Name: Scenic AVL #6: Mount Royal Roller
Start: 2025-11-18T17:45:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-18T19:45:00-05:00
Location: Jake Rusher Park, 132 Peachtree St, Arden, NC 28704

Rating: Strenuous for Elevation Gain and Pace.
This is the steepest one of our hikes, so be mindful of your abilities.

Cautions: We have to cross a busy road, so be alert!
Distance: 5 miles
Pace: 3.0 mph
Elevation Gain: 1000
Gear: Headlamp or Flashlight in winter.
Surface: Road and a little trail
Dogs: On leash
Bears: We saw one the last time we did this hike
Route: [Mt Royal Roller](https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/evening-hike-1e9f650-163?p=-1&sh=ifwm3x)

Scenic Asheville Series: There are 10 hikes in the series; hike 9 of them and receive an [attractive](https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1goXUXfzUBqhB4_UeCxodlk4ZPeCCgqZrWK2EUJvk_vI/edit?usp=drivesdk) badge for your backpack. Check your progress [HERE](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XUm-X1_OhxKIi8JU5rhjsW37cAl4yYx8yB_NEjjI5Lk/edit?usp=drivesdk).
If you have a badge, you can always come on the hikes, even if you are on the wait-list.
After Eats: Rocky's Hot Chicken

RSVP and On-Time Start:

* If you decide you cannot come, please change your RSVP
* If you must cancel, please change your status to "Not Going" as soon as possible so wait-listers can have sufficient notice.
* Notes and comments are genuinely appreciated.

**Guests:** Please ask guests to sign up for the hike themselves.

Disclaimer and Release of Liability:
This activity involves hiking on city streets that may have traffic. Participants are responsible for their safety on streets and trails. The organizer of this trip is a volunteer and not a professional guide. The function of the organizer is only to organize this trip. If you sign up or participate in this event you acknowledge that you freely and voluntarily agree to assume all risks of injuries, illnesses, and damages arising from, as a result of, and associated with this event. In addition, you acknowledge that you agree to the Meetup terms: https://www.meetup.com/terms
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Jake Rusher Park, 132 Peachtree St, Arden, NC 28704

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