Benton MacKaye - Legacy

Legacy

In his 2002 book Long Trails of the Southeast, writer and avid hiker Johnny Molloy wrote that the Benton Mackaye Trail "is what I imagine the Appalachian Trail was like many decades ago—a lesser tamed path, steep in places, rough in spots, and still evolving".

On June 17, 2011 he was inducted into the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame at the Appalachian Trail Museum as a charter member.

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