Vereinigte Staaten·2026

Asheville, NC

Asheville is mountain running and cycling terrain in the southern Blue Ridge, with elevation gain on nearly every route. Runners tackle the 2025 Thomas Wolfe 8K through town and escape uphill into Pisgah National Forest; the Flying Squirrel Ten Miler and Biltmore Kiwanis Classic are local road race staples. Cyclists face serious climbing on the surrounding ridges — Old Fort Fifty, Pisgah Enduro, and the Hot Doggett 100 all demand fitness for sustained grades and forest singletrack within minutes of downtown.