Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy

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Scaly Mountain

Geologic Hike to Scaly Mountain with Dr. Dan Pittillo

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 Nut Gap Rd parking area (just outside of Highlands) and side-trailhead for Scaly Mountain at 10am. The hike is a moderate ~3 miles round trip. We should be able to wrap up around 2pm.

We’ll send out additional information closer to the event to discuss carpooling options.

Please RSVP below to help with planning:

Caminata en Scaly 11 de Julio / Scaly Hike July 11th (Bilingual Hike Spanish/English)

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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 se tiempo en el oeste de Norte Carolina. La caminta es en Scaly y en total es 2.6 millas.

Led by one of our youth program volunteers, Estela Acevedo Ruiz, this event will feature Spanish-translated interpretations of the local flora, fauna, and landscape that William Bartram wrote during his time in western North Carolina. The hike is in Scaly and is 2.6 miles total.

Esta caminata es una oportunidad para incluir y enseñar mas personas del condado de Macon y sus alrededores. Nuestro objetivo es hacer que el Bartram Trail sea accesible y agradable para todos.

This hike is an opportunity to include and teach more people about macon county about their surroundings. Our goal is to make the Bartram Trail more accessible and enjoyable for everyone.

¡Esperamos verlos a todos ahi!

We hope to see you there!

Por favor confirme su presencia a continuación para ayudarnos a planificar el evento.

Please RSVP below to help us better plan the event.

February 24th, 2023 Walking With Bartram Section 5 – Jones Gap to Hale Ridge Road

UPDATE 2/15/2023: RSVP for this hiking event has been closed. We are working to schedule a second hike for this section.

Join us for this Walking With Bartram section hike from Jones Gap to Hale Ridge Road. This is section 5, in North Carolina, of the Bartram Trail and does have quite a bit of elevation change over the 10.8 miles of trail. That said, this is a spectacular section with views from Jones Gap, Scaly Mountain, and Osage Overlook.

We’ll plan to meet at Hale Ridge Road at 9am and shuttle up to Jones Gap to start. These trailheads are much more accessible and the roads aren’t too rough.

More details to follow closer to this date once we have all our RSVPs in.

Newcomers are welcome to join us. All you need to bring is water, lunch, clothing appropriate for this season, and your sense of humor and wonder.

We have had great interest in these hikes and are working to create new hiking opportunities. If you are interested in leading a hike, let us know!

We’ll close the RSVPs at 15 hikers and likely set up a second hike of this section to accommodate everyone that wants to join.

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