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

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