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

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