Link to my WELLNESS AND OUTDOOR CALENDAR OF EVENTS page!!!

RESOURCES
BASKETBALL 

What: please let me know of ongoing events.

BOWLING 

What: Bowling lanes and billiards
Contact: Pisgah Lanes, 37 Rosman Highway, 884-BOWL

CANOEING/KAYAKING 

What: American Canoe Association, www.acanet.org

What: Black Mountain Canoe Club, trips, programs, sharing, equipment loan
When: 2^nd Thursdays, Miracle House, 99 Terry Estate Drive, Black Mountain.
Contact: 664-9405

What: French Broad River Access Guide
Contact: Riverlink in Asheville at 252-8474.

Ongoing – Discovery at Dusk, Guided canoe/kayak trips every Friday at 5 p.m. (in season).  Contact  Headwaters Outfitters - also canoeing, kayaking, float trips
Contact: 877-3106.

What: Pisgah Whitewater, offers beginner to advanced kayak instruction for lake or whitewater.
Contact: 883-4026

Diamond Brand Paddle Sports, 172 Charlotte St., Asheville, Contact: 251-4668, www.diamondbrand.com

What:  Whitewater rafting services:
    Adventurous Fast Rivers Rafting  800-438-7238
    Carolina Outfitters 800-468-7238
    Cherokee Adventures 800-455-7238
    French Broad Rafting 800-842-3189
    Nantahala Outdoor Center , 80 miles west of Asheville, 800-232-7238
    Southern Waterways 828-232-1970
    USA Raft   (in NC) 800-872-7238  (outside NC) 800-USA-RAFT

CLIMBING 
 

Climb at Climb Max in Asheville, BC Outing Club plans weekly trips from the North Village Parking Lot.  Email Outing Club for info.

What:  Pisgah Climbers Association
Contact:  bcalloway@ncobs.org or www.pisgahclimbers.com

What: climbing wall, ropes course
Where: Earthshine Mountain Lodge, about 14 miles from Brevard out Hwy. 64,
     near Lake Toxaway.
Contact: 862-4207

What:  rock climbing services
Contact:  Climbmax Climbing Center, Asheville (252-9996), Looking Glass Outfitters, Brevard (884-5854), High Mountain Adventures (696-7955)

What: trail info, maps
Contact: Pisgah District Ranger Station, one mile in to Pisgah Forest.

DANCING

What:  dancing at Lake Toxaway Community Center, every Friday Night---Music and Dinner-6-10 PM.  Come early to get a seat.   mburrell@citcom.net
 

DISC SPORTS 

What: Disc Golf, Brevard College Villages
Contact: meet at Village sign, Weds. 6 p.m. (ongoing)

What: Disc Sports
Contact: 296-8775

What:  Western NC Disc Golf Club
When:  meets at 7p.m. the last Monday of the month at Asheville Pizza and Brewing Co., 675 Merrimon Ave., Asheville.
Contact:  298-6773.

What: Ultimate Frisbee in Asheville (coed)
When: Sundays 3 p.m., and Tuesdays/Thursdays 7 p.m. at French Broad River Park (off Amboy Rd.) Asheville.
Contact: 253-4665 or http://main.nc.us/ultimate or ashevilledisc@hotmail.com.

FISHING 

What: miles and miles of excellent fishable water, including trout waters of the Davidson River and the bass waters of the French Broad.
Contact: NC Wildlife Resource Commission at 919-662-4361 or any of many area retailers (Davidson River 877-4181).

What: Stocked fishing ponds and resorts
Contact: Double D’s Catfishing Resort (862-5411), Morgan Mill Trout Fishing Resort (884-6823), Salmonid farms (966-4604).

GOLF 

What: Official Golf Guide of NC
Contact: 1-800-VisitNC or www.visitnc.com
What: Golf Yellow Pages
Contact: www.golfsyellowpage.com

What: Broadmoar Golf Links, 18-hole championship course, near Asheville airport
Contact: 687- 1500.

