Are you serious? You can live, own a business, or invest inside an incorporated Burke County town and still have…

Burke River Trail Association Executive Director Beth Heile has been selected to participate in Leadership North Carolina Class 34, a…

Tony and Zoey have already been spotted enjoying the Burke River Trail—and now we want to see your trail-loving pooch!…

Burke River Trail Association and the Town of Rhodhiss recently invited the community to help imagine the future of the…

At the August 10-12, 2026 Great Trails NC Conference in Winston-Salem, Burke River Trail Association Executive Director Beth Heile was…

What does the Burke River Trail Association really do? We are not just trail builders – we are community builders!!…

Trails and tails go together! Today, representatives from six Burke River Trail Towns visited SynergyLabs in Hildebran to receive donated…

The Burke River Trail Association (BRTA) is excited to announce that BRTA Board Member Melinda Wallrichs has secured a Thrivent…

Take a trip around Burke County to see existing Burke River Trail trailheads and trail sections. Extra Cool Map to…

A Regional Outdoor Recreation Vision for Eastern Burke County July 1, 2026 – Burke River Trail Association, the Town of…

Three Burke County communities have successfully reached their fundraising goals and installed new Storybook Trails, expanding a countywide network that…

Rutherford College Storybook Trail Opens Along Greenway Families visiting Rutherford College now have a new opportunity to combine reading, walking,…

Drexel Storybook Trail Opens at Ro Huffman Center Families in Drexel now have a new way to enjoy reading, walking,…

Kids on bikes. Kids on trails. Kids outdoors. That’s a future Burke River Trail Association loves to support. BRTA recently…

When Aubrey Sanders, a junior at East Burke High School, saw an opportunity to work with Beth Heile and the…

Throughout the month of April, the Burke County Chamber of Commerce brought the community together through the 2026 B.I.G. (Burke…

Today’s ribbon cutting at Catawba Meadows Park marked the completion of something years in the making—more than five miles of…

A Simple Gathering, A Bigger Signal: Burke County Welcomes the Train Back On a clear Saturday morning in Valdese, something…