Nantahala Hiking Club, a 501c3 nonprofit, is one of 31 volunteer Appalachian Trail maintaining clubs within the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Our hiking club maintains 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. Our club also maintains the trails that connect to the AT.
Members and volunteers also make it possible for our club to:
- 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 local school systems through the ATC’s Trail to Every Classroom program, 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.
- Conduct hikes on most Saturdays, Sundays and occasional weekday hikes. Check the printable hike schedule for upcoming hikes.
- Hold monthly meetings and programs March through December on the 2nd 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.