Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy

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Walking with Bartram: July 29 Beechertown to Piercy Creek

This is the second half of the section from Appletree Group Campground that we split into two to manage the mileage. We’ll start at the Beechertown trailhead and finish up with another crossing of the Nantahala River at the Piercy Creek pulloff.

We’ll plan to meet at the Piercy Creek pulloff at 9am and shuttle to Beechertown trailhead.

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This section is roughly 7 miles.

Please bring an extra pair of socks/sandals/shoes to go home in, hiking poles or a stick to help with the river crossing, and the usual lunch, water, meds, and sense of humor and wonder.

Please RSVP so we know how many explorers we’ll have on this next to last section of the journey.

September 16th Third Friday Work Day

This Friday we will be working the Bartram Trail from its crossing on Sandy Ford Road in Georgia. We’ll meet at the intersection of Sandy Ford Road and Warwoman Road at 9AM. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps.

We’ll start 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. 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 110 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!

September 10th Second Saturday Work Day

This second Saturday came around fast and we hope you’ll come out to volunteer. We’ll be clearing trail and repairing tread on the Harrison Gap to Wallace Branch section in preparation for The Naturalist race coming up on October 1st.

Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. RSVP so we can plan the work and tool requirements. Thank you for your volunteerism!.

We’ll start 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. 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 110 miles of trails open and usable all year long.

August 19th Third Friday Work Day

Location details TBD. We look to trail condition reports and consider larger improvement projects when choosing our workday locations.

Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps.

We’ll start 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. 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 110 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!

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