Adventure Activity Levels Defined
Activity level:
Easy
Participants should be in reasonable physical condition for ‘Easy’ Asheville Adventure Company Tours.
eBike: eBikes offer assistance riding but do require that you pedal. Participants should have some experience riding and be comfortable in the saddle. Your trip may be on a variety of surfaces including paved and gravel bike paths, city streets with vehicle traffic, unpaved forest service roads, and wide dirt trails. An eBike will ‘flatten’ the hills for a true “easy active” experience. Helmets are provided and must be worn on all tours.
Paddling: Easy paddling trips are either in large 6 person rafts or an inflatable one-man kayak called a “Ducky”. Participants MUST be able to swim and be comfortable on moving water. Your tour will include mostly class II rapids, but depending on river levels there may be some class III.
Check out the American Whitewater River Difficulty Scale here.
Activity level:
Moderate
Participants should be in good physical condition for ‘Moderate’ Asheville Adventure Company Tours.
eBike: eBikes offer assistance riding but do require that you pedal. Participants should have some experience riding and be comfortable in the saddle for 2-3 hours. Your trip may be on a variety of surfaces including paved and gravel bike paths, city streets with vehicle traffic, unpaved forest service roads, and wide dirt trails. An eBike will ‘flatten’ the hills for a true “easy active” experience. Helmets are provided and are required on all bike trips.
Paddling: Easy paddling trips are either in large 6 person rafts or an inflatable one-man kayak called a “Ducky”. Participants MUST be able to swim and be comfortable in moving water. Your tour will include class II-III rapids. Participants should have good upper body strength and be comfortable swimming in moving water.
Check out the American Whitewater River Difficulty Scale here.
Activity level:
Difficult
Participants should be in solid physical condition for ‘Difficult’ Asheville Adventure Company Tours.
eBike: eBikes offer assistance riding but do require that you pedal. Participants should be experienced riders and be comfortable in the saddle for 3-5 hours. Your trip may be on a variety of surfaces including paved and gravel bike paths, city streets with vehicle traffic, unpaved forest service roads, and single-track dirt trails. An eBike will ‘flatten’ the hills but we’ll make up for that with technical challenges. Helmets are provided and are required on all bike trips.
Paddling: NA
Check out the American Whitewater River Difficulty Scale here.
