Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy

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December 14th Second Saturday Workday

This week we’ll be back in North Carolina (barely), cleaning up the section between Hale Ridge Road and Osage Overlook.

We’ll meet at Hale Ridge Rd Trailhead at 9am and work out and back from there.

Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. We will have all tools, hardhats, eye pro, and extra gloves if you need them.

If you’re new to trail maintenance or just want to learn more, you can find more information here on our site.

Trail Maintenance Basics

Don’t be shy, we’ll provide everything you need to enjoy your day while making a huge impact for future enjoyment of the Bartram Trail. The hard work of our volunteers is what keeps the 112 miles of trails open and usable all year long.

Please RSVP so we can plan the work and tool requirements.

Thank you for your volunteerism!

Bartram Awe Walk – Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest

Come walk beneath the giants. We will be sauntering alongside the eldest Poplars and Buckeyes of Appalachia in the old growth of Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest.

This won’t be a super long hike, but be prepared to be on the trail, and potentially in some cold weather.

Plan to meet at the Cowee School at 8am, and we’ll carpool out to the forest. The drive will be over an hour from the Cowee School.

We’ll get to see some really impressive virgin forest and talk about this region’s natural history and winter tree ID.

Please RSVP if you’re interested in coming. We hope to see you there!

 

October 29 Trailhead Tuesday

This week, due to the amount of trail work that needs to get accomplished after the storm, we will be having a full workday in Georgia. We will meet at 9AM at the intersection of Warwoman Road and Willis Knob Road.
Willis Knob Road is 10.7 miles east of Clayton on Warwoman Road. Thank you for your volunteerism!

Please RSVP to help with planning for this event:

October 25th Walking with Bartram

This month we will be starting at Wallace Branch and hiking up to and connecting with the Trimont Ridge Trail, which takes us back to the old state prison on Co-op Road. From there we will take the sidewalk back to the Lazy Hiker. This hike takes us through some beautiful cove forest and alongside ancient trade paths. The Trimont Ridge Trail is the proposed reroute to the Bartram Trail that will hopefully take place in the next few years.

This section isn’t in our Bartram maps, but it will be a 5-6 mile hike.

Please RSVP if you’d like to join! We will keep you updated on forest conditions and closures.

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