Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy
History. Art. And the Great Outdoors.
Please join us for this last official section of our section-hike-through from Cheoah Bald to Beechertown the trailhead. This section will be about 7.5 miles in total. We've planned this section for the least amount of backtracking and elevation gain, but it will still be an interesting hike. We're planning to meet at the Beechertown […]
This is a new program for those looking to get involved but with limited time. We will meet in the early afternoon to divide and conquer some minor clean up and trail head maintenance. We’re looking for folks to visit a set of selected trail heads to re-stock Bartram Trail information cards, complete a trail […]
Join us for the third discussion in the Bartram Environmental Writer's Series, Ecopoetry from the Great Smokies - A Discussion with Loss Glazier on his book "Transparent Mountain". This Friday, September 2nd at 2pm, local author and poet Loss Glazier and Brent Martin of Alarka Expeditions and Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy will hold a […]
Historian Lamar Marshall's talk will focus on the earliest history of the Old Campground and its evolution as a public meeting place for early church meetings and its eventual location as a prison camp. It is very likely, though not proven yet, that Cherokees transported from Fort Lindsay to Camp Dudley in or very near […]
This second Saturday came around fast and we hope you'll come out to volunteer. We'll be clearing trail and repairing tread on the Harrison Gap to Wallace Branch section in preparation for The Naturalist race coming up on October 1st. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need […]
This Friday we will be working the Bartram Trail from its crossing on Sandy Ford Road in Georgia. We'll meet at the intersection of Sandy Ford Road and Warwoman Road at 9AM. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. We'll start at 9AM […]
This is a new program for those looking to get involved but with limited time. We will meet in the early afternoon to divide and conquer some minor clean up and trail head maintenance. We’re looking for folks to visit a set of selected trail heads to re-stock Bartram Trail information cards, complete a trail […]
We hope anyone who came along with us on this journey over the past 16 months can join us. If you're thinking about joining us for the next round of section hikes, this event is open to anyone. Join us for this special wrap-up to our section hikes of Bartram Trail that we completed in […]
This Saturday we'll be working the Cheoah Bald section and meeting at the Duke Energy trailhead near the intersection of Wayah Road and State Highway 19. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. We’ll start at 9AM and wrap up at 3pm. If […]
Next Wednesday October 12th, we will be having a special work day with Run Bum Tours to help get the Bartram Trail in Georgia in tip-top shape for the November 5th Sky to Summit Race. We will have two separate meeting places and work locations for crews, and will be working from Beegum Gap and […]
We're continuing to bring attention to the historical significance of locations in and near Franklin. Brent Martin, Executive Director of the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy will talk about botanist/explorer William Bartram's 1775 visit to this area. For more information visit: https://fontanalib.org/events/bartrams-1775-travels
This Friday we'll be meeting at Warwoman Dell in Georgia, at 9AM, and working between Warwoman and Beegum Gap on the Georgia section of the Bartram Trail. The focus on this section is to help prepare for the upcoming Sky to Summit trail run. Additional details will be provided on the 20th to volunteers who […]