Next Destination - Andy Niekamp

The 2023 Next Destination Speaker series is cohosted by the Franklin-Springboro Public Library and the City of Springboro's Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC).  All programs begin at 6:30 p.m.  Presentation length is approximately 60 minutes with time for questions and answers.  No registration is required. 

• Andy Niekamp, Chief Adventure Officer at Outdoor Adventure Connection, The Pinhoti Trail - A Thru Hike of the Southernmost Appalachian Mountains: Take a 350-mile journey on the Pinhoti Trail National Recreation Trail from the southernmost peak of the Appalachian Mountains in Alabama to the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Georgia with photos and narration as Andy Niekamp recounts his epic 2022 thru hike. This lesser-known trail is on one of the southern Appalachian Mountain's premier long-distance hiking trails. The Pinhoti Trail trail winds through diverse terrain of scenic views, rock gardens, forested mountain tops, and multiple water crossings. Completed in 2008 the Pinhoti Trail is often overlooked as a hiking destination because it's not well known and has some tough miles of road walking. The Pinhoti Trail connects with the Appalachian Trail via the Benton McKaye Trail. Learn about the controversial effort to make the Pinhoti Trail part of the Appalachian Trail.

Springboro City Building Community Room, 320 W. Central Ave., Springboro