Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy
History. Art. And the Great Outdoors.
Join Michelle Stephens for a Summer hike along the Chattooga River Trail to the junction of the Foothills Trail. This is a moderate 10 mile in and out hike along the Chattooga River in the Sumter National Forest. We will begin at the Russell Bridge parking lot at 9am and hike to Liglog and Pigpen […]
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. […]
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 […]