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Backpacking Bly Gap to Neels Gap

Backpacking Southbound  from Bly Gap to Neels Gap Back in the month of December, 2011, the JaxTal Adventure Club embarked on a 45 mile backpacking trip. We had transport up to the closest drop-off point we could get to Bly Gap and started our hiking  just below Bly Gap at Blue Ridge Gap, hiking southbound to Neels gap on the Appalachian Trail. We visited most of the shelters, enjoyed mountain vistas and rugged trails.  We planned out our itinerary before starting, allowing plenty of time to complete the trek. Here is a video account of our trip.

Backpacking From Three Forks to Neel's Gap

Back in February of 2011, I, along with my friend Shawn, did a sectional hike on the Appalachian Trail from Three Forks to Neel's Gap. The video is about our hike. The North Face Solaris 40 Backpack - Black (Google Affiliate Ad)

A Few Photos From Our AT / Benton MacKaye Backpacking Hike

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My Next Backpacking Trip Is........

...the approach trail to the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. The approach trail starts at Amicalola State Park in Georgia. We plan to sleep at the AT shelter AT Shelter at the base of the approach trail then hike up to Springer mountain passing Amicalola Falls. Amicalola Falls From there we will hook into Benton MacKaye Trail Benton MacKaye Trail and hike a loop that will reenter the AT, then loop back to the start. At this point the t...