Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy
History. Art. And the Great Outdoors.
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 […]
The Walking with Bartram hike this week has already filled up. We hope you'll join us next month! We'll be hiking the 8.5 mile section from Wilson Gap to Warwoman Dell. This hike will cover some beautiful country as we pass Becky Branch Falls, Martin Creek, Pinnacle knob, and much more to experience in between. […]
A special hike for those who want to bring along your dogs, or just be around some! For this outing, we'll hike the Bartram Trail from Winding Stair along the Nantahala River to Beechertown then up to the Surge Chamber. That's just under 7 miles RT, including the paved greenway section along the River. A […]
Come enjoy the spring weather and give back to the trail by volunteering with us on our Second Saturday Workday. Location is at Wallace Branch trailhead and we will meet at 9am and work until about 3pm. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de […]
Come enjoy the spring weather and give back to the trail by volunteering with us on our Second Saturday Workday. Location is TBD but we will meet at 9am and work until about 3pm. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. If you’re […]
Dicks Creek Falls es una caminata corta, de aproximadamente 2 millas de largo. Para esta caminata, nos reuniremos a las 10 de la mañana en el área de estacionamiento de Warwoman y compartiremos el automóvil hasta el comienzo del sendero. Desde allí, después de unos 2 millas, llegaremos a las cascadas. Aquí, podemos disfrutar […]
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 the Bartram Trail and the Orianne Society for an event at Black Rock Mountain State Park to learn about and celebrate the Timber Rattlesnake. We will be screening the Orianne Society film, Rattled, which documents the story of conserving Timber Rattlesnakes in the Appalachian mountains. We will also be spending time in the woods […]
