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Benton MacKaye Trail Fires - 2025

These are the most recent Benton MacKaye Trail fires, BMT fire perimeters and national surface smoke information.

The table below shows fires near the BMT. Fires on trail or within a mile of the trail will show red text. If a fire perimeter intersects the trail the table will show start/end trail mile, first encounter to last encounter, the entire segment is not necessarily burned.

View maps of national surface smoke, near trail fires/perimeters or both layers together. Fires/perimeters are updated daily, surface smoke is updated hourly.

Surface smoke data and fire weather is from NOAA, fires/perimeters are from National Interagency Fire Center and hot spots are from NASA.

Fire Year (1950 to present):

Updated: Jul 18, 2025

#UpdatedFire Name
(click for map)
Miles
from trail
Nearest
Trail Mile
Start/End
Trail Mile
Acres
1Jun 4, 2025Mouse Branch1.19234.8-26
2Jun 4, 2025Haoe Lead1.87178.2-3100
3May 14, 2025Sevier - East Parkway10.93277.4-865
4May 6, 2025Cocke - Trail Hollow Road2.42304.3-86
5May 2, 2025Browns Mill3.2930.7-12
6May 2, 2025Campbell Mountain5.4410.0-4
7May 2, 2025Jake Camp5.5310.0-5
8May 2, 2025Old Federal 214.0672.9-4
9Apr 30, 2025Winding Stair0.8010.0-3
10Apr 29, 2025Cocke - Strange Hollow Road8.04302.2-1
11Apr 29, 2025Blount - Happy Valley Road11.07191.9-3
12Apr 29, 2025Blount - Turkey Pen Branch Road11.28186.6-1
13Apr 29, 2025Sevier - Chestnut Drive13.62255.1-1
14Apr 29, 2025Blount - Old Piney Road14.51191.9-2
15Apr 24, 2025Red Oak Road0.5326.0-1
16Apr 24, 2025Crandall Ellijay11.3878.3-3
17Apr 23, 2025Monroe - Steer Creek Road6.51135.6-2
18Apr 23, 20256.79103.8-80
19Apr 23, 2025Cocke - Dry Fork Road11.69302.2-2
20Apr 22, 2025Monroe - New Highway 683.89140.6-6
21Apr 22, 2025Polk - Frey Road9.9591.1-2
22Apr 11, 2025Hoot Owl5.51259.0-3
23Apr 11, 2025Nottely8.2034.5-1
24Apr 11, 2025Old Highway 211.1385.2-1
25Apr 11, 2025Fort Mountain Park12.3772.9-1
26Apr 8, 2025Merrill3.9010.0-16
27Apr 8, 2025Alarka #57.51244.4-1575
28Apr 7, 2025Woodeye0.6130.0-90
29Apr 3, 2025Hicks Cemetery Fire3.44297.8-194
30Mar 31, 2025Monroe - White Plains Road7.84185.8-50
31Mar 31, 2025Mcminn - County Road 4908.95121.2-5
32Mar 31, 2025Mcminn - County Road 6259.95117.5-5
33Mar 26, 2025Blount - Gribble Road9.54186.4-7
34Mar 24, 2025Bear Fire6.92304.3-157
35Mar 23, 2025Caney Branch4.95143.4-23
36Mar 21, 2025Monroe - Rx Bent Creek Trail12.49140.6-49
37Mar 21, 2025Jefferson - Banks Lane16.81304.3-13
38Mar 20, 2025Highlands Parkway7.590.0-39
39Mar 17, 2025Polk - Lackey Drive8.00103.4-1
40Mar 16, 2025Monroe - Rafter Road #26.81143.4-7
41Mar 14, 2025Blount - Montvale Road11.91186.9-12
42Mar 11, 2025Rx - O46 Falls Branch3.8491.8-1902
43Mar 11, 2025Monroe - Rafter Road6.84142.9-119
44Mar 11, 2025Polk - Wooten Road9.51117.2-1
45Mar 11, 2025Bradley - Hancock Road Northeast15.46117.2-2
46Mar 11, 2025Mcminn - Tennessee 3916.37117.5-1
47Mar 10, 2025Monroe - Holder Cemetery Road2.73142.5-281
48Mar 7, 2025Monroe- Steer Creek Rd5.88135.3-4
49Mar 7, 2025Monroe - Bear Cub Road7.55185.8-12
50Mar 7, 2025Monroe - Diamond Branch Road9.23185.8-2
51Mar 6, 2025Rx - Weavers Bend Piles16.05302.2-1
52Mar 6, 2025Blount - Waters End Road16.68215.1-3
53Mar 4, 2025Georgia 5214.7278.2-1
54Feb 20, 2025Rx - Marthas Branch8.20215.1-17
55Feb 12, 2025Rx - Tipton Oliver7.10214.3-309
56Feb 12, 2025Rx - Maple Branch7.19215.1-377
57Feb 12, 2025Rx - Sparks7.70215.1-164
58Jan 7, 2025Rx - Rowans Creek7.53215.1-90

Change Log

May 31, 2023: Adapted to new interactive map. Data changed 1950 to present.

March 1, 2023: Fixed for NIFC data source changes.

June 19, 2021: Fixed for NIFC data source changes.

April 18, 2021: Added all fires from 1801 to present.

August 30, 2020: Added 'Nearest Trail Mile'.

August 24, 2020: Added surface smoke.

August 23, 2020: Added hotspots.

August 19, 2020: Initial release.

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