North Carolina: Asheville’s Land of the Sky Bike Tour
6-Day Hub & Spoke Bike Tour
Tour Information
Nestled in the French Broad River valley and surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville is a mecca of arts and culture, Appalachian tradition, historic architecture and natural splendor, with lots of locally produced beer, food and music to make it even more enticing.
This is a hub-and-spoke tour, where you’ll stay at the same hotel all week, giving you a taste of Asheville’s unique neighborhoods and rolling farmlands just outside the city limits. See for yourself why our guide Kimberly refers to her hometown as the “Paris of the South.”
The tour still has space. Make your travel arrangements.
Hilly terrain with some longer climbs on paved roads. Perfect for all cycling levels, especially with the option of using an e-bike or shuttle support to make the ride more enjoyable and accessible.
5 nights lodging, 5 breakfasts, 3 picnic and sack lunches, 4 dinners, snacks, guided comedy tour, van support, detailed cue sheets, maps & GPS files and trained guides
$195 for Cannondale Quick 3 hybrid, or Cannondale Topstone 2 adventure road bike. $350 for Gazelle T10 Ultimate low-step e-bike or Specialized Vado step-thru e-bike.
Ouick
Topstone
Gazelle
Vado
We stay at one hotel for the entire tour:
Fly into and out of the Asheville Regional Airport (AVL). Then take a 20-minute taxi or Uber/Lyft ride to our hotel. At the end of the tour, we'll provide a complimentary shuttle to the airport arriving by 1:00pm. Or drive and park your car at the hotel.
Asheville Bike Tour Itinerary *Tentative Itinerary*
Day 1 We meet at our downtown Asheville hotel in the afternoon for a bike fitting and orientation and our first dinner together. If you arrive a day or two early, there is plenty to explore. Visit the historic Biltmore Estate for both architectural and natural splendor or tap into the beer scene—Asheville boasts the highest number of breweries per capita in the country. 0 miles.
Day 2 After breakfast we will hop on our bikes and mosey through town. Before you know it, we’ll be in quiet countryside, savoring farms, hills and that famous “land of the sky.” At the end of our ride, we’ll have lunch in downtown Asheville. Before dinner, we will take a guided comedy tour of downtown Asheville with some of the city’s best, and most comical, tour guides. 37 miles, ±2703’
Day 3 Today we’ll be visiting the town of Brevard. Known for being one of the “coolest small towns in America,” it has a thriving arts and music scene to explore. After lunch at the local Oscar Blues Brewery, our bike ride will meander along the East fork of the French Broad River. Keep your eye out for the white squirrels! They are unique to the Transylvania County we’re cruising through today! Dinner is on your own, though it will be tough to make a bad choice in a city that the locals have nicknamed “Foodtopia.” 30 miles. ±1904’.
Day 4 After breakfast, we’ll be cycling into the rolling hills of Leicester. Following the Lower Clear Creek and the Little Ivy Creek, we’ll make our way around to explore the hidden wonders of Asheville. We’ll have a picnic lunch while enjoying the nature around us. After our ride, we’ll have dinner together followed by a chocolate snack at the French Broad Chocolate Lounge. 50 miles. ±3252’
Day 5 We leave the bikes behind today and lace up our hiking shoes as we venture into the Dupont State Recreational Forest, a 10,473-acre paradise for hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders. It’s also where The Hunger Games (2012) and The Last of the Mohicans (1992) were filmed. Our hike will take us past three stunning waterfalls. You’re welcome to enjoy a sack lunch today, or stop at the local Pisgah Bakehouse after the hike!
If you’re not interested in hiking, you can stroll the shops in downtown Asheville to support the local small business community. 0 miles.
Day 6 This final bike ride is all Asheville, taking us to the Montford district where we’ll be treated to some fine Arts & Crafts architecture built in the early 20th century. We’ll take a photogenic time-out to savor the Asheville skyline and share a farewell picnic lunch at our guide Kimberly’s home. Then we’ll shuttle to the airport arriving by 1:00pm. Hope to see you back again soon! 9 miles, ±1050’.
Tour Information
The tour still has space. Make your travel arrangements.
Hilly terrain with some longer climbs on paved roads. Perfect for all cycling levels, especially with the option of using an e-bike or shuttle support to make the ride more enjoyable and accessible.
5 nights lodging, 5 breakfasts, 3 picnic and sack lunches, 4 dinners, snacks, guided comedy tour, van support, detailed cue sheets, maps & GPS files and trained guides
$195 for Cannondale Quick 3 hybrid, or Cannondale Topstone 2 adventure road bike. $350 for Gazelle T10 Ultimate low-step e-bike or Specialized Vado step-thru e-bike.
Ouick
Topstone
Gazelle
Vado
We stay at one hotel for the entire tour:
Fly into and out of the Asheville Regional Airport (AVL). Then take a 20-minute taxi or Uber/Lyft ride to our hotel. At the end of the tour, we'll provide a complimentary shuttle to the airport arriving by 1:00pm. Or drive and park your car at the hotel.