Invest in the Beauty of Tomorrow

Your contribution will help the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy keep the trail clean and safe, so others can enjoy learning history in the great outdoors for years to come.

Bartram Trail Testimonials

Your support makes a real difference in our community.

“After a summer rain, the Bartram shows me the underworld as a variety of mushrooms emerge along the trail. I love the trail for hidden secrets.”

Hiker, Trail Runner

“Amo los caminatas de Bartram! These trails have brought me great admiration for nature and the critters within it.”

Hiker, Moss Enthusiast

“The Bartram Trail represents western North Carolina hiking at its best.  It is unsurpassed in scenic beauty, natural wonders, and a degree of solitude that is seldom found on trails of such quality.”

“Whether you're looking for solitude in the forest, a physical challenge, the exhilaration of falling water, some of the most undisturbed and biodiverse ecosystems in the eastern US, a gateway into millennia of fascinating human history, or even if you're just looking for a welcoming community of interesting people and a place to share a pint with them, you'll find all of it on the Bartram.”

Salamander Catcher, Run-on Sentence Composer

“The trail is a good place to immerse yourself in the early history of the area and learn about William Bartram's contribution.”

Trail Maintainer

massive thank you to

Our Donors

Craig Myers
Anne Jobe
Kim Mydock
Highland Hiker, Inc.
Cheryl & Howard Beckert
Mark Robson
Cristina & Erik Hernandez
Lu Mann
Karen Lawrence
Ann Hempen
James Ward
Cynthia Erbes
Kelley Blosser
Robert & Julie Hotchkiss Moore
Martha Dupuis
John Woodward
Nancy Kershaw
Vic Greene
Robert E. Smith
Erin Bronk
Garrett Davis
Bill Baker
Sara Gottlieb
Kathryn Braund
Miriam Ash-Jones
Kimberly Morris
Strategic Marketing Innovations Inc
Dick & Gill Heywood
Dean and Caroline Stephens
Fredericka (Freddie) Flynt
Edwin C. Hussey
David Franco
Debi Gedling
Clayton Webster
Kathy Smith
Jill Parker
Margaret Clay
Nick Chandler
David Rothmeier
Dick Adams
Melanie Vickers
Sean Blanton
Phyllis & Tom Davis
Fritz Wettstein
Jon Ruehle
Michael Ciaccio
Stan and Mary Polanski
Jason Stoddard
Marianne Skeen
Douglas Major
Jackie Hammersley
Charles Moore
Dennis Desmond
William McLean
Lois Selfon
Barry Clinton
Bryan Suttles
Shady Creek Expeditions
Nick Owen
Laura Harris
Sandi Hawk
Eric & Patricia Towers
Caitlin Gibson
Linda Holmes
Helen Meadors
Mary Jo Askew
Chris Tranchina
Kim Leister
Dale Sisson
Rich M. Bowerman
Frank Nicholson
Brad Creed
Marc Jolley
William Brockenbrough
Gary Monk
Jonathan Bookspun
John Thompson
Malcolm Duncan
Stephen Danner
Lee Berger
Eddi Minche
Beverly R Lynn
Janis Fitzgerald
Bill Van Horn
Murphy Townsend & Gregor Turk
Jane Mason
Kathy Anemogiannis
Sylvia Walbolt
Marty Dominy
James Douglas Davis
Laura lane
Joanne Roesner
Bonnie Van Voorst
Michael Parrish
Rachel Appleton
Susan Schroeder
Gregory Urban
Burt Kornegay
Richard Huckaby
Star Henderson
Karen Wallace
William B Diehl
Carl Miller
Sandra Kruger
Katharine Brown
Dillard David Ensley
Karen Ziv
Michael Hallen
Patricia Kyritsi Howell
Jane S. Webb
Sande Lolli
Lydia S. Macauley
Dan Pittillo
Susan Boteler
Jenny Wilker
Bill & Eileen Velicky
Bruce Cottrill
Sheryl Gravelle-Camelo
Mrs. Nathan V. Hendricks III
Kristina Moe
Jack Curtin
Keith Sides
David Foulke
Stephen Weber
Noryce Burgey
Robert L. Harrison
Virginia Talbot
Nancy Scott
Harrison Jones
George E. Patton
Larry Ray
John Kotab
Charlie Cox
Doringa G. Dallmeyer
Peter Schulz
Kelly Motter
Nicole Carr
Walter Wingfield
Karen Hurtubise
Jean Hunnicutt
Kim Keelor
Brett Riggs
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
Ralph Van Pelt
Michelle Stephens
Bill Mandler
Julie Windsor
R Franklin Landis
Kathy Stilwell
Keith Blanton
Carol Bartram
Mike Killam
Sylwester Ratowt
Jackie Burke
Steve Dunn
George E Youmans Jr.
John Rhem
Lisa Lofthouse
Jason Bring
John Edward Lane
Glen Mandigo
Jane Trentin
Appalachian Book Service
Warren Porter Morgan
Roy Stegall
Max Davis
City Lights Bookstore
Jeff Cloer
Irene Hall
Jay Haney
Pamela Shade Murphy
Brian Downs
Marion McLean
Drew Jorgensen
Jana Plemmons
Mary Coleman
Stephanie Spiller
Robert Bobinski
Steve Conway
Lenny Chew
Tom Dillon
Mark Zemmin
Ricky and Helene Siegel
Kate Deloach
Wade Harrison
Cory McCall
Jill Baska
Ronnie Hucks
Ann Pagnotta
Blue Ridge Hiking Company
Emma Hileman
John Hanlon
Gary Wilkinson
George Custodi
Griffin & Glenda Bell
Jane Ovenden
Thalia and Michael C. Carlos Foundation Inc.
David Dickey
Karl Van Scyoc
Joseph Ciza
Robin Chanin
William G Hess
Kay Poole
James Nichols
Leah and Christine Abrams
Grady H. Britt
Hugh Irwin
Alan Redmon
Hunter Kome
Scott Leeth
Martha DeHart
Phillip Rogers
Peter Hirst
Larry Creveling
George & Sharon Taylor
Brock & Patty Hutchins
Andy & Laura Lindeman
Don Fisher
Kristian Underwood
Mary-Campbell Jenkins
Angie Templeton
Cathy Temple
Danny and Margie Watkins
George Young
Susan Harmon
Dale Zimmerman
Steven Berkowitz
Susan Cookson
Rose Mary Achey
James R. Kautz
Outdoor 76
Anonymous Anonymous
Phil Belt
Natasha Sebring
Michael Gillen
Maureen Browne
Jim Chance
Jill Schukert Osborne
Steven G. Albertson
C Nester
William Hollingsworth
Eric Gregory
April McNiff
Nolan Leake
Loss Pequeño Glazier
Cynthiana Spangler
We couldn’t do it without you

Thank You to Our Partners

Appalachian Animal Rescue Center
Cowee School Arts & Heritage
Foxfire
Friends of the Greenway
Kinship Photography Collective
Lazy Hiker Brewing
Outdoor 76
Southeast Conservation Corps
The Bascom Gallery
Town of Franklin
United States Forest Service

Get Your Hands Dirty

Want to help maintain the trails you love? Whether it's doing some trail work or keeping an eye on your favorite spot, we've got a role for you. We'll provide the training and organize workdays to keep your favorite trails beautiful for years to come.

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