(Keywords: Hiking, Rafting - Georgia, North Carolina)
Bartram Trail
Including:
Portions of the Appalachian Trail, Chattooga River Trail and the Little
Tennessee River Canoe Trail
Experience
wilderness little changed from the time William Bartram documented southern
Appalachia.
Good for solitude. The trail is long, portions are seldom used, and it can become completely obscured by leaves in the Fall. Download this GPS data file to stay on track towards peaceful creekside water-stops and quiet mountaintop vistas.
The Bartram Trail is one of the Southeast's long trails. The Bartram Trail also connects with other significant trails in the region. By using the Bartram Trail to connect the Foothills Trail to the Appalachian Trail, you can follow a blazed path from Table Rock, South Carolina to the state of Maine!
Click on the binoculars to see a screen shot of Google Earth displaying the Bartram and AT in the vicinity near Cheoah Bald. GoogleEarth_Image.jpg (Approx. 138 KB) opens in a new window.
GPS Map
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Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS using free GPS software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer)
GPS Map Details
File Name bartram2.gpx
File Size: 153 KB
Revised: 1 September 2003
Class A & B Data
Waypoints: Trailheads, campsites, water sources, points of interest.
References
Detailed Trail Guide for the Bartram Trail in the Tallulah Ranger District of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia by John R. Ray and Malcolm J. Skove
Detailed Trail Guide for the Bartram Trail in the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina by John R. Ray and Malcolm J. Skove
Related GPS Maps
If you'd like to have a taste of hiking the Bartram Trail (BT) over five nights, the Appalachian Trail (AT) in North Carolina is coincident with the BT at two places, making a nice 50 mile loop. Along this loop, where the AT crosses the Nantahala River, the town of Wesser, North Carolina is an epicenter of recreational activity, including whitewater rafting and mountain biking. Here are two related maps that cover this area:
Travel by GPS Map of the Appalachian TrailTravel by GPS Map of the AT-BT Loop in the Nantahala National Forest
More Maps and Data at Trimble Outdoors
The 50-mile AT-BT Loop is shown below.
Custom Paper Map
Create a custom map that can be ordered and delivered directly to your door. The map is pre-defined with with the AT-BT Loop Trail Overlay. You can accept the default or re-define the map type, print size and scale.
