JOIN THE SVM’S NEW MEMBERS ONLY HIKING CLUB!
These will be moderate monthly hikes of approximately 5-7 miles on weekdays in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. They will be loop or out and back hikes within a 1-hour drive of Black Mountain in areas like The Craggies, Big Ivey, Old Fort, Pisgah National Forest, Bent Creek, Florence Preserve, Shope Creek, North Mills Recreation Area and others. All you need to do to join us is to maintain your active museum membership and pay a $30 annual club fee.
During the middle of each month, we will send out an email to our hiking club members with the date and details for the hike which will take place during the following month. The days that the hikes are on will vary so more people have a chance to hike.
For more information and hike details, please email svmhikes@gmail.com.
What: Monthly Weekday Hikes for Swannanoa Valley Museum Members.
Cost: Active Membership Plus $30 Annual Hiking Club Fee.
Hikes: Moderate Hikes – 5 to 7 miles.
Where: Western NC including The Craggies, Big Ivey, Old Fort, Pisgah National Forest, Bent Creek, Blue Ridge Parkway Trails, Florence Preserve, Shope Creek, North Mills River Recreation Area, and others.
When: One weekday per month.
UPCOMING HIKES (click date below to register)
SVM Members Hike #10: Turkey Pen Loop- Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Turkey Pen Loop:
This 6.3-mile moderate hike with an elevation gain of 960 feet will take us from Turkey Pen Gap out through the coves in the South Mills River Watershed on the Mullinax, Squirrel Gap, and Pounding Mill trails. Our return to the trailhead will follow the South Mills River. This is not a difficult hike with both easy and moderate sections, but we are calling it moderate due to its length.
Meet: 9:30 am – Ingles at Mills River (3338 Boylston Highway, Mills River, NC) – From there we will carpool to the trailhead (about 10 minutes south on Hwy 280). There is a 1-mile dirt road from the highway to the trailhead.
Estimated Return Time to Ingles: 2:45 pm.
Post Hike Celebration: AMB (Appalachian Mountain Brewery)
SVM Members Hike #11 – Friday, October 25, 2024
