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BARTRAM TRAIL
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ADMINISTRATION:
The N.C. Bartram Trail Society
P. O. Box 144
Scaly Mountain, NC 28775
email:
info@ncbartramtrail.org
http://www.ncbartramtrail.org/index.htm
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| TOTAL
DISTANCE: 110 Miles |
| TRAIL
STATUS: 100% Built |
| SOUTHERN
TRAILHEAD: Russell Bridge near Satolah, Georgia |
| NORTHERN
TRAILHEAD: Cheoah Bald near Wesser, N.C. |
| BLAZES:
Yellow (Standard Blaze) |
| TYPICAL
START DATES: None |
| TYPICAL
DIRECTION: None |
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DIFFICULTY:
Difficult |
| HIGHEST
POINT: 5400 feet at Wine Spring Bald |
| LOWEST
POINT: 1500 feet at the Chattooga River |
| STATES
HIKED:
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina |
HIGHLIGHTS: The Bartram Trail
is named after William Bartram, a botanist who in 1773 was one of the earliest
Europeans to explore the mountains of Georgia and North Carolina. The
Bartram Trail roughly follows the route that the explorer followed as he
recorded and catalogued over 200 species of native plants. The southern
terminus starts along the Georgia and South Carolina border at the Chattooga
River and after nine miles begins a series of climbs that peak at Rabun Bald
(4,696 feet) a few miles south of the Georgia and North Carolina border.
As the trail leaves Georgia for the Tarheel State, it climbs to some magnificent
peaks including Scaly Mountain, Wayah Bald, and finally Cheoah Bald (5062 feet)
the northern terminus of the Bartram Trail.
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