Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

Evidence log

• 2026-07-29 — Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act: cross-connection with bay-area-ridge-national-scenic-trail-feasibility: Both are National Scenic Trail feasibility study authorizations advancing in the 119th Congress, indicating a pattern of localized trail-designation studies under the National Trails System Act. (novelty: 2)
• 2025-10-27 — Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025: Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025 introduced, directing the U.S. Forest Service to study feasibility of designating the ~287-mile trail across GA/TN/NC as a national scenic trail — a preliminary step preceding any formal designation, with no immediate land-use or regulatory effect on adjacent landowners. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)

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