Group Hikes

Please bring warm clothes, hiking shoes, rain gear, water bottle, backpack lunch and camera. All hikes begin at 10:00 a.m. unless announced otherwise. Meeting location and directions will be sent upon RSVP. Please ask permission before bringing your dog. Hikes are FREE to SAHC Members; $10.00 Non-members. View a sample of our 2009 outings.

July 10th(Saturday) - Kid's Nature Hike(1:00 pm) Easy – All Ages - Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center Milepost #384
Led by Jason Urroz of Kids In Parks, a program of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation and Kristina Tarasan of SAHC. Join SAHC and Kids In Parks for a FREE guided program about conservation on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Come learn about conservation measures the Park Service is taking to protect our natural resources for future generations. The hike is designed for Kids and their families, and will begin at 1:00 pm and last approximately an hour and a half. RSVP to kristina@appalachian.org or call (828) 253-0095 x205.

July 22nd(Thursday) - Moderate 5 miles RT - Guided Goat Hike on Roan Mountain, TN
Led by David Hall, SAHC 2009 Stan Murray Volunteer Award recipient, and Kristina Tarasan of SAHC. Join SAHC for a grassy balds management/goat-viewing hike on beautiful Roan Mountain! Once again this summer, Jamey Donaldson, leader of the “Baa-tany Goat Project,” is rotating goats through test plots of vegetation on the high-elevation grassy balds of Roan Mountain. We will visit the goats and learn about their role in preserving the grassy balds. The hike will be around five miles of moderately steep terrain. RSVP to kristina@appalachian.org or call (828) 253-0095, ext 205.

August 14th(Saturday) - Dovers Road Sunset Hike(5:00 pm)
Led by David Hall, SAHC 2009 Stan Murray Volunteer Award recipient. If you missed the last Goat Hike, here is your chance to join SAHC for another grassy balds management/goat-viewing hike on beautiful Roan Mountain! Once again this summer, Jamey Donaldson, leader of the “Baa-tany Goat Project,” is rotating goats through test plots of vegetation on the high-elevation grassy balds of Roan Mountain. We will visit the goats and learn about their role in preserving the grassy balds. The hike will be around five miles of moderately steep terrain. Starts at 10:00am. RSVP to cheryl@appalachian.org or call (828) 253-0095, ext 209.

September 17th(Friday) - Dovers Road Sunset Hike(5:00 pm)
Led by John Ager, partner in Drovers Road Preserve, Chairman of the Buncombe County Farmland Preservation Board. Join SAHC for an adventurous Sunset Hike on Ferguson Mountain and Rocky Point. The hike will begin on Drovers Road Preserve at 5:00 pm, and we will climb up to Rocky Point on a rather steep trail with a break for dinner on our way up. The hike will take around 4 hours and is for the adventurous only! We will be ascending to Rocky Point at dusk and returning after dark. Don't forget to pack dinner and a flashlight!

September 25th(Saturday) - National Public Lands Day Hike
To celebrate National Public Lands Day, SAHC will lead a guided hike in the Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area. More details to come.

View a sample of our 2009 outings.