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BARTRAM TRAIL

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
 
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
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.    
 

MORE DETAILS

bullet click to see the trail sections BirdShooter has hiked (with photos)
bullet click to see a trail summary of this trail*
bullet click to view maps of this trail:  trail map (georgia section), profile map*
bulletclick to view the historical route of William Bartram in the Southeastern U.S.
bullet click to view trail talk for this trail
bullet click to view trail journals for this trail
bullet click to see some recommended books for this trail
bullet note, the * indicates these items are not linked but coming soon


 
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