What: Cummings Cove, Par-70, Scottish style course, located on the way to Hendersonville, 891-9412.

What: Etowah Valley Country Club, 9 miles east of Brevard towards Hendersonville, 27 holes, 4-star course, 800-451-8174 or 891-7141.

What: Glen Cannon, 3 miles from Brevard on Wilson Road. 6,477 yard 18 holes, 884-9160 X27.

What: Sherwood Forest, 18 holes, Par 3, Hwy. 276, 8 miles south of Brevard in Cedar Mountain, 884-7825

What: practice range, Pro-Am Range and Golf Shop, Hwy. 280 near Mills River, 890-5210.

American Singles Golf Association, 1st Thurs. 5:30 p.m.,  meet at Damon's Restaurant, 164 Tunnel Rd., Asheville, 645-3822.

HIKING/WALKING 

What: Cradle of Forestry Winter Fun Walks, Summer runs and hikes
When: various times
Contact: www.CradleofForestry.com, 884-5713 X19

What: Asheville Amblers Walking Club, various locations
Contact: www.amblers.homestead.com or 628-4343

What: Asheville Urban Trail (tour of Asheville).
When:  guided tours available 3 p.m. Saturdays from April to Nov.  Meet at Pack Place front desk, Asheville.
Contact: 258-0710

Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project, learn about the forest as you hike, Last Sat of every month, 258-2667, tracy@sapb.net, size limit to 15 people.

What: directions from Brevard College for area hikes.
Contact: whitemk@brevard.edu
http://www2.brevard.edu/whitemk/hikeindex.htm

What: Carolina Mountain Club.  Weekly hikes with Western NC's oldest hiking club.
Contact:  www.carolinamtnclub.com, 259-9729.

What:  Let's Take a Hike, hour-long Asheville area hikes (mostly for 50yrs.+)
Contact:  628-1999 or 658-2293.

What:  Sierra Club, Pisgah Group, ongoing hike schedule
Contact:  885-2477.

Waterfall Tours (no long hikes involved), $40/person, 8-2, Wed.-Sat, 884-8982 or 1-800-809-1401.

HORSEBACK RIDING 

What:  Biltmore Estate outdoor activities
Examples:  horseback riding, carriage rides, mountain biking, raft trips
Contact:  225-1323m 888-428-8260, www.biltmore.com.
 

What: Earthshine Mountain Lodge, guided trail rides, Lake Toxaway area.
Contact: 862-4207

What: Etowah Valley Stables, guided trips
Contact: 891-3340

What: Pisgah Forest Stables, guided tours and overnight trips.
Contact: 883-8258.

What: Sapphire Valley Stables, 3 miles from Cahiers, trail rides.
Contact: 743-9574.

What:  Auger Hole
Contact: 966-4801

What: Western NC Agricultural Center, hosts horse shows, events, clinics.
Contact: 687-1414

INTRAMURALS 

What: varied, intramural events
Where: Brevard College Campus
Contact: Brenda Skeffingtonn skeffib@brevard.edu, 884-8203.

LACROSSE

What:  Asheville Lacrosse Club,
Contact:  665-0303 or www.ashevillelacrosse.org

MOUNTAIN BIKING 

What: information
Contact: visit the Pisgah Forest Ranger Station and Visitor’s Center, 1 mile into Pisgah Forest, or see the following area businesses, listed below: Sycamore Cycles, Backcountry Outdoors, High Mountain Adventures.  A list of trails and distances in Pisgah Forest is available by clicking on this link

What: weekly Friday night rides
Where: Brevard area
When: Friday nights, 6 p.m.
Contact: Sycamore Cycles, Brevard, 877-5790

What: Asheville Bicycle Racing Club
When:  meet at 1 a.m. Thursday at Hard Times Trailhead in Bent Creek.
Contact: Janet Hall or Liberty Bicycles at 684-1085.

