Communities

Nonprofit building a greenway between Blowing Rock and Boone, with community walks, rides and volunteer events.

Blowing Rock, NC

Damascus club that maintains 59 miles of the Appalachian Trail and leads public hikes and trail work trips.

Damascus, VA

Trout Unlimited chapter conserving and restoring Upstate South Carolina's coldwater streams, with monthly meetings, clean-ups and outings.

Greenville, SC

Environmental nonprofit for Western North Carolina, home of the French Broad Riverkeeper.

Western North Carolina

SORBA chapter caring for mountain bike trails around Robbinsville and the Nantahala area.

Robbinsville

Franklin club that maintains 58 miles of the Appalachian Trail and leads hikes most weekends.

Franklin, NC

Climbing group for Black, Indigenous and people of color climbers, with a monthly meetup in Asheville.

Asheville

Trail running group in Asheville, running at Bent Creek.

Asheville

Mountain bike trail club, a chapter of IMBA and SORBA, based in Lenoir.

Lenoir

Community run club in Asheville.

Asheville

Spartanburg nonprofit behind the Dan trail system and Rail Trail, with trail events, an owl prowl and a guide to free local run clubs.

Spartanburg, SC

Queer trail running group in Asheville, running at Bent Creek.

Asheville

Mountain bike club and trail advocacy group for the Pisgah Ranger District, Bent Creek, Brevard and Asheville: volunteer trail days, races and socials.

Brevard and Asheville

The Pisgah chapter of Trout Unlimited: conservation of coldwater streams, and fishing, around Brevard and the Pisgah area.

Hendersonville

Volunteer-led hiking club in Brevard, with weekly hikes in Pisgah and the nearby forests.

Brevard

Youth mountain bike team in Buncombe County, part of the NICA league.

Buncombe County

Asheville chapter of an inclusive cycling community centering women, trans and non-binary riders.

Asheville

Nonprofit trail group building and caring for trails in Rutherford County.

Rutherford County

Augusta river protection group with volunteer cleanups and paddling events.

Augusta, GA

Mountain bike riding group in Etowah.

Etowah

Augusta-area mountain bike chapter maintaining FATS and other trails, with volunteer trail crews and races.

Augusta, GA

Upstate chapter of the state native plant society with lectures, field trips and plant sales.

Greenville, SC

Cycling club and trail stewards in Hayesville and the far west of North Carolina, for road and mountain riders.

Hayesville

Spartanburg land conservancy with guided walks, nature outings and volunteer stewardship days.

Spartanburg, SC

Free hiking meetup running short, medium and long outings around Western North Carolina; any skill level is welcome, with distance and climb listed for each hike.

Asheville

Nonprofit partner of the Forest Service in Pisgah: volunteer days, workshops and trail care.

Brevard

Local group of a women's trail running community, with group runs around Asheville.

Asheville

Conservation group for the South Carolina Upstate that hosts volunteer workdays such as invasive plant removal at parks and protected lands.

Greenville SC

Upstate South Carolina mountain bike club that builds and maintains trails and runs group rides around Greenville.

Greenville, SC

Nonprofit caring for the Virginia Creeper rail-trail from Abingdon to Damascus, with volunteer opportunities.

Abingdon, VA

Community whitewater paddling club in West Asheville.

West Asheville