!! The weather was really like headless horseman’s house LOL
Lol me and a couple others did three forks to skeenah gap last year and literally were passing y’all back and forth on the BMT for 2 of these days the 29-30 kinda funny I’m stumbling on this video a year later
Great video. I may have to come do this loop. I'm clicking the subscribe button for sure!
You probably dont give a shit but if you guys are stoned like me atm then you can stream all of the new series on instaflixxer. I've been watching with my gf for the last months :)
@Colten Westin Definitely, been using Instaflixxer for years myself :)
very much enjoyed this video, i like all your backpacking videos, enjoyed the content and your commentary is very good. will be looking forward to your next post
Thanks Jim!!!!
Great hike report. Did section 3 of the BMT (Skeenah Gap to Hwy 60) last year. My first real hike. It was difficult to say the least. Plan on doing the Duncan Ridge from Mulky Gap to Skeenah Gap this year.
Hey thanks for the great video I’m planning a to hike this trail later this year and was wondering where you got your Imfo on the trail. been struggling to find details about the trail.
I followed a mix of Farout Guides (Guthook) and AllTrails otherwise just checked out other youtube videos!
Thank you for documenting the North GA Loop. 🏞️🌲🏕️
I'm glad you found a partner in hiking. You 2 are great keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much!!!!!
Congrats on finishing the GA Loop! I hate to be "That Guy" but a couple of correction....First, it's pronounced Benton Mack-EYE as in your eyeballs. Second, there is a bear cannister requirement on Blood Mountain as you mentioned but it doesn't apply to Woods Hole Shelter as they have a heavy steel bearproof box that campers can put all their food in.
The Woods Hole Shelter is included in the bear canister requirements from March 1st to June 1st- there is literally a sign posted in the shelter. I agree- it shouldn’t be because there is a bear box there; however- there are many references that can be found online that state the requirements of using a bear can during those times.
Thanks for the pronunciation assistance as well :)
@@JessikaaPoppe Thanks for setting me straight. Sorry, I was just using common sense logic and sometimes it doesn't apply to government regs! If a bear is smart/powerful enough to get in a steel bear box, he can get in a plastic jar! Good luck with future hikes!
I would guess it’s more for the times when boxes are full because of crowds . It’s gets pretty crowded in the middle of GA section of AT in thru hiker season . A lot of people will just camp before the section or blast thru it and not worry about it . I haven’t slept in a shelter on the AT in decades . By choice .
Thanks for the video! I think I need to check out this loop.
Great hiking trip! thanks for sharing :) (new subscriber!)
Thanks for following along!!!
Excellent video! Planning to do the Georgia Loop soon so this was helpful. Are you still planning to hike the AT?
Great! Glad it helped! Yes! I’ll be out there this year!
What hoodie is that u are wearing? Thanks!
Melanzana Micro grid hoodie from Leadville Colorado. You have to purchase them in store as they don’t ship online. There are a few other companies that make these hoodies similar now- or you could try Appalachian Gear CO’s Alpaca hoodies ! Super warm and comfy!
@@JessikaaPoppe thanks
I’m investing in off-road scooter or something. I gotta get out doors more often
Roll Cam 🎥 heck yes! That sounds killer ! Have a blast!