Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy
History. Art. And the Great Outdoors.
We're in for a special short hike and grateful for Dr. Dan Pittillo to be able to lead us and share his thoughts and understanding on the geologic history and current activity of these wonderful southern Appalachians. You may be surprised to learn these mountains are still rising! We're planning to meet at the Hickory […]
Come on down to this Bartram Foragers Series Special Beer Release and Fundraiser at Lazy Hiker Brewing on October 19th. Bartramites will have met up and explored the reaches of Macon County for fresh fall ingredients and delivered them to the brewmasters at Lazy Hiker. Using their superpowers and wonderful wizardry, they will have added […]
Please consider joining us for our October 20th, Third Friday Workday from 9am to 3pm. Location TBD, we’ll update with more details closer to the event date. 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 […]
We're getting close to tying a bow on this second round of section hiking the Bartram Trail and I do believe we're gonna do it in record time! With weather being favorable and our hiking groups fleet-footed and fearless, we're going to skip the Piercy Creek side trail this time through and make the haul […]
We’ll plan to meet at First United Methodist Church in Franklin at 1pm before heading out to clean up all the tricks and treats left behind at the Bartram trailheads. 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 […]
Please join us for a great day of volunteering on the Bartram Trail for our Second Saturday Workday on November 11th, 2023. This coming Saturday, November 11th, we'll be working the Bartram Trail from the Beechertown / Duke Energy trailhead. We'll meet there at 9am and shuttle up to the surge tank to same some […]
CORRECTION: I previously incorrectly stated the location to meet for this workday below. To clarify, we are meeting at Hwy 76 bridge near Bull Sluice in the parking lot on the SC side of the river. 34.814765907116694, -83.30384226039077 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hwy+76+Chattooga+River+Access/@34.817426,-83.3066103,16z/data=!4m22!1m15!4m14!1m6!1m2!1s0x8858c308ec0203f1:0x7050417ba34f827f!2sHwy+76+Chattooga+River+Access!2m2!1d-83.3038596!2d34.8143798!1m6!1m2!1s0x8858c308ec0203f1:0x7050417ba34f827f!2sHwy+76+Chattooga+River+Access,+Mountain+Rest,+SC+29664!2m2!1d-83.3038596!2d34.8143798!3m5!1s0x8858c308ec0203f1:0x7050417ba34f827f!8m2!3d34.8143798!4d-83.3038596!16s%2Fg%2F11g8v3pmcx?entry=ttu Apologies for the error! Please consider joining us for our November 17th, Third Friday Workday from […]
Please join us for this last official section of our section-hike-through on this second round of Walking With Bartram. We'll finish this up with a hike 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, […]
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. […]
In appreciation for your volunteerism this past year, we will be holding our annual volunteer appreciation dinner at Lazy Hiker Brewing in Franklin, NC, on Friday, December 1st, 5-7 PM. If you’ve volunteered with us this past year, we hope you’ll join us for an evening of food, fun, and beverages! We'll have great wood […]
Please join us for a great day of volunteering on the Bartram Trail for our Second Saturday Workday on December 9th, 2023 from 9am to 3pm. This week we'll be working on the section below Scaly Mountain near Tessentee Camp. Location is: https://www.google.com/maps/place/35%C2%B002'38.7%22N+83%C2%B017'49.1%22W/@35.0440802,-83.2995321,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d35.0440802!4d-83.2969572?hl=en-US&entry=ttu The paved road ends at the driveway to 555 Bob Long Road […]
Join us on December 12th for a lovely day exploring Highlands, NC and short(er) hike up to Scaly Mountain to take in the views! Afterwards, we'll head over to The Bascom to take in more views of the wonderful Kinship Photography Exhibition currently on display. Following that, we may gather for a cold beverage and […]
