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The Canary Coalition
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a grassroots clean air movement

Schedule for the 2008 Relay for Clean Air

August 23

LEG

(numbers are Blue Ridge Parkway mile markers)

#MILES

MODE

BEGIN

Newfound Gap to 

Head of Blue Ridge Parkway

15

down

bike

6:15am

Head of BRP to 461.9 Big Witch Overlook

9.2

up

bike

7am

461.9 Big Witch to 458.9 Lickstone Ridge Overlook

3

up

tunnel

bike

8am

458.9 Lickstone Ridge Overlook to

455.7 Soco Gap

3.2

down

tunnel

bike

8:25am

455,7 Soco Gap to 452.3 Woolyback Overlook

3.4

up

bike

8:40am

452.3 Woolyback Overlook to

451.2 Waterrock Knob

1.2

up

bike

9:05am

451.2 Waterrock Knob to

445.7 Woodfin Cascades Overlook

4.5

down

bike

9:20am

446.7 Woodfin Cascades Overlook to

443.1 Balsam Gap

3.6

down

bike

9:45am

443.1 Balsam Gap to

441.9 Rabb Knob Overlook

1.2

up

bike

10:00am

441.9 Rabb Knob to 436.8 Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook

5.1

up

tunnel

bike

10:25am

436.8 Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook to

435.7 Licklog Gap

1.1

flat  and down

bike

11:05am

435.7 Licklog Gap Overlook to

433.3 Roy Taylor Forest Overlook

2.4

up and flat

bike

11:15am

433.3 Roy Taylor Forest Overlook to

431.4Richland Balsam Overlook

 

1.9

up

bike

11:40am

431.4 Richland Balsam Overlook to

430.4 Beartrail Ridge

1

down

bike

12noon

430.4 Beartrail Ridge Parking lot to

427.6 Bear Pen Gap

2.8

down and up

bike

12:10pm

427.6 Bear Pen Gap to

424.8 Wolf Mountain

2.8

down and up

bike

12:30pm

424.8 Wolf Mountain Overlook to

423.2 Beech Gap

 

1.6

up and down

bike

12:45pm

423.2 Beech Gap/NC 215 to

421.7 Fetterbush Overlook

1.5

up

tunnel

run

1:00pm

421.7 Fetterbush Overlook to

419.4 John Rock Overlook

2.3

up and down

run

1:15pm

419.4 John Rock Overlook to

411.8 Cold Mountain Overlook/276

7.6

up and down

run

1:40pm

411.8 Cold Mountain Overlook/276 to

411 Cradle of Forestry

.8

up

run

3:05pm

411 Cradle of Forestry Overlook to

410.3 Pink Beds

.7

up

run

3:15pm

410.3 Pink Beds to

408.6 Pisgah Inn

1.7

up and down

tunnel

run

3:45pm

408.6 Pisgah Inn to

407.6 Mnt Pisgah parking area

1

up

run

4:05pm

407.6 Mnt Pisgah parking area to

405.5 Elk Pasture Gap

2.1

down

run

4:15pm

405.5 Elk Pasture Gap to

404.2 Hominy Valley

1.3

up

run

4:30pm

404.2 Hominy Valley to

400.3 Bent Creek Gap

3.9

up and down

5 tunnels

run

4:45pm

400.3 Bent Creek Gap to

398.3 Chestnut Gap

2

up and down tunnel

run

5:35pm

398.3 Chestnut Gap to 397.3 Sleepy Gap

1

flat and down

run

5:55pm

397.3 Sleepy Gap to 396.4 Walnut Cove

.9

down

tunnel

run

6:05pm

396.4 Walnut Cove to 393.8 French Broad Overlook

 

2.6

down

run

6:15pm

393.8 French Broad Overlook to

392 mile marker

1.8

flat

run

6:40pm

392 mile marker to

389 mile marker

3

flat

run

7:00pm

389 mile marker to

Biltmore Forest Clubhouse  

(exit Blue Ridge Parkway)

1

flat

run

7:30pm

Biltmore Forest Clubhouse to

Biltmore Forest Police Station

1

flat

run

7:45pm

Biltmore Forest Police Station to

Biltmore Forest Entrance

1

flat

run

8:00pm

Biltmore Forest Entrance to

Mission Hospital

1

up

walk

8:15pm

Mission Hospital to

Downtown Asheville

.7

down

walk

8:30pm

FINISH