What: Asheville Parks and Recreation Biking.
Contact: 254-5661

What: Blue Ridge Bicycle Club, Inc.
When:  Thurs. night rides (253-2800), Women's noon ride (Fridays 12:30 at Pro Bikes, call 253-2800; casual road rides (10:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Liberty Bicycles 255-8731)
Contact: www.blueridgebicycleclub.org/, 697-6960

What:  Mountain Bike Rides by Black Bear Adventures, Fridays 6 p.m., Sundays 9 a.m.  Locations change each week.
Contact:  670-7174.

What:  group rides from Bio Wheels Bike Shop, 76 Biltmore Ave, Asheville,
What:  Weds., noon, moerate 1.5 hour road ride,  Thursday 5 pm, moderate trail rides.
Contact:  236-BIKE.

What: International Mountain Bicycling Association. 888-442-4622 or www.imba.com

For information about mountain biking in the Brevard area, check out these web pages:
    http://www.mtbr.com/trails/NorthCarolina_name.html
    http://www.main.nc.us/BRBC/trails.html
    http://www.westcarolina.com/sports.html
    http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_national_forest/nc/hik_pis.htm
    http://main.nc.us/BRBC/mtbrides.html

 RACQUETBALL

What: New courts now available
Contact:  Brevard Racquet and Athletic Club, Country Club Road, 883-3005

ROAD BIKING 

What: maps for bicycle touring, 125-mile system of designated roads.
Contact: Brevard Chamber of Commerce, 35 W. Main Street, Brevard, for a map called "Bicycling Transylvania County". Also see www.visitwaterfalls.com.

What:  Road rides in Biltmore Forest, Tuesday nights 6-7:30.  Meet at parking lot behing TGIFridays in Asheville on Hendersonville Rd. (.5 miles north of I40).  18 mile.
Contact:  274-2131. PDKingNC@aol.com.

What: Thursday 2-hour Road Rides from 793 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, 6:15
Contact:  Pro Bikes, 253-2800.

What:  Probikes, 793, Merimon Ave., Asheville
When:  noon Saturdays, 3-5 hr. Pace Road Rides.
Contact:  www.pro-bikes.com, or 800-277-6537.

Etowah Road Bike Rides, 697-6960, or JoeWSanders@eaton.com,  meet at Ingles in Etowah (miles east of Brevard on Hwy. 64 towards Hendersonville), 1 p.m.

See also Mountain Biking.

RUNNING 

What:  weekly hikes and runs
When:  Sunday mornings at 9 a.m., Pisgah Forest
Contact:  http://www.backcountryoutdoors.com/trailsinfo.html  or call the shop for details: (828) 884-4262

What: Jus’ Running, weekly groups depart from Jus’ Running, 523 Merrimon Ave., Asheville.
When: Tuesdays – advanced track workout. 6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays – beginning and intermediate, 3-mile run. 6 p.m. Also sponsors monthly Grand Prix races.
Contact: www.jusrunning.com or 252-7867.

What: Asheville Track Club (ATC)
When: weekly runs Sunday 8:30 a.m. Bent Creek, by the French Broad River, Hwy 191).  Two groups (one is a 7.5-8.5 min/mile group, the other is a 8.5-9 min/mile group). 1-2 hours.
Contact:  628-7637.

What: ATC group runs at Weaver Park.
When: Tues./Thurs. 5:15-6 p.m. Saturday 9-9:30 a.m.
Contact: 299-7851 or 628-7637.

What:  Tortoise and Hare Weds. and Sat. runs,
When:  meet at 9 am Sat. at the Tortoise and Hare store at Biltomore Park, Weds. meet at 6 pm for 3-6 mile run.
Contact:  681-5325.  www.THrunning.com.

