Trails, Attractions, & Meet Ups
Pick and choose your trail and meet-up option.
This magnificent trail connects the downtown Social District of Brevard with the Pisgah National Forest. You will receive your eBikes at the renovated, historical Brevard Railroad Depot located at 390 Railroad Avenue, Brevard NC 28712. Also known as the Depot Railroad Avenue Park, this beautiful building, picnic area, beautiful landscaping along bike storage racks and parking is a local treasure. The Depot Railroad Park borders King Creek.
You will meet up with Greenway eBike Rentals in the Public Parking Area and be on your way after a brief training and safety check.
This trail contains a vast amount of attractions such as:
● Access to downtown Brevard’s Social District, shopping, restaurants, real estate companies, museums and the Brevard Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center, Brevard Brewing and the Transylvania County Courthouse.
● The Lumberyard District - famous Noblebrau Brewing, Area 22 Guitars, Western North Carolina’s only boutique guitar shop, antiques and various classic metals and salvage yards for shopping. Outstanding restaurants with outdoor dining, and live music venue and restaurant, 185 King Street.
● Following the greenway you will find your way to Oskar Blues Brewery, Oskar Blues Food Truck Park and its fun, open area for outdoor dining and their live music venue.
● As you travel from there, you’ll ride through the County Recreation Park, then to Ecusta Brewing and Restaurant.
● For eBikes and eScooters, your trail ends at Lowe's. Otherwise, continue across highway 64 to the Pisgah National Forest.
● As you arrive at the Davidson River Campground Bridge, your trail ends there and you turn around and enjoy your return to the Railroad Depot Park.
● Your meet-up for the Brevard Greenway Estatoe Trail is the Trailhead Public Parking area at Depot Railroad Avenue Park, 390 Railroad Ave, Brevard, NC 28712.
Trip Length 4.8 miles, 9.6 round trip. 2 hours or more if stopping along the way.
Trail map here: https://www.cityofbrevard.com/facilities/facility/details/Brevard-Greenway-12
View the Status and Satelite of the Estatoe Trail here:
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/82d909a87c374ff0bd83dded1ceba1d2
This is a beautiful, wide, paved trail leading from a gravel Public Parking Area (pay by App) directly across from the Root and Bone Restaurant in Horse Shoe, NC. This the Ecusta Trail’s Mile Marker 6 and leads to Downtown Hendersonville with wonderful streetside restaurants and shopping.
This is an out and back trail. Travel to downtown Hendersonville and turn around to start your way back along creeks, farmland, housing and bridges.
Meet-up in Public Parking Lot across street from the Root and Bone Restaurant, 4165 Brevard Rd. Horse Shoe NC 28742.
Length is 6 miles, 12 roundtrip.
Leaving from downtown Hendersonville at the Ecusta Trailhead you’ll start a 6 mile wide, paved trail.
This is an out and back trail. Travel out and back to downtown Hendersonville.
The Meet-up for this ride is in downtown Hendersonville at 201 S Main St, Hendersonville, NC 28792. Here, you can begin your trip to Mile Marker 6 adjacent to Root and Bone Restaurant.
Trip Length and Duration
Resource link for Ecusta Trail https://www.ecustatrail.org/trail-map/
Trip Length is 6 miles, 12 round trip.
Resource link for Ecusta Trail from Downtown Hendersonville to Mile Marker 6 and Root and Bone.
This is a beautiful, wide, paved trail leading from a Public Parking Area in Jackson Park and leads to Downtown Hendersonville for wonderful streetside restaurants and shopping. As you enter downtown Hendersonville, some walking of bikes is recommended due to thin sidewalks. This is a distance of approximately .25 of a mile.
This is an out and back trail. You can extend your trip through downtown Hendersonville’s main street shopping and dining district and continue on to the Ecusta Trailhead at 201 S Main St where you can begin an additional 6 mile trip to The Root and Bone Restaurant located at Mile Marker 6 (the current end of the Ecusta Trail. The Root and Bone is located at 4165 Brevard Rd, Horse Shoe NC 28742.
The Meet-up and delivery of ebikes for this ride is in Jackson Park’s Oklawaha GreenwayTrailhead at Jackson Park. The Jackson Park Oklawaha Trailhead at 801 4th Avenue East, Hendersonville, NC 28792.
Trip Length - The Oklawaha Greenway is a 3.25-mile paved trail that is relatively flat and handicap-accessible. It connects several parks, including Jackson Park, Patton Park, and Berkeley Mills Park.
