trail events

April 8, 2023 – Second Saturday Work Day

Location for this workday is TBD. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. We’ll meet at 9AM and wrap up at 3pm. If you’re new to trail maintenance or just want to learn more, you can find more information here on our site. […]

April 25, Trailhead Tuesday

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

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 some minor clean up and trail head maintenance. We’re looking for folks to visit a set of selected trail heads to re-stock Bartram Trail information cards, complete a trail head […]

May 16, 2023: Highlands Plateau Audubon Society Birding Field Trip

Jones Gap, Bartram Trail https://www.google.com/maps/place/NC+Bartram+Trail:+Jones+Gap+Trailhead/@35.0760583,-83.3229595,13z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88592112cb247d9b:0xd134ff4fd7b08cc7!8m2!3d35.0760583!4d-83.2879352

On Tuesday May 16, 2023, Brent Martin will lead a birding field trip for the Highlands Plateau Audubon Society. Folks joining this trip will meet at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park in Highlands at 7:30 AM to carpool to Jones Gap on the Bartram Trail. Jones Gap is just a short drive from Highlands and a very […]

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 14th, 2023: Family Day on the Bartram Trail – A Hike and Craft Event

Warwoman Dell

Unfortunately, we didn't get enough folks for this event, we'll look to reschedule another weekend. This will be a short and fun hike from Warwoman Dell followed by some crafting that will be fun for kids and adults alike. We will meet at Warwoman Dell in the parking lot, hike the small loop while Erin […]

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 […]

May 30, 2023: Trailhead Tuesday

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

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 some minor clean up and trail head maintenance. We’re looking for folks to visit a set of selected trail heads to re-stock Bartram Trail information cards, complete a trail head […]

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 Dick’s Creek Falls 29 de Julio / Dicks Creek Falls Hike July 29th

Warwoman Dell

29 de Julio alas 10:00am-2:00pm July 29th from 10:00am-2:00pm 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 su tiempo en el oeste de […]

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 […]

August 25th, Walking With Bartram – Wayah Bald to Lake Nantahala

Lake Nantahala 35°11'30.9"N 83°38'25.2"W, Topton, NC

This will be a relatively long hike at around 8 miles, but well worth the views from Wayah Bald as well as over Lake Nantahala as we approach it. We'll pass through Sawmill Gap on the way down. This section shares about a mile or so with the Appalachian Trail just below Wayah Bald to […]