JOIN THE SVM’S 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 #1: Daniel Ridge Loop – Pisgah Forest- Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Hike: This 5.3 easy to moderate hike with an elevation gain of 830 feet will take us on the Daniel Ridge Loop. We will see both the Lower and Upper Tom Spring Falls and our return to the cars will take us along a beautiful section of the Davidson River.
Meet: 10:30 am – Setzer State Fish Hatchery Parking – 1401 Fish Hatchery Road, Brevard, NC – Fish Hatchery Road runs off of Highway 276 in the Pisgah National Forest. We will carpool to the trailhead from there.
Estimated Return Time: 2:30 PM
Post Hike Celebration: TBD