Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy
History. Art. And the Great Outdoors.
Come join us and give back to the trail by volunteering with us on our Second Saturday Workday! We'll be meeting at Wayah Bald at 9am and plan to work until 3pm. Email us directly if you would like to carpool. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might […]
Come join us and give back to the trail by volunteering with us on our Third Friday Workday! We'll be meeting at the Chatooga River Trailhead on Hwy 76 (near Bull Sluice) at 9am and work until 3pm. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit […]
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 […]
We’ll plan to meet at First United Methodist Church in Franklin at 1pm before heading out to clean up at Bartram Trail trailheads. This is a program for those looking to get involved with limited time. We will meet in the early afternoon to divide and conquer some minor clean up and trail head maintenance. […]
¡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 […]
Loren Waters and Robert L Hunter will screen their films MEET ME AT THE CREEK and MOTHERTOWN (directed by Anthony Sneed) at the Cowee School in Franklin, NC on Sunday, August 4th at 3:00pm. Cherokee elders, like Rebecca Jim, believe that what happens to the water happens to us. Without it, we cannot move culture […]
For this next workday we will be doing some much needed brushing and maintenance north of Jones Gap to Hickory Knoll Road. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. If you’re new to trail maintenance or just want to learn more, you can […]
We will be meeting at Warwoman Dell At 9am to shuttle up to Wilson Gap where we will be working. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. If you’re new to trail maintenance or just want to learn more, you can find more […]
We’ll plan to meet at First United Methodist Church in Franklin at 1pm before heading out to clean up at Bartram Trail trailheads. This is a program for those looking to get involved with limited time. We will meet in the early afternoon to divide and conquer some minor clean up and trail head maintenance. […]
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 […]
