Finding the route for a public trail takes a lot of planning and input. From where beautiful sections are located…

How does public trail end up on a private landowner’s property? Through a trail easement agreement that is recorded with…

A frequent question when discussing trails along individual homeowners’ properties is about crime on trails. Studies show that is not…

While the Valdese Greenway is the first 2 miles of Burke River Trail on the ground, Wildcat Way is the…

Partnerships make trails happen and Rocky Ford access in Morganton is the perfect location to showcase partnerships in action. Members…

Ashton Godwin, Legislative Liaison with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC), spent a day away from his Raleigh office touring…

One page says it all – Trail Coordinator Beth Heile created this graphic to explain the trail in one page.…

Burke County Public School Board of Education (BCPS BOE) owns acreage along the corridor in Valdese north of Draughn High…

Steps are continuing to plan the Burke River Trail from the end of the Fonta Flora State Trail (end of…

Trail enthusiast Bryant Lindsey took BRTA President Beth Heile on a tour of the Morganton Waste Water Plant Property and…

After 3 zoom meetings and 10 site visits, the proposed Catawba River Trail Corridor was revealed at a drop in…

Volunteers with Catawba River Wildlife Coalition and Friends of the Valdese Rec participated in the Catawba Riversweep on Saturday by…

The planning team for the Catawba River Trail (former working title – Burke River Trail) met with a surprising partner…

The Burke River Trail town tour continues had stops in Rhodhiss and Hildebran this week. On Monday, Representative Blackwell, FVR…

After Rutherford College Mayor Gary McClure and Town Manager Kenneth Geathers met with planners from Western Piedmont Council of Governments…

Morganton City Manager Sally Sandy was more than ready for the visit from the Burke River Trail planning team which…

In April, 2020, Western Piedmont Council of Government (WPCOG) committed to a feasibility study for the Burke Catawba River Trail.…

The foundation was laid today for the first section of the Burke River Trail – 4 miles from McGalliard Falls…