ABOUT OUR CLUB
Nantahala Hiking Club is one of 31 volunteer Appalachian Trail maintaining clubs of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC). We maintain 58.6 miles of the AT from Bly Gap at the Georgia/North Carolina border to Nantahala Outdoor Center on the Nantahala River at Wesser, NC. We also maintain several trails that connect to the AT.
- Conduct trail maintenance every Wednesday throughout the year. Maintainers meet at the NHC Clubhouse at 173 Carl Slagle Road in Franklin, NC at 8:45 a.m.
- Support the local school system through the ATC’s Trail to Every Classroom program which is a professional development program for K-12 teachers that provides educators with the tools and training for place-based education and service-learning on the Appalachian Trail.
- Support the town of Franklin, NC as an ATC designated Appalachian Trail Community by assisting with community outreach, specifically the annual April Fools Trail Days event.
- Conduct a hike on most Saturdays, Sundays and occasional weekday hikes.
- Hold monthly meetings March through December on the second Thursday of the month. Meetings are held at the Macon County Public Library at 149 Siler Farm Road in Franklin unless otherwise indicated on the event calendar.