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

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