Food along the Appalachian Trail
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Route
Appalachian Trail
Stage
North Carolina and Tennessee
Dish
Pancakes, bacon, homemade apple butter

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Contact and location

Address
69 Iotla St, Franklin, NC 28734

Map

Location coordinates: 35.1830084, -83.3811111. Use the address above to locate this stop.

Description

The First Baptist Church Pancake Breakfast is an annual community meal for Appalachian Trail thru-hikers during hiking season. Breakfast includes unlimited pancakes and bacon with homemade apple butter and pumpkin butter. Blank note cards on the tables give hikers a place to write letters home during a town tradition built around the trail.

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Last checked August 27, 2026

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