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How to Have a Safe Experience on the Trail

Regardless of your hike location on the Bartram Trail, certain safety precautions should always be taken. The Bartram Trail is marked with rectangular yellow blazes, with double blazes indicating a...

Published
Jul. 29, 2025
Bartram Trail Hikers
Bartram Trail Reports
Walking With Bartram

Wayah Bald to Lake Nantahala – August 25, 2023 – Walking With Bartram

Wayah Bald inspired one of our favorite passages from Bartram's Travels, where William stands upon its summit and describes “a sublimely awful scene of mountains piled upon mountains.” The hike from Wayah...

Published
Oct. 13, 2023
Bartram Trail Hikers
Walking With Bartram

September 29, 2023: Walking with Bartram from Lake Nantahala to Appletree Campground

We had a great hike, great weather, plenty of wildflowers and mushrooms along the trail, and a fantastic group to share this adventure with. Brent Martin started the morning with...

Published
Oct. 2, 2023
Bartram Trail Hikers
Bartram Trail Reports
Walking With Bartram

March 24th Walking With Bartram: Jones Gap to Hickory Knoll

Spring was definitely in the air for this March 24th Walking With Bartram hike. This time, we hiked the section of the Bartram Trail from Jones Gap to Hickory Knoll...

Published
Apr. 4, 2023

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