Great Rides Asheville

Wondering where to ride? We got you. Check out our curated collection of local road, family, and mountain bike routes. Here, you’ll find the best places to bike in Asheville. Browse these options for guidance on where to ride in Asheville, GPS files, and metrics on your ride, like distance and elevation.

Here are a few of our favorite Asheville rides.

Bent Creek Experimental Forest

Distance: 74 mi
Frederick Law Olmsted Way, North Carolina 28806

Dupont State Recreational Forest

Distance: 93 mi
Staton Rd, Cedar Mountain, NC 28718

Pisgah Ranger District

Distance: 336 mi
1600 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768

Mt. Mitchell

Distance: 116.8 mi
Elevation: +/- 11738 ft
Asheville, NC

Old Fort Loop

Distance: 38 mi
Elevation: +/- 3124 ft
Black Mountain, NC

Looking Glass Falls

Distance: 72.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 3708 ft
Asheville, NC

Asheville Loop

Distance: 30 mi
Elevation: +/- 1722 ft
Asheville, NC

Cherokee Hill Climb

Distance: 5.7 mi
Elevation: +/- 654 ft
Asheville, NC

Tour de Asheville

Distance: 8.5 mi
Elevation: +/- 611 ft
Asheville, NC

Arboretum Loop

Distance: 10.6 mi
Elevation: +/- 745 ft
Asheville, NC

Asheville Riverwalk

Distance: 4.6 mi
Elevation: +/- 143 ft
Asheville, NC