What:  Brevard runs.
When: Every Monday 5:00 p.m., Walk/run – 3-5 miles
When:  Track running 4:30 Brevard College Track
Contact: The Sport Spot, 877-6585
 

ROWING

What: Asheville Rowing Club
Contact: 225-7697 (ROWS) or www.ashevillerowing.org or dsweat@hotmail.com

What:  Biltmore Estate outdoor activities
Examples:  raft trips, horseback riding, carriage rides, mountain biking.
Contact:  225-1323m 888-428-8260, www.biltmore.com.

New campground – Hannah Ford Canoe-In Campground.  Primitive camping,  Contact Headwaters Outfitters, 877-3106.

RUGBY

What: Asheville Rugby and Social Club
Contact: 281-4857

What: Asheville Women’s Rugby Club
Contact: 683-8739 or 423-4141 or email chicrugby@hotmail.com.
 

SKATING

What: skatepark (largest in NW), Zero Gravity Skate Park - Designed for skateboards, in-line skates and BMX bikes.
Where:  Old Hendersonville Road, Brevard, email or call  862-6700.

Mountain boarding - a combination of snowboarding and skateboarding.  Fletcher, for information and directions, call 650-9726.

SKIING/SKATING

What: Asheville Ski and Outing Club
When: 2^nd Tuesday meetings. 6:30. Meet at the Brew 'n View., Asheville.
Contact: www.ashevilleskiclub.com or 665-9442.

What:  ice skating, Asheville Civic Center
Contact:  259-5544.
 

SOCCER 

What: let me know of soccer resources, please!!!
 

SOFTBALL 

What: Brevard Intramurals
Contact: Brenda Skeffingtonn skeffib@brevard.edu, 884-8203.

Summer softball league - BC team - contact Carroll Brooks for details.
SWIMMING 

Where:  Brevard Municipal Pool (Franklin Park Pool) 884-6959
Where:  Champion Park County Pool, Rosman  884-7977
Where:  Brevard College Indoor Pool, Boshamer Gym, 884-8230
What: Brevard Racquet and Athletic Club, Contact: 883-3005

TENNIS 

What: USA League Tennis
Contact: 883-9446

What: Brevard Racquet Club, leagues
Contact: 883-3005

What: Public Tennis Courts at Silvermont Mansion, Main St., Brevard
Contact:  Transylvania Department of Parks and Recreation-  (828) 884-3156
 

TRIATHLON

What: Triathlon Club of Asheville, support and training club
When:  bi monthly meeting (every other month, 3rd Monday, 6 pm, Pastabilities Restaurant, Asheville.
Contact: 667-2198, www.mnain.nc.us/tca, pullstrong@home.com
Triathlon Club of Asheville swim training, MWF 6:30-8 am, at Recreation Park Outdoor Pool, Asheville, www.mnain.nc.us/tca.

VOLLEYBALL 

What: Brevard College - tournaments, pick-up volleyball, etc. 
Contact: Brenda Skeffington skeffib@brevard.edu or X8394.

What: Winter Co-Ed Volleyball, Hendersonville
When: B-league on Mondays and A-league on Tuesdays.
Where: Hendersonville YMCA
Contact: Michael Gaines 692-5774

What:  Transylvania Parks and Recreation, 884-3156.

YOGA
What:  Asheville Yoga Center, 863 Merrimon Ave, Asheville
Contact:  youryoga.com or 275-6156.

What:  Asheville's Lighten Up Yoga and Healing Arts Center
Contact:  60 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, 828-254-7756.

MISC.

What: Out There – varied outdoor recreational activities
Contact: 687-6848

What:  Outward Bound, offers year-round courses in backpacking, rock climbing, canoeing, mountain biking, and kayaking, call 877-77-NCOBS or www.ncobs.org.

What:  Grief Support Group, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at Brevard Presbyterian Church, 883-5251.  Also contact Dee Dasburg for BC grief group information.

What:  Area Alcoholic Anonymous groups, 885-2788 and Adult Children of Alcoholics support group (884-4844).  For more info on locations, call 800-524-0465.

