Holiday: Mini Grove Loop and Gingerbread Houses

Rating: Moderate
Distance: 4.4 miles
AllTrails Route: Grove Park Gingerbread Loop
Elevation Gain: 600 ft
Surface: Road
Pace: This will be a 2.5 - 3.0 pace.
Features: This hike will have an abbreviated Grove Park Loop with a stop in the Grove Park Inn to see the Gingerbread Houses
Bears: Not likely
Dogs: No Dogs are allowed in the Grove Park. If you want to bring them, you can, but you won't be able to go inside to see the Gingerbread Houses.
Gear: Cash/Payment for beverage inside the Grove Park Inn, if you wish. Headlamp or Flashlight to light your way.

Meeting Spot is Beth Israel - don't trust the pin on the map. it's stuck: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6NQA64Xak3KaFHGr8

Route:
Weaver Park on Murdock Road, Up through Griffing Rose Garden, Up Griffing Blvd to Sunset, Down to Grove Park Inn, back to Weaver Park.

This excursion was suggested by Kimberly K. If you have an excursion you'd like to suggest, please let me know.

Scenic Asheville Series: Not part of the series.

RSVP and On-Time Start:

• If you decide you cannot come, please change your RSVP
• There are generally 1 or 2 no-shows on my hikes, so we don't wait for people to arrive. If you are late, you'll be left behind. In some hikes, there are "if late" instructions to intercept us.
• Notes and comments are genuinely appreciated.

No 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