Asheville Half-Day Hike: Customized Private Adventure
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111 Ratings
Asheville
Embark on a customized half-day hike in Asheville, tailored to your preferences. Explore waterfalls, wildflowers, forested paths, or conquer a 6,000 foot peak. Snacks included. Book now!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Pisgah National Forest - See beautiful scenery in Pisgah National Forest during your hike! Hikes may feature mountaintop views, creekside walking, historic landmarks, and seasonal wildflowers.
What's Included
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • Gratuity for your guide
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

If it’s cascading falls, blooming wildflowers, solitary strolls through woodland trails, or ascending a 6,000-foot summit that you’re after, we can personalize these excursions according to your desired distance, challenge, and location. Post-reservation, our administrative team will reach out to you to talk about your preferences.

The hike begins at our downtown Asheville office at 8:30 am, with a duration of approximately 4-5 hours, which includes transit time. Snacks are provided; however, transportation is not included. An additional cost will be needed if you need transport from Asheville to the trailhead, inclusive of hotel pick-up. Upon request, your guide can supply you with trekking poles and/or bottled water free of charge.

We undertake hikes irrespective of weather conditions! Hikers are advised to gear up for all possible weather variations and carry a raincoat, an additional warm layer, and water. We hold the right to call off or reschedule your hike if the weather conditions turn severe or perilous.

Interested in learning more about our other hiking experiences? Visit our website!

Location
70 College St
College Street
We are centrally located in Downtown Asheville. Look for a gated alley with a sign that says "Blue Ridge Hiking Company". Transportation is available for an additional fee; call us to confirm vehicle availability.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Laura
May 29, 2024
Hiking made stress free! - Our group recently booked the private half day hike with Blue Ridge Hiking Company and it was a very nice afternoon. One of the highlights for us was the convenience of being driven to the trailheads. This made the whole trip much more relaxing and enjoyable. Our guide Lexie was sweet, accommodating and attentive to our interest. The company also provided a snack which was a nice touch. Overall, I would recommend Blue Ridge Hiking company for a tailored stress free day of hiking.
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379teresaz
May 17, 2024
Incredible hike with the most amazing guides! - I was so fortunate to go on a half-day hike with Bev and Melinda. This hike was the absolute highlight of my trip to Asheville! I was traveling solo and I knew that I wanted to see the Blue Ridge Parkway and go hiking. Bev planned the most spectacular hike! She is such an expert in all ways...excellent communication before our hike, picked the perfect hike, is the most amazing guide but more than anything, she is the friendliest and kindest human being and is just so much fun to be around. Having Melinda there was a bonus and she is also an amazing guide and a joy to be with! Bev and Melinda both were so attentive to my needs throughout the whole hike - providing me with polls and snacks and constantly checking-in with me to see how I was doing. This half-day hike FAR exceeded expectations. Both of these women are so inspiring and are a gift to people like me who aren't yet ready to hike alone. Thank you Bev and Melinda for a most memorable day!
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B9839srlauraw
May 15, 2024
Fun and Informative - We had such an enjoyable day with our hiking guide, Kacie! We were not the easiest to deal with as we had so many questions from the start. Kacie was patient, fun, knowledgeable and shared great information about follow up ways to learn more about the area. We loved our adventure and would recommend this tour to anyone!
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Leslie_h
May 8, 2024
Amazing Day in the Wildwrness - We hiked up and across multiple peaks, sat by waterfalls and stood atop the most breathtaking lookouts. We only encountered a single other hiker, so the mountains felt like our private landscape - our guide Paul knew what areas to avoid and kept us informed about the plants, animals and trail conditions. Thank you!
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Q2816lgvaleriem
May 1, 2024
Perfect Hike with a Perfect Guide! - Blue Ridge Hiking was a great experience. Easy to book and very helpful. Value for the cost. My husband and I had a great time. Our guide Jenna picked us up at our AirBnB in downtown. She was super friendly and very knowledgeable about the hike and area. Her snacks were an added bonus with Asheville Pretzels. Jenna made the hike very enjoyable. I would highly recommend to tourists and locals for a beautiful hike to see three amazing water falls. We will be back to Asheville soon to take another Hike with Blue Ridge and Jenna. THANK YOU for a great day! Val and Mike
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Inspiration651321
Apr 28, 2024
Awesome hiking in Asheville !! - Bev MacDowell took us on a waterfall viewing hike this morning and it was absolutely fantastic in many many ways! She is a very knowledgeable and kind human that was very attentive the entire time to our hiking needs and she was very well prepared with water, snacks and walking sticks (which we didn’t even know we needed until we did). Bev catered to our every need and we had some wonderful conversations along the trails together. We highly recommend Bev and will be looking her up for our next trip back to Asheville to do more hikes with more family with more Bev! Awesome day !!!
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T2915hmdanj
Apr 10, 2024
Half Day Hike with Adam - Our half day hike with Adam was the highlight of our trip to Asheville. Adam was incredibly knowledgeable, thoughtful, and personable. We also appreciated the communication ahead of our visit. We highly recommend BRHC and Adam as your guide!
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M6451eqerics
Mar 25, 2024
Great Pisgah Mountain Hike - Great hike on the Pink Beds trail in the Pisgah Mountains with our favorite hiking guide Bev MacDowell of Blue Ridge Hiking Company. Nice trail with streams, bridges and diverse habitat. We always use Blue Ridge Hiking for all our guided hikes for our trips to Asheville. Very experienced guides and always pick the best hike for our needs and wants at the time. Highly recommend!
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Ceciliapg8955rb
Mar 19, 2024
Super fun, correctly taxing - Beverly was an incredible lead. She was bubbly and fun and we never ran out of things to talk about. We had more than enough snacks and water. Love her!
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U6710ovheatherr
Mar 19, 2024
birthday hike! - Beverly was an amazing guide, she was very prepared, had great snacks, music and conversation as well as trail recommendations.
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