What:  S.A.F.E. support group for victims of Domestic Violence, Thursday, 6:30-8 p.m., 885-7233.

What:  Alliance group, Brevard College club offering a network of support for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight and transgendered communities, email alliance@brevard.edu for more information.

Our Voice (formerly called Rape Crisis Center) at 50 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville or 252-0562 or 24-hour crisis line at 255-7576).

What:  Free confidential AIDS and pregnancy testing, Venereal Disease Clinic, Transylvania Co. Health Dept., 884-3135 (also national AIDS Hotline 800-342-2437 and STD Hotline 800-227-8922).

Transylvania Community Health Programs, 223 Jordan St. , Brevard.  Tuesday 6-7:30, Stop Smoking Group, pp.  Cancer Support Group, 2nd/4th Thursdays 3-4:30.

What: HIV/AIDS support group for Western NC -  meets one Weds. a month. Call 628-3782 or email zetabase@att.net for details.

Managing depression support group 1st, 2nd, 4th Thurs. 6-8 p.m., meets at Western Alliance Center, 30-B London Rd., Asheville, 285-9005.

What:  Immunizations, Transylvania Co. Health Dept., 884-3135.

What:  Drug Addiction free assessment and referral (1-800-468-6933 or www.stopaddiction.com) or Narcotics Anonymous (800-876-5985 or 258-4537)

What:  Eating Disorders Support Group, Tuesdays 5:30, Park Ridge Hospital, Fletcher, 681-2288

What:  Food Addicts Anonymous, Thursdays 6-7 p.m., Hendersonville 7th Day Adventist Church, 692-9272.

What:  Overeaters Anonymous, 258-4821.

Positive Body Image Support Group, meets weekly, Asheville area, laughingsun74@aol.com.

HEALTH AND FITNESS CLUBS

Brevard Racquet and Athletic Club, Country Club Road, 883-3005

Deerwoode Fitness and Wellness Center, Deerwoode Lane, Brevard, 862-4705

Hard Rock Health and Fitness Club, 338 S. Broad St., 883-9832.

Outing Club, Brevard College Student Club, outingcb@brevard.edu.

Brevard AREA BUSINESSES

Backcountry Outdoors, at entrance to Pisgah Forest, bike and camping gear, www.backcountryoutdoors.com, 884-4262

Cane Creek Cycling Components in Fletcher, NC, not too far from the Asheville Airport.

Diamond Brand Camping Center, climbing gear, canoes, camping equipment, I-26 exit 13, ½ mile south, www.diamondbrand.com or 684-6262.

The Forest Place, books, maps, clothing. Corner of Broad and Jordan Streets in Brevard. 884-5713 or www.cradleofforestry.com.

Headwaters Outfitters, canoe/kayak rentals and sales, tubing adventures/trips/sales, www.headwatersoutfitter.com, 877-3106.

Highland Books, across from the college on Broad Street. Lots of relevant books. 884-2424.

Looking Glass Outfitters, climbing, hiking, camping equipment and ainformation, at entrance to Pisgah Forest, 884-5854.

Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, 877-4423. Outdoor exhibits, hatchery, programs, trails.

Pisgah District Ranger Station and Visitor’s Center, on US 276, about a mile into Pisgah Forest. Information on climbing (including rules), biking and hiking in the forest. Maps and books. 877-3350.

Sport Spot, Running gear, shoes. Broad St., Brevard, 877-6585.

Sycamore Cycles, West Main St., Brevard, NC, cycling gear, 877-5790

Zero Gravity Skate Park - the largest indoor skating facility in Western North Carolina (12,000 sq/ft.). Designed for skateboards, in-line skates and BMX bikes. Located in Brevard, email or call  862-6700.

Ziegler Karate, 123 Williamson Creek Rd., 884-2278.

New campground – Hannah Ford Canoe-In Campground.  Primitive camping,  Contact Headwaters Outfitters, 877-3106.