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

Ralph Van Pelt
Dennis Desmond
Joseph Ciza
Jason Bring
Jana Plemmons
Kristina Moe
Karen Wallace
Steven G. Albertson
Brad Creed
Robert & Julie Hotchkiss Moore
Michael Ciaccio
Patricia Kyritsi Howell
Bill Baker
Natasha Sebring
Emma Hileman
Wade Harrison
George E. Patton
Brett Riggs
Max Davis
Jackie Hammersley
Susan Harmon
Keith Blanton
Dick Adams
Vic Greene
Carl Miller
Phillip Rogers
John Thompson
Carol Bartram
Lydia S. Macauley
Frank Nicholson
Susan Schroeder
Garrett Davis
Star Henderson
Lu Mann
Jenny Wilker
Katharine Brown
George E Youmans Jr.
Jill Parker
William Brockenbrough
George & Sharon Taylor
John Kotab
Irene Hall
Mike Killam
Jill Schukert Osborne
Jonathan Bookspun
Sande Lolli
Brock & Patty Hutchins
Maureen Browne
Gary Wilkinson
Robert L. Harrison
City Lights Bookstore
Hunter Kome
Ann Hempen
Dan Pittillo
Eddi Minche
Sandra Kruger
Jane Mason
Caitlin Gibson
Sara Gottlieb
Robert E. Smith
Kathy Smith
George Custodi
William G Hess
Lee Berger
Karen Lawrence
Rachel Appleton
Joanne Roesner
Melanie Vickers
Jon Ruehle
Steve Dunn
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
Lenny Chew
Beverly R Lynn
Phyllis & Tom Davis
Stan and Mary Polanski
Margaret Clay
Jill Baska
Dale Zimmerman
Karen Hurtubise
Gary Monk
Drew Jorgensen
Kristian Underwood
James R. Kautz
Sylvia Walbolt
Marc Jolley
Robert Bobinski
Virginia Talbot
Glen Mandigo
Marty Dominy
Andy & Laura Lindeman
Grady H. Britt
John Woodward
Tom Dillon
Craig Myers
Rich M. Bowerman
Murphy Townsend & Gregor Turk
Edwin C. Hussey
Jason Stoddard
Dale Sisson
Charlie Cox
Jean Hunnicutt
Bill Mandler
George Young
Eric Gregory
Debi Gedling
Jackie Burke
Kate Deloach
Martha DeHart
Mark Robson
Michelle Stephens
Fritz Wettstein
Harrison Jones
David Dickey
Jim Chance
David Rothmeier
April McNiff
Erin Bronk
Michael Hallen
Miriam Ash-Jones
Cynthiana Spangler
Ricky and Helene Siegel
Douglas Major
Kim Mydock
Cheryl & Howard Beckert
Sylwester Ratowt
Robin Chanin
Thalia and Michael C. Carlos Foundation Inc.
Burt Kornegay
Alan Redmon
Gregory Urban
Kimberly Morris
Chris Tranchina
Mary-Campbell Jenkins
William B Diehl
Nicole Carr
Steven Berkowitz
William Hollingsworth
Blue Ridge Hiking Company
Noryce Burgey
Sean Blanton
C Nester
Peter Schulz
William McLean
Jane Trentin
Larry Ray
Stephen Danner
Phil Belt
Griffin & Glenda Bell
Julie Windsor
Strategic Marketing Innovations Inc
Outdoor 76
Ronnie Hucks
Walter Wingfield
Sandi Hawk
James Douglas Davis
Appalachian Book Service
Cathy Temple
Laura Harris
Roy Stegall
Kelly Motter
Janis Fitzgerald
Ann Pagnotta
Michael Parrish
Doringa G. Dallmeyer
Anonymous Anonymous
R Franklin Landis
Hugh Irwin
Kay Poole
David Foulke
Helen Meadors
Mary Jo Askew
David Franco
Danny and Margie Watkins
Marianne Skeen
Shady Creek Expeditions
Bill & Eileen Velicky
Warren Porter Morgan
Bill Van Horn
Nolan Leake
Keith Sides
Karl Van Scyoc
Dick & Gill Heywood
Jane Ovenden
Peter Hirst
Kim Leister
Steve Conway
Martha Dupuis
Pamela Shade Murphy
Eric & Patricia Towers
Mrs. Nathan V. Hendricks III
Linda Holmes
Bruce Cottrill
Barry Clinton
Nancy Scott
Nick Owen
Kathy Stilwell
Rose Mary Achey
Bonnie Van Voorst
James Nichols
Scott Leeth
Clayton Webster
Jane S. Webb
Loss Pequeño Glazier
Susan Cookson
Susan Boteler
Larry Creveling
John Edward Lane
Kim Keelor
Nick Chandler
Jay Haney
Dillard David Ensley
Anne Jobe
Charles Moore
Stephen Weber
Brian Downs
Don Fisher
Stephanie Spiller
Highland Hiker, Inc.
Jeff Cloer
Cynthia Erbes
Kathryn Braund
Marion McLean
Kelley Blosser
Lisa Lofthouse
John Hanlon
Dean and Caroline Stephens
Michael Gillen
Angie Templeton
Nancy Kershaw
Cristina & Erik Hernandez
Cory McCall
Jack Curtin
Laura lane
Bryan Suttles
John Rhem
James Ward
Mark Zemmin
Richard Huckaby
Kathy Anemogiannis
Fredericka (Freddie) Flynt
Leah and Christine Abrams
Malcolm Duncan
Sheryl Gravelle-Camelo
Karen Ziv
Mary Coleman
Lois Selfon
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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