Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy
History. Art. And the Great Outdoors.
This hike is full this month, Check again to join our hike next month! It's time for Section 5 of Walking with Bartram, and the first stretch of the trail in North Carolina. This is a strenuous section, with a lot of elevation gain over 10.8 miles, but with spectacular geologic features and views from […]
Dicks Creek Falls es una caminata corta, de aproximadamente 2 millas de largo. Para esta caminata, nos reuniremos a las 10 de la mañana en el área de estacionamiento de Warwoman y compartiremos el automóvil hasta el comienzo del sendero. Desde allí, después de unos 2 millas, llegaremos a las cascadas. Aquí, podemos disfrutar […]
Join Michelle Stephens for a Summer hike along the Chattooga River Trail to the junction of the Foothills Trail. This is a moderate 10 mile in and out hike along the Chattooga River in the Sumter National Forest. We will begin at the Russell Bridge parking lot at 9am and hike to Liglog and Pigpen […]
Join Star Henderson to hike the Bartram Trail through Franklin to witness this July's full moon. We’ll take the new route through the Fairgrounds and Rec Park, continuing down Allman Drive, through the Cartoogechaye Creek meadow, onto the Little Tennessee Greenway to Big Bear, then continue down Main Street Franklin to Just Donuts for refreshments and rides […]
Join us for a hike to Martin Creek Falls to hike, swim, forage (responsibly), and cook over the fire! We'll identify some local edibles, and sample some at the end of the day. Come learn about the edible and useful plants and mushrooms of the southern Appalachians and have have a relaxing hike and swim […]
Join us this month as we traverse the Fishhawk range to hike from Jones Gap to Hickory Knoll Road on the Bartram Trail. This 9.6 mile hike will lead us through stunning terrain and views of Whiterock Mountain, and will go through botanically unique areas of "montane cedar glades". We'll be meeting at 9am at […]
¡Acompáñanos en nuestra caminata bilingüe a Dicks Creek Falls! Nos reuniremos a las 10 am en el área de estacionamiento de Warwoman y compartiremos el viaje hasta el inicio del sendero. Este evento es bilingüe, donde puedes hablar inglés y/o español mientras disfrutamos de la naturaleza y nos conectamos en ambos idiomas. La caminata hasta […]
This month's section of trail would normally take us down Hickory Knoll Road toward the Fairgrounds, but we'll be paddling the river into town instead! This is a serene 4-5 hour float on the Little Tennessee from Hickory Knoll Rd Trailhead to Tassee Shelter, and takes us even closer to the path William Bartram is […]
This month we'll be going to be hiking the new(ish) reroute that takes us along the greenway and through the town of Franklin. We'll meet at the First United Methodist Church at 1pm to hike the 7 miles along the river to end up at the Lazy Hiker for drinks at the end of the […]
We will be making up our hurricaned out hike from last month on the second Friday of October. We’re be going to be hiking the new(ish) reroute that takes us along the greenway and through the town of Franklin. We’ll meet at the First United Methodist Church at 1pm to hike the 7 miles along […]
This month we will be starting at Wallace Branch and hiking up to and connecting with the Trimont Ridge Trail, which takes us back to the old state prison on Co-op Road. From there we will take the sidewalk back to the Lazy Hiker. This hike takes us through some beautiful cove forest and alongside […]
Barking with Bartram is teaming up with Appalachian Animal Rescue Center (aarc.franklin.nc) to feature a select furperson each month. This November’s pupper is named Carrie We all know how about William Bartram’s regard for animals. So if you’d like to join us on a walk with this sweetie, a beautiful red & blue tick hound […]
