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

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