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

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