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February 28th Walking with Bartram

Beechertown Trailhead Wayah Road, Topton, NC, United States

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 […]

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March 7th Barkin’ with Bartram

Appalachian Animal Rescue Shelter 851 Lake Emory Rd, Franklin, United States

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 […]

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March 8th Second Saturday Workday

Winding Stair Franklin, NC

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 […]

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March 11th Foxfire Museum Volunteer Day

Foxfire 98 Foxfire Lane, Mountain City, GA, United States

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 […]

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