hike the Bartram Trail

An old friend of mine is flying out from Seattle to hike this trail with me, and we are planning on taking our sweet time and doing it in 12-14 days during the last two weeks of July. I’m stoked.

This one will be happening later this summer, though an exact time is unknown yet.

I figure I can thru-hike this one (137-ish miles) in about 10-11 days, so maybe I can get to it in August

Here is the description of the trail. I think the spring would be a great time to do this what with the flowers. . .

http://ncbartramtrail.org/

Yet another weekend with rain forecast. Not that I’m complaining…we need the rain.

Now, if only I can find a hiking partner.

I’ve done bits and pieces of the Bartram Trail in Rabun County over the past two years. What I really want to do is hike all 37 miles of the trail here, one section at a time. I would really like to find a book about the BT, but haven’t found anything yet. Parts of it are covered in various trail guides, but can’t find books (other than books by Bartram himself) about the BT. That’s a little frustrating.