Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy

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May 11th: Second Saturday Workday -Wallace Branch

Come enjoy the spring weather and give back to the trail by volunteering with us on our Second Saturday Workday.

Location is at Wallace Branch trailhead and we will meet at 9am and work until about 3pm.

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

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 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!

May 5th Barkin’ with Bartram

A special hike for those who want to bring along your dogs, or just be around some!

For this outing, we’ll hike the Bartram Trail from Winding Stair along the Nantahala River to Beechertown then up to the Surge Chamber. That’s just under 7 miles RT, including the paved greenway section along the River. A steady but gentle incline from Beechertown, but the forest service road provides a gradual ascent.

We’ll meet at the Cowee School at 10:30 and carpool from there.

This hike will be limited to 8 people (and a reasonable amount of pups). Please RSVP below if you’d like to come!

April 26th Walking with Bartram -FULL-

The Walking with Bartram hike this week has already filled up. We hope you’ll join us next month!

We’ll be hiking the 8.5 mile section from Wilson Gap to Warwoman Dell.

This hike will cover some beautiful country as we pass Becky Branch Falls, Martin Creek, Pinnacle knob, and much more to experience in between.

We will be meeting at 9am at Warwoman Dell to begin the shuttle up to Wilson Gap. This is a long shuttle, so please let us know if you have a high clearance vehicle that can help us do this!

In order to lower our impact and manage the logistics, we are capping this hike at 14 people.

Please RSVP below to let us know that you are coming!

April 19th Third Friday Workday

Please consider joining us for our April 19th, Third Friday Workday!

We’re going to be meeting at the Big Bear Shelter in Franklin at 9am and spreading some rock on the berm there.

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

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 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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