Asheville Craft Beer Bike Tour
Dates: Your pick! We offer tours in Asheville as early as March and as late as October and into November.
Length: 6 days, 5 nights
Service: Supported, Private, “Self Guided” tour. GPS Guidance! For more about how our Self Guided tours work CLICK HERE.
Type of riding: Varied – Rolling to flat terrain with some climbs, or you can head to the high mountains.
Bikes suggested: Road bikes, e-bikes, or hybrids
Average daily riding: From 8 miles to 60+ miles. We have routes for all levels.
Start city: Asheville (AVL)
Finish city: Asheville (AVL)/Brevard
Suggested transport: Fly or drive from anywhere.
- Itinerary
- Accommodations
- Bikes
- Inclusions
- Guide/Concierge Info
- Pricing
- Registration Information
- GPS Availability
Day 1
Arrival in Asheville
To start your craft beer bike tour we will pick you up at the Asheville Airport (AVL) and take you to our hotel, or we will meet you at the hotel. Relax and enjoy the town. Start to sample some of the downtown breweries like Green Man and Wicked Weed. We’ll help you build your bikes up, or set you up on rental bikes. We’ll have a quick loop ride through town to get you oriented to Asheville.
Day 2
Asheville Loop Ride – 8 to 75 miles
Today we ride in the countryside which will include scenic and varied terrain. The ride will include at least one brewery visit. Dinner is on your own in town. There are many fantastic options and we’ll have suggestions.
Day 3
Asheville Loop Ride – 20 to 60+ miles
Today you can several ride options: Keep it close to town with a local town ride. Or ride northeast of town towards Marshal and Leicester, or keep it close to town with a local ride – locals regularly use the quiet roads towards Marshall for leisure and training rides. Or head to the high mountains!From pottery visits and gallery browsing, to conquering the 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high Mt. Mitchell. We will make sure you have the experience you are looking for. Dinner is on your own in Asheville. There are too many options to choose from, and we will have suggestions for you. You’ll quickly realize why Asheville is known for its culinary reputation. Cap off the day at another local brewery such as Green Man, Wicked Weed, or many others that we can guide you to.
Day 4
Asheville to Brevard – 20 to 75 miles
You’ll be transitioning from the city to the country, as we hit the road and head southwest of Asheville to the small town of Brevard. You’ll have ride options that vary from a rolling ride of 20 miles to an epic day though the mountains. On your options you’ll be able to through the Biltmore Forest and past Sierra Nevada Brewing’s new east coast facility in Mills River. Sierra Nevada is a great place for lunch. Any route you choose, it will be a beautiful day on the bike. Dinner is on your own in downtown Brevard.
Day 5
Brevard Loop Ride w/ Mountain Biking Option – 10 to 50 miles
Today is about options – ride in the mountains to near Mt. Pisgah (nearly 6,000 feet in elevation), along rolling roads, or going mountain biking! Yes, if you want to hit some of the epic off-road trails in the area we can arrange the tour. (Contact us for details – we will need to plan well ahead.) Head to Oskar Blues, home of Dale’s Pale Ale, REEB bikes, and a relaxed atmosphere. An option is to either stay local for a meal, or head back to Sierra Nevada – we’ll help you get there and back.
Day 6
Departure
We’ll take you from Brevard to the Asheville airport (AVL). Thanks for riding and drinking with us!
Location: Asheville B&B
Hotel: Chestnut Street Inn
Location: Asheville Premium Hotel
Hotel: Grove Park Inn
Location: Brevard B&B
Hotel: Red House Inn
Road Bikes
Carbon Road/gravel
Sizes: 50 to 62 cm
Mixture of Shimano 105 and Ultegra with either triple or compact double cranksets. Many have road-disc brakes.
Hybrid Bikes
Hybid/MTB (Aluminum)
Sizes: XS, S, M, L, and XL
Mixture of Shimano road and mountain components with either triple cranksets or compact double.
eBikes
Electric-assist eBikes
Sizes: S, M & L
Mixture of Shimano Acera and Deore.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
- All hotel accommodations – mostly 3 and 4 star but ask for custom accommodation requests.
