Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy
History. Art. And the Great Outdoors.
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 […]
Please join us for a great day of volunteering on the Bartram Trail for our Second Saturday Workday on January 13th, 2023 from 9am to 3pm. We'll be meeting at the Osage Overlook/Trailhead (map and details on location below) parking area and working down the trail towards Hale Ridge Rd. Plan on meeting at Osage […]
UPDATE 1/18: We've made a decision to defer this workday due to inclement weather forecast. We're discussing rescheduling for next Friday, January 26th, and will send out communications if/when we do this. Please consider joining us for our January 19th, Third Friday Workday from 9am to 3pm. We're planning to meet at Warwoman Dell and […]
Join us for the 3rd round of our Walking with Bartram series hikes. We’re starting all over again in North Georgia, at Russell Bridge/HWY 28 at the South Carolina state line. We’ll work our way through this first section to Sandy Ford Gap. Last year, these hikes were really popular, we're so appreciative of the […]
We’ll plan to meet at Warwoman Dell at 1pm before heading out to clean up at Bartram Trail trailheads on the Georgia side. 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. […]
February 20, 2024 Bilingual Hike to Rabun Bald Ubicación y más detalles: Dirigido por el director de Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy, Brent Martin, y tambien por AmeriCorp Vista, Gillian Watson. Este evento contará con interpretaciones traducidas en español de la flora local, fauna y paisaje locales que William Bartram escribio durante su tiempo en […]
Please consider joining us for our March 15th, Third Friday Workday from 9am to 3pm. Meeting location is at Warwoman Dell parking area. 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 to learn more, you […]
Come out to the Macon County Library on Tuesday, March 19th to get the first glimpse at Brent Martin's new book: "A Hiker's Guide to the Bartram National Recreation Trail in Georgia and North Carolina". This is a complete trail guide to the 112 mile long Bartram Trail and includes 30 maps and some of […]
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. […]
Join us on Saturday, April 13th, for our Second Saturday Trail Workday! This week we are looking for some more chainsaw certified sawyers that can help us clear some blowdowns. Let us meet at the Hickory Knoll TH at 9:00. We will split into two groups- one to do Double Top to Fishhawk and back […]
On April 17th, our friend and BRBTC hike leader Eddi Minche will be leading a 9 mile hike near Tate City, GA. This route is not for the faint of heart and will include sections on old logging roads, the AT, the old AT, and the Deep Gap Trail. Since it's easy to take a […]
Please consider joining us for our April 19th, Third Friday Workday! We're going to be meeting at the Big Bear Shelter in Franklin at 9am and spreading some rock on the berm there. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. If you’re new […]