Hayward Douglas, Executive Director of the Foothills Trail Conservancy (FTC) has been a part of this 77-mile footpath since 1989.  This replay from 2022 pulled Douglas from a trail maintenance gathering on the trail.Show Highlights:

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• Douglas talks about improvements in bridges and railings along the trail
  
• Private-Public Partnership has helped evolve the trail through the years including Duke, National Forests, & both North & South Carolina state park systems
  
• Gorges State Park in North Carolina is a newer park that the trail traverses
  
• The trail manuevers around Lake Jocassee
  

Things You’ll Learn by Listening:

The FTC oversees important parts of the trail including Sassafras Mountain, Whitewater Falls, & more.

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