Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy
History. Art. And the Great Outdoors.
This month is a different kind of trail experience. We'll be "hiking" part of the Bartram Trail that is a road walk, but on to the new proposed route through downtown Franklin. We'll walk to the Franklin Greenway via the County Recreation Park and end up at Lazy Hiker Brewing. 7 miles.
This month we'll be picking up where we left off in December on the Osage to Hale Ridge road section of the trail. Work includes tread repair, brushcutting, and signage. We'll be providing a great hot lunch for everyone as well!
This Friday's work day depends on the winter storm and the need for assessment. Our plan is to meet at Warwoman Dell but look for an update on Thursday late afternoon!
This month we'll start the Wayah Bald to Wallace Branch section by walking from Harrison Gap to Wallace Branch, a distance of about seven miles. It's mostly downhill but does follow the ridgeline so there is some up and down. We'll meet at Wallace Branch trail head to set the shuttle at 9AM. Additional info […]
This second Saturday is a Youth Volunteer Day (15-18) in coordination with the Macon County STEM program. This is our third for the current school year and is critical for recruitment for our Summer YCC employment program. Adults needed too! We will be meeting at the end of Hickory Knut Gap Road near the Bartram […]
This month we'll continue clearing trail from the winter storms in Georgia, beginning at Russell Bridge and working towards Sandy Ford Road. We'll meet at Russell Bridge at 9AM. Bring good boots, work gloves, lunch, water, meds, and we'll provide tools and protective gear.
This month's outing is a special hike to see the future re-route of the Bartram Trail on Trimont Ridge. This re-route will connect to downtown Franklin where we ended our southern proposed re-route in December at Lazy Hiker Brewing. We will meet at Lazy Hiker Brewing at 9AM to set the shuttle, and will drive […]
This is the last Youth Volunteer Day of the season and we hope you'll join us for a great day on the trail with our youth volunteers. We'll be meeting at Jones Gap at 9AM and will be providing lunch. Please bring any personal protection items you have, including gloves, protective glasses, and hard hat, […]
This Friday we'll be meeting at Warwoman Dell and dividing into crews to work a few different sections. We'll meet at 9AM. Please RSVP so we can plan on group sizes, tools, and morning snacks. Please bring good boots, gloves, lunch, any of your own PPE (eyes, ear protection) and any meds you might need. […]
This month we'll be hiking from Wayah Bald to the terminus of our January hike near Poplar Cove gap. It's a mostly downhill hike of seven miles, though there's always going to be some ups and downs in these mountains. We will meet at Harrison Gap on FS 713 at 9AM to set the shuttle […]
This Saturday we will be working from Cheoah Bald down to Winding Stairs Parking Area in the Nantahala Gorge. Please bring lunch, water, work gloves, good boots, esprit de corps, and we'll have the rest. This is the northern terminus of the Bartram Trail and we will be working clearing blowdowns from the top to […]
Join us on April 7th with one of our region's most renowned botanists and Bartram Trail visionary, Dr. Dan Pitillo. Dan's private twenty acre garden is rich with spring ephemerals, and we'll spend a few hours exploring and learning. Dan is also a founding member of the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy one of the […]