Invest in the Beauty of Tomorrow

Your contribution will help the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy keep the trail clean and safe, so others can enjoy learning history in the great outdoors for years to come.

Bartram Trail Testimonials

Your support makes a real difference in our community.

“After a summer rain, the Bartram shows me the underworld as a variety of mushrooms emerge along the trail. I love the trail for hidden secrets.”

Hiker, Trail Runner

“Amo los caminatas de Bartram! These trails have brought me great admiration for nature and the critters within it.”

Hiker, Moss Enthusiast

“The Bartram Trail represents western North Carolina hiking at its best.  It is unsurpassed in scenic beauty, natural wonders, and a degree of solitude that is seldom found on trails of such quality.”

“Whether you're looking for solitude in the forest, a physical challenge, the exhilaration of falling water, some of the most undisturbed and biodiverse ecosystems in the eastern US, a gateway into millennia of fascinating human history, or even if you're just looking for a welcoming community of interesting people and a place to share a pint with them, you'll find all of it on the Bartram.”

Salamander Catcher, Run-on Sentence Composer

“The trail is a good place to immerse yourself in the early history of the area and learn about William Bartram's contribution.”

Trail Maintainer

massive thank you to

Our Donors

Leah and Christine Abrams
Rose Mary Achey
Dick Adams
Steven G. Albertson
Kathy Anemogiannis
Anonymous Anonymous
Appalachian Book Service
Rachel Appleton
Miriam Ash-Jones
Mary Jo Askew
Bill Baker
Carol Bartram
Jill Baska
Cheryl & Howard Beckert
Griffin & Glenda Bell
Phil Belt
Lee Berger
Steven Berkowitz
Keith Blanton
Sean Blanton
Kelley Blosser
Blue Ridge Hiking Company
Robert Bobinski
Jonathan Bookspun
Susan Boteler
Rich M. Bowerman
Kathryn Braund
Jason Bring
Grady H. Britt
William Brockenbrough
Erin Bronk
Katharine Brown
Maureen Browne
Noryce Burgey
Jackie Burke
Nicole Carr
Jim Chance
Nick Chandler
Robin Chanin
Lenny Chew
Michael Ciaccio
City Lights Bookstore
Joseph Ciza
Margaret Clay
Barry Clinton
Jeff Cloer
Mary Coleman
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
Steve Conway
Susan Cookson
Bruce Cottrill
Charlie Cox
Brad Creed
Larry Creveling
Jack Curtin
George Custodi
Doringa G. Dallmeyer
Stephen Danner
Garrett Davis
James Douglas Davis
Max Davis
Phyllis & Tom Davis
Martha DeHart
Kate Deloach
Dennis Desmond
David Dickey
William B Diehl
Tom Dillon
Marty Dominy
Brian Downs
Malcolm Duncan
Steve Dunn
Martha Dupuis
Dillard David Ensley
Cynthia Erbes
Don Fisher
Janis Fitzgerald
Fredericka (Freddie) Flynt
David Foulke
David Franco
Debi Gedling
Caitlin Gibson
Michael Gillen
Loss Pequeño Glazier
Sara Gottlieb
Sheryl Gravelle-Camelo
Vic Greene
Eric Gregory
Irene Hall
Michael Hallen
Jackie Hammersley
Jay Haney
John Hanlon
Susan Harmon
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Wade Harrison
Sandi Hawk
Ann Hempen
Star Henderson
Cristina & Erik Hernandez
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Dick & Gill Heywood
Highland Hiker, Inc.
Emma Hileman
Peter Hirst
William Hollingsworth
Linda Holmes
Patricia Kyritsi Howell
Richard Huckaby
Ronnie Hucks
Jean Hunnicutt
Karen Hurtubise
Edwin C. Hussey
Brock & Patty Hutchins
Strategic Marketing Innovations Inc
Hugh Irwin
Mary-Campbell Jenkins
Anne Jobe
Marc Jolley
Harrison Jones
Drew Jorgensen
James R. Kautz
Kim Keelor
Nancy Kershaw
Mike Killam
Hunter Kome
Burt Kornegay
John Kotab
Sandra Kruger
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Karen Lawrence
Nolan Leake
Scott Leeth
Kim Leister
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Sande Lolli
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Lydia S. Macauley
Douglas Major
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Bill Mandler
Lu Mann
Jane Mason
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Marion McLean
William McLean
April McNiff
Helen Meadors
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Gary Monk
Charles Moore
Robert & Julie Hotchkiss Moore
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Kimberly Morris
Kelly Motter
Mrs. Nathan V. Hendricks III
Pamela Shade Murphy
Kim Mydock
Craig Myers
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James Nichols
Frank Nicholson
Jill Schukert Osborne
Outdoor 76
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Nick Owen
Ann Pagnotta
Jill Parker
Michael Parrish
George E. Patton
Dan Pittillo
Jana Plemmons
Stan and Mary Polanski
Kay Poole
Sylwester Ratowt
Larry Ray
Alan Redmon
John Rhem
Brett Riggs
Mark Robson
Joanne Roesner
Phillip Rogers
David Rothmeier
Jon Ruehle
Susan Schroeder
Peter Schulz
Nancy Scott
Natasha Sebring
Lois Selfon
Shady Creek Expeditions
Keith Sides
Ricky and Helene Siegel
Dale Sisson
Marianne Skeen
Kathy Smith
Robert E. Smith
Cynthiana Spangler
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Roy Stegall
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Michelle Stephens
Kathy Stilwell
Jason Stoddard
Bryan Suttles
Virginia Talbot
George & Sharon Taylor
Cathy Temple
Angie Templeton
Thalia and Michael C. Carlos Foundation Inc.
John Thompson
Eric & Patricia Towers
Chris Tranchina
Jane Trentin
Murphy Townsend & Gregor Turk
Kristian Underwood
Gregory Urban
Bill Van Horn
Ralph Van Pelt
Karl Van Scyoc
Bonnie Van Voorst
Bill & Eileen Velicky
Melanie Vickers
Sylvia Walbolt
Karen Wallace
James Ward
Danny and Margie Watkins
Jane S. Webb
Stephen Weber
Clayton Webster
Fritz Wettstein
Jenny Wilker
Gary Wilkinson
Julie Windsor
Walter Wingfield
John Woodward
George E Youmans Jr.
George Young
Mark Zemmin
Dale Zimmerman
Karen Ziv
We couldn’t do it without you

Thank You to Our Partners

Appalachian Animal Rescue Center
Cowee School Arts & Heritage
Foxfire
Friends of the Greenway
Kinship Photography Collective
Lazy Hiker Brewing
Outdoor 76
Southeast Conservation Corps
The Bascom Gallery
Town of Franklin
United States Forest Service

Get Your Hands Dirty

Want to help maintain the trails you love? Whether it's doing some trail work or keeping an eye on your favorite spot, we've got a role for you. We'll provide the training and organize workdays to keep your favorite trails beautiful for years to come.

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