North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Hector to Murphy via the Unicoi Mountain Divide and Ocoee River Gorge
Southern Appalachian mud and mountain, TAT-style.
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Overlanding Trails in Tennessee
Trails curated for overlanders in Tennessee.
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Tennessee
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Damascus to Waterville via the Blue Ridge High Spine
Blue Ridge on dirt. No guardrails, no tourists.
Tennessee
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Tellico Plains to Hector via the Cherokee National Forest and Unicoi Mountains
River crossings, ridge views, and no cell signal.
North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Hector to Murphy via the Unicoi Mountain Divide
The TAT's Appalachian teeth — bring a winch.
North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Robbinsville to Tellico Plains via Cherohala Skyway Backdoor and Unicoi Mountains
Rocky Appalachian spine — no easy miles here.
North Carolina
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Waterville to Damascus via the Blue Ridge High Spine
Southern Appalachian ridge roads most people never find.
Tennessee
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Hector to Tellico Plains via the Unicoi Mountains
Deep Appalachia on Correro's original dirt.
North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Tellico Plains to Robbinsville via the Cherohala Skyway Backdoor
Appalachian ridge country the pavement tourists never find.
North Carolina
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Murphy to Waterville via the Blue Ridge Parkway High Spine
Appalachian clay, rivers, and ridge country.
Tennessee
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Needles via Lanfair Valley and Government Holes
TAT's Tennessee edge — river crossings and ridge-top solitude.