Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy
History. Art. And the Great Outdoors.
Something great is brewing to celebrate Bartram Week! We're partnering with Lazy Hiker Brewing in Franklin, NC to host a fundraising shindig, complete with a raffle for donated prizes, a silent auction, and more. This fantastic day of celebration will begin at 12:30pm at the Macon County Fairgrounds with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the […]
Please join us for a great day of volunteering on the Bartram Trail for our Second Saturday Workday on June 10th, 2023. We will be meeting at Osage Overlook at 9AM and will wrap up by 3PM. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de […]
Please join Erin Hadjidakis, a Conservancy Board Member and Ga State Forest Ranger, for this special hike to celebrate Pride Month. This hike will begin at Warwoman Dell and head north up to Martin's Creek Falls, roughly a 4 mile round trip. Erin will provide interpretive information about the area, environment, and trail. Hikers will […]
Please consider joining us for our June 16th, Third Friday Workday from 9am to 3pm. We'll meet at Warwoman Dell at 9am and shuttle to our working trailhead, either Wilson Gap or Earl's Ford, depending on conditions and size of our group. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you […]
This will be a special Trailhead Tuesday and really hope our Georgia folks can make it. We've coordinated with a Boy Scout Troop who will be thru-hiking the Bartram Trail during this week and they will come through Warwoman Dell around the same time we're there. We'll help them all earn their service badges and […]
This hike will pick up where we left off on our hike of the new route. We'll plan to meet at the Church Parking across from Lazy Hiker Brewing in Franklin and shuttle to our starting point of Wallace Branch. We'll hike the section from Wallace Branch up to Trimont Trail and head back into […]
Please join us for a great day of volunteering on the Bartram Trail for our Second Saturday Workday on July 8th, 2023. We'll meet at Sawmill Gap, just a few miles up FS711 off of Wayah Rd. We'll hit the trail on either side of the trailhead to clear blowdowns, brush, and whatever is in […]
Ubicación y más detailes: Location and details: Dirigido por uno de nuestros voluntarios del programa juvenil, Estela Acevedo Ruiz, este evento contará con interpretaciones traducidas en español de la flora local, fauna y paisaje locales que William Bartram escribio durante se tiempo en el oeste de Norte Carolina. La caminta es en Scaly y en […]
Please consider joining us for our July 21st, Third Friday Workday from 9am to 3pm. We'll meet at Warwoman Dell at 9am and shuttle the group to Earl's Ford to work the trail from there. We'll be back at Warwoman Dell by 3pm. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds […]
Saturday, July 22nd, 10 am - 4 pm @ Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center in Franklin, NC Hosted by: The Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy Brent Martin will lead participants in a midsummer wildflower walk on the Little Tennessee River in the Cowee National Historic District. This easy walk will allow participants to collect […]
We'll plan to meet at the church parking lot in Franklin, across from the Lazy Hiker. This is a 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 […]
We're going to take advantage of the longer summer days to knock out this long hike from Wayah Bald all the way down to Wallace Branch. This is roughly an 11-mile section of mostly elevation loss on one of the most popular sections of the Bartram Trail. We'll plan on meeting at Wallace Branch at […]
