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