Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy
History. Art. And the Great Outdoors.
We welcome all on another great Walking With Bartram hike, as we continue to weave our way across the Bartram Trail, section by section! This hike picks up from last month’s Wayah Bald to Lake Nantahala hike. It’s .7 miles on Wayah Road before entering the forest for another 5 miles to Appletree. The trail […]
The Naturalist Trail Race - 25 / 50k, which is a part of the Outdoor 76 FALL CELEBRATION, is back for another round of leg hurting fun on October 7, 2023! This day encompasses our trail race, multiple bands throughout the day along with 18 draft craft beers for all post race celebrations. Come explore […]
The Bartram Forager Series Hike is part 1 of 2 events, culminating in a Bartram Forager Series Celebration & Fundraiser at Lazy Hiker Brewing on October 19th. This foraging hike will work similar to our Trailhead Tuesday events. We'll meet at 1pm at the Macon County Public Library parking lot and split up into groups. […]
We're in for a special short hike and grateful for Dr. Dan Pittillo to be able to lead us and share his thoughts and understanding on the geologic history and current activity of these wonderful southern Appalachians. You may be surprised to learn these mountains are still rising! We're planning to meet at the Hickory […]
Come on down to this Bartram Foragers Series Special Beer Release and Fundraiser at Lazy Hiker Brewing on October 19th. Bartramites will have met up and explored the reaches of Macon County for fresh fall ingredients and delivered them to the brewmasters at Lazy Hiker. Using their superpowers and wonderful wizardry, they will have added […]
We're getting close to tying a bow on this second round of section hiking the Bartram Trail and I do believe we're gonna do it in record time! With weather being favorable and our hiking groups fleet-footed and fearless, we're going to skip the Piercy Creek side trail this time through and make the haul […]
We’ll plan to meet at First United Methodist Church in Franklin at 1pm before heading out to clean up all the tricks and treats left behind at the Bartram trailheads. This is a program for those looking to get involved but with limited time. We will meet in the early afternoon to divide and conquer […]
In appreciation for your volunteerism this past year, we will be holding our annual volunteer appreciation dinner at Lazy Hiker Brewing in Franklin, NC, on Friday, December 1st, 5-7 PM. If you’ve volunteered with us this past year, we hope you’ll join us for an evening of food, fun, and beverages! We'll have great wood […]
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 […]
