Join us for an online orientation to our popular SWANNANOA VALLEY RIM EXPLORER™ HIKING SERIES. This talk, hosted on zoom, will cover specifics of each hike, difficulty, and other logistics. 

Now in its 12th year, the Swannanoa Valley Museum’s exclusive Rim Hike series offers 11 hikes that generally take place the 3rd Saturday of the month. Each hike covers a portion of the approximately 31 miles of the Swannanoa Rim, which runs from Jesse’s High Top, across Lakey Gap, over Ridgecrest and Montreat, up to the Blue Ridge Parkway, and down to Cedar Cliff above Camp Rockmont. The hikes are led by experienced hike leaders who are also extremely knowledgeable about the history, topography, and ownership of the land. The series is recommended for experienced hikers as several hikes are strenuous. More information…

Location: Online. Registrants for the 2022 series will receive a link to the zoom meeting ahead of time. Please e-mail svmhikes@gmail.com with any inquiries. 

Covid Policy: Proper mask wearing over the nose and mouth and social distancing are required.

NOTE ON REGISTRATION: 

New, Full-Series Hikers – On January 3, 2022, registration for the 2022 Swannanoa Valley Rim Explorer Series will open at 8:00am on this webpage. You must be a member of the Museum to register. Once these spaces are filled we will not take any more full-series registrations until January of 2023. 

Hikers who started the series in prior years and need to make-up individual hike(s) will be contacted by the museum’s Hike Committee in 2021 in order to register for the hikes necessary to complete the series. 

Please e-mail svmhikes@gmail.com with any inquiries.