Resource link for the Oklawaha Trail https://www.friendsofoklawaha.org/5map.php
This incredibly beautiful trip begins on a level, maintained gravel surface (USFS Road 477) along beautiful bridges and streams. The road passes several primitive camping sites, then arriving at the Horse Riding Stables. Through the gate (check for closures), this trail begins with a gradual uphill climb before cresting, then gentle downhill toward its intersection with Highway 276 Near The Cradle of Forestry. Take a right on Highway 276 and a few hundred yards to The Cradle of Forestry and Parking Area. This is an out and back. Return to White Pines Group Campground Parking Area.
Your meet-up with Greenway eBike Rentals is at the White Pines Group Campground Public Parking area. This is less than one mile past the Pisgah Forest Ranger Station on your right. You will see a large sign on the right side of the road telling you to turn right.
Trip Length is 5.5 miles to the “top” at the intersection of Highway 276. 11 miles round-trip.
Park at John Rock Loop Trailhead. This will be your meetup with Greenway eBike Rentals. This site is also the North Carolina State Fish Hatchery and Visitors Center. Once you are on your eBikes, exit parking lot and take left out of parking lot. A few hundred yards, take a immediate right on the smooth, recently maintained, USFS Road 475B. Walk your eBike around gate and enjoy several stream views and waterfalls (Slick Rock Falls, Little Fern Falls), passing Gumstand Gap before cresting at Looking Glass Trail Head on your right. The Look Glass Rock trail's northwest face is sometimes called the "Sunwall," which is a popular spot for sunset views and often a glimpse of rock climbers entering or exiting their climbs. Continue until intersection with Highway 276. Taking a left on Highway 276 will find you at The Cradle of Forestry, just a few hundred yards. This is an out and back. Return to John Rock Loop Trailhead. This is a Greenway eBike staff favorite!
Trip Length is approximately 6.5 miles. 13 miles roundtrip.
Park at John Rock Loop Trailhead and go left out of parking lot, then stay left on paved road that will turn to gravel road at Cove Creek Campground Gate. Cross bridge, and follow stream along your left hand side. Notice locked gate of Cove Creek Group Campground on your right but do not enter. Instead, proceed straight to several sites including Daniel Ridge Falls toward intersection with Forest Service Road 229 and Gloucester Gap. Gloucester Gap is a 4-way intersection WITH NO SIGNS. This is an out and back so turn around when you reach Gloucester Gap/FS 229.
Trip Length 5 miles, 10 miles approx round trip.
This is a gorgeous ride along the French Broad River alongside the River Arts District and New Belgium’s Brewery and Food Truck Park.
This is an out and back trail. Stop along the way and enjoy River Arts merchants, The Radical Hotel and New Belgium. This area is coming back to life post-Hurricane Helene and is a vibrant part of Asheville.
The Meet-up and delivery of eBikes for this ride is the Public Parking Lot at Craven Street Bridge Boating Access Area located at 192 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC 28806.
Trip Length - The French Broad River Greenway is approximately 3.5-miles and is a paved trail. Starting at Craven Park, riders can travel out to Carrier Park, turn around and return adjacent to New Belgium Brewery.
Resource link for the French Broad River Greenway West II is here at https://www.ashevillenc.gov/department/transportation/greenways/#StoryMap
The meet-up is at the Ledford Branch Trailhead Parking Lot. This is a popular dirt/gravel road trail located near Bent Creek North Carolina. The ride starts with gentle up and down and then a steady climb to crest at the Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge. Take a lunch or break and walk up to the bridge and peer along the Blue Ridge Parkway mountain range views. At the bridge, turn around to return downhill to the meet-up area.
The Meet-up and delivery of ebikes for this ride is the Ledford Branch Trailhead Parking Lot.
Trip Length 4.8 miles and 9.6 miles roundtrip.
Resource link is here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Qy356s1ptsG9bKtRA
This is a main artery in the Mills River area, connecting the North Mills River Recreation Area to crest at the intersection of the Blue Ridge Parkway. This smooth gravel road is a beautiful ride starting in the Public Parking Lot of the Mills River Recreation and Campground area. Exit the parking lot to your left and then an immediate right to start a brief asphalt section before turning to gravel. You’ll pass several primitive campsites, a Horse Camp area, streams, small waterfalls and wind your way up to the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway. Your ride ends at the bridge for the Blue Ridge Parkway. A great place to take a lunch, have a break and peer out over the mountain range views the Parkway has to offer. Elevation gain about 945 but a gentle climb.
The meet-up is at the Mills River Recreation Public Parking Lot 5289 N Mills River Rd, Mills River, NC 28759.
Trip Length is 5.2 miles, 11.4 approx round trip.
Resource link is here: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232380