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December 30th Walking With Bartram – Section 3: Warwoman Dell to Wilson Gap

Warwoman Dell

***RSVP for this hike is closed as of 12/20. We've had great interest in these hikes, which is wonderful! But, logistics and planning for this can only support so many folks. We are working on how we can expand these hiking opportunities. One more time to get out of the house and add a great […]

January 27, 2023 Walking With Bartram – Section 4: Wilson Gap to Hale Ridge Road

Hale Ridge Road

1/11/2023 UPDATE: RSVP for this hike is closed. We are currently looking into offering an additional hike to accommodate interest in these. Joins us for section 4 in North Georgia from Wilson Gap to Hale Ridge Road, right at the North Carolina border. This is the final section in North Georgia before heading into the […]

February 9, 2023 Walking With Bartram – Section 4 (2): Wilson Gap to Hale Ridge Road

Hale Ridge Road

UPDATED 2/6: This hike is now full, RSVPs closed. This is a second opportunity to joins us for Section 4 of the Walking With Bartram hiking series. In an effort to make these hikes more enjoyable and accessible to everyone that is interested, we're offering a second date to join us. We'll try to limit […]

February 24th, 2023 Walking With Bartram Section 5 – Jones Gap to Hale Ridge Road

Hale Ridge Road

UPDATE 2/15/2023: RSVP for this hiking event has been closed. We are working to schedule a second hike for this section. Join us for this Walking With Bartram section hike from Jones Gap to Hale Ridge Road. This is section 5, in North Carolina, of the Bartram Trail and does have quite a bit of […]

Walking With Bartram Section 6 from Jones Gap to Hickory Knoll Road

Hickory Knoll Road 1369 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC, United States

RSVP for this hike is now closed (3/20/2023) Please join us as we continue our monthly section hikes through the Bartram Trail. This section will be mostly downhill and take us by some wonderful vistas along the Fishhawk Range before we drop down towards Hickory Knoll Road. This is a moderately difficult hike in length, […]

Boating with Bartram on the Little Tennessee

Hickory Knoll Road 1369 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC, United States

UPDATE 4/1/2023: RSVP is closed for this event We've reached the mid-way point on our Walking With Bartram section hikes right in time for spring! Once again, we're going to switch things up and take to the water, assuming the weather plays nice. Join us as we kayak down the Little Tennessee River from the […]

May 26, 2023: Walking With Bartram – New Route to Lazy Hiker

First United Methodist Church 66 Harrison Ave, Franklin, NC, United States

Please join us as we continue our monthly section hikes through the Bartram Trail. We'll have an abbreviated hike in terms of mileage and elevation as we walk the portion of the road-walk that has been recently re-routed through the Macon County Recreation Park onto the Little Tennessee Greenway and then further down Main Street […]

June 15th Pride Month Hike at Warwoman Dell

Warwoman Dell

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 […]

June 30th Walking With Bartram – Wallace Branch to Trimont Trail

First United Methodist Church 66 Harrison Ave, Franklin, NC, United States

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 […]

Caminata en Scaly 11 de Julio / Scaly Hike July 11th (Bilingual Hike Spanish/English)

Osage Overlook 4594 Dillard Rd, Highlands, NC, United States

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 […]

July 28th, Walking With Bartram – Wayah Bald to Wallace Branch

Wallace Branch 1719 Ray Cove Rd, Franklin, North Carolina, United States

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 […]

August 15th Boating with Bartram through Cowee Valley

Sanderstown Beach 3085 Sanderstown Rd, Franklin, NC, United States

UPDATED 7/24: We've reach capacity at this time and will start a waiting list. Please email us directly if you would like to be on the list in case of cancelations. Join us for another Boating With Bartram trip down the Little Tennessee River. This time, we'll find our way down the river through Cowee […]