- An OBT cycling jersey!
- Detailed route notes, maps, and tourist information. This includes standard cue sheet, and RideWithGPS routes to upload to your own GPS device or use the RideWithGPS app.
- Luggage transfers from hotel to hotel.
- Meals as explained in the tour itinerary pages. Usually this means all breakfasts, no lunches, and some dinners.
- Access to your personal guide/concierge (See Guides/Concierge tab).
Tour Cost Per Person:
Double Occupancy
US$1,795.00
Single Occupancy
US$2,295.00 (from single room occupancy on multiple person tours)
Solo Tour
Bike Rental Per Person:
Road Bike
US$325.00
eBike
US$325.00
Hybrid
US$225.00
What’s Next? Registering for your tour!
Questions: First, please feel free to ask us any questions about the tour. Click the “Contact Us With Questions” button above. We are happy to help clarify any details.
Registration: Once you are ready to register, please click on the “Book Now” above and complete the registration form. EACH tour participant will need to be included in the registration. At the end of the registration for you will be asked for a US$1,000 deposit. Once we have all registrations, we will secure all of the details of your tour – hotels, bikes, etc.
Final Payment: All payments are due 60 days prior to your tour.
Tour Packet Delivery: Once the balance is paid and approximately 30 days before your tour, we will send you a complete tour packet containing all details of your tour – accommodation information, detailed routing, a suggested packing list, maps, tourist guide, and much more! For more information on our Terms & Conditions, please CLICK HERE.
We rely on RideWithGPS for all our route planning—it’s simply the best tool we’ve found. You can choose from three easy options: use the RideWithGPS app on your phone, sync the routes we provide with your GPS device, or download cue sheets for a classic navigation experience.
With your OBT tour you will be provided with a library of routes to be used throughout your day to day rides. Some days may have multiple ride options!
No matter your preference, we’ve got your GPS routing covered during your tour!
There are many phenomena associated with cycling. But there is one activity that bonds all of cycling regardless of how or what you ride – DRINKING BEER. And not just any beer, but beer with character. We have therefore created our craft beer bike tours.
This bond of bikes and beer led us to create our craft beer bike tours in Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville (AKA: “Beer City USA”) is the home of an incredible number of craft breweries in addition to being the east coast brewing center for Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, and Oskar Blues. Locals such as Highlands Brewing, Wicked Weed, and Pisgah Brewing have reputations that are greater than their small brewing capacity would suggest. These craft brewers know a good place to brew when they see it: the best water, climate, and culture to foster the growth of craft brewing in the eastern United States.
Our itinerary suggests splitting time between hotels in Asheville and Brevard – the centers of craft beer in the region. The latter destination is known for its world-class mountain biking. Come and enjoy the beauty of fall in the Blue Ridge mountains! Also, learn more about our Asheville bike tours please CLICK HERE.
“Drink Tripels, don’t ride triples”
The interconnectedness of beer and bikes is no better defined than in Velominati Rule #47 (all rules taken at least partially tongue-in-cheek)
“Cycling and beer are so intertwined we may never understand the full relationship. Beer is a recovery drink, an elixir for post-ride trash talking and a just plain excellent thing to pour down the neck. We train to drink so don’t fool around. Drink quality beer from real breweries. If it is brewed with rice instead of malted barley or requires a lime, you are off the path. Know your bittering units like you know your gear length. Life is short, don’t waste it on piss beer.”
How our Craft Beer Tours Operate:
Our craft beer bike tours in Asheville are Self Guided, but if you prefer a Guided Tour in Asheville we can organize a custom guided road and mountain bike tour for you! Please contact us if you are interested!
For general information on how our Self Guided Tours operate, please click HERE. Also, discover more about how we create our self guided bike tours so that they are the best available by reading this blog post.
NOTE! – We DO NOT encourage drinking more than what will affect your riding ability. Remember that you will be riding and sampling beer for several successive days. Ride and drink responsibly!
