These events are great if you’re looking to get involved but have limited time. This month we'll be in Georgia to work on our southernmost trailheads. We will be focused on cleaning up and maintained local Bartram Trailheads – Picking up trash, replacing signs and rack cards, ensuring accessibility, etc. We hope you’ll come join […]
Sneaking in on the last day of the month, we will be hiking from Appletree Campground to Beechertown. This is a 12.4 mile hike. We’ll plan on meeting at the Beechertown trailhead at 9am and figure out shuttling to Appletree to start off the day. This is a moderately strenuous hike, at least the climb […]
This month you'll have the immense pleasure of meeting CT Krunch - a sweet 60 pound, 6-year-old pup who is a great hiker! We'll meet at Appalachian Animal Rescue Center and have a nice little walk with our sweet friend. Don't forget to bring lunch and be prepared to be outside for a couple of […]
This week we will be working at the northern terminus of the Bartram Trail- from Cheoah Bald back to Winding Stairs. There are several large blowdowns on this section as well as some tread work to do. We'll plan to meet at Winding Stairs parking area at 9am (this is the winding stairs in the […]
A little known secret of Rabun County is a trail that connects Black Rock Mountain State Park and the Foxfire Museum. This trail is a great way to explore both of these areas on foot, but it needs some work. There are several trees down, a large rootball to be removed, and a lot of […]
This Friday we're going to meet at Warwoman Dell at 9am to work on the section between Warwoman and Martin Creek Falls, with a focus on the area around the Finney Creek campground. There will be lopping and dirt work, as well as some other projects. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, […]
This month we'll be working on improving the creek crossing at Dick's Creek near Sandy Ford in Georgia. We'll plan to meet at Warwoman Dell at 1pm and work until about 4pm, then head over to Outdoor '76 in Clayton for a cold drink. Please RSVP if you are interested in coming, and let us […]
It's about time to tie a bow on our complete section hike of the Bartram Trail. We're going to start at the northern terminus (Cheoah Bald) and hike the 8.5 miles back to Beechertown. This section has some very steep downhill sections, but will be freshly maintained by the time we are there. Join us […]
The Bartram Trail Conservancy is calling on volunteers to help with the Annual Chattooga River Spring Sweep. We'll meet at the Hwy 76 Chattooga River Access parking lot at 9am to be assigned a trash pickup location. We'll meet back at the parking lot at 2pm. We'll be working all around the Pickens